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mit, but Walsh could not tell whether
the firearm qualified as a legal one
under state law. " Technically it's a
handgun, " he told Embody, " but
I don't know why you need it out
here, " and, " I'm pretty sure an AK47 is not a handgun. " Uncertain how
to proceed, Walsh allowed Embody
to continue through the park - for
the time being.
Walsh phoned a supervisor, Ranger Steve Ward, for further direction.
Ward in turn called Chief Ranger
Shane Petty, who did not believe the
AK-47 was a handgun given the description of it. Petty and Ward determined that Ward should undertake a
" felony take down " of Embody, disarm him and check the weapon. They
called the Metropolitan Nashville
Police Department for assistance.

Embody alleged that Ward had violated his
Fourth Amendment rights by subjecting him to an
unreasonable seizure and his Second Amendment
rights by disarming and detaining him...
The officers approached Embody
in a parking lot and ordered him to
the ground at gunpoint. Without arresting Embody, Ward removed the
gun, patted him for other weapons
and detained him. When the Nashville police officers arrived, Ward
explained his concern that Embody's
weapon was illegal, and the officers
conducted a weapons check to determine the gun's status. Once the officers confirmed that the firearm fit the

definition of a handgun under state
law, Ward returned the gun to Embody and released him. The incident
lasted about two-and-a-half hours.
Embody sued Ward for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Section
1983 is the applicable federal civil
rights law to seek legal redress when
a government official effects a deprivation of one's constitutional rights.
In his complaint, Embody alleged
that Ward had violated his Fourth

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