Article: High court hears gun permit case; Chief revoked license for concealed weapon

On March 16, 2006, Edward Bleiler, a 71-year-old retired bulldozer salesman from Dover, dropped a loaded handgun on the desk of the Dover city attorney.

The gesture was meant to illustrate a story Bleiler was telling about his past run-ins with mobsters. Bleiler, a self-described loud talker who frequently curses to emphasize his points, said he did not intend to intimidate anyone by pulling the .38 caliber revolver from his pocket. Still, the incident spurred an investigation by the Dover police. Two weeks later, the chief revoked Bleiler's license to carry a concealed weapon, an act Bleiler calls unconstitutional.

"If they can do it to me, they can do it to anyone in the state, for no ...

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