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Orin S. Kerr

Based on My Police Training, I Recognize That Bouquet of Flowers as a Rifle

In a new decision, United States v. Cerda, a New York City police sergeant submitted a warrant application in which he described what he saw on a video of the suspect carrying an item into his house as follows:

I further state that I viewed video surveillance from the above mentioned camera from outside the subject location from December 8, 2020 at approximately 3:53 PM which depicts the target exiting a vehicle, which is parked in the driveway at the subject location, and holding between the target's legs, what I recognize to be, based on my training and experience as a police officer, a long rifle. Said video then depicts the target zip up the target's jacket so as to conceal said rifle, then the target walks into the subject location.

What does this long rifle look like?   Here's a screenshot from the video (a screenshot not included with the warrant application) with the item marked in red:

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