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Picture of child holding gun prompts police probe

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    N.J. father and son tell their story

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Well police showed up at his home and threatened to take away his kids the reason this FaceBook picture.

Of his ten year old son who has a hunting license holding his new.

License hunting rifle did the police go too far in this case joining me now Shawn Moore at his son Josh.

Welcome gentlemen morning okay so Friday night Sean you've posted as I understand it or should say you posted this picture of your son Josh is ten years old to -- on last week and then Friday night.

The police and the department of child services showed up at your door what do they say.

They wanted to go through the house make sure guns were not available to kids and once they went through -- house they wanted to get in the my safe.

And they wanted to run a serial numbers on -- my firearms and make sure they are all registered to me.

And catalog what did you think of that plan I think it's totally illegal -- New Jersey you don't have to register firearms.

And I think too many crime I wasn't -- anything and even admitted that allows a false claim so they had no reasoning on my -- put -- search -- You cleverly.

Got your lawyer on the phone as the police were standing there trying to gain access to your home.

What is your lawyer advise you of your rights he said do not open that safe.

And you put the lawyer on with the police yes and what then happened.

Bates kept insisting upon opening my safe and they even told him that they wanted to run all the serial numbers and catalog all the guns.

But then what happened he kept saying don't -- -- then department of child services.

-- -- diocese.

Started threatening to take my kids if we didn't do that.

And they were asked me if I had anything to hide if I didn't lie when I open the safe and their -- tell me they're gonna come back with a warrant I don't go ahead.

And that's after about how about an -- -- bargain -- -- they eventually packed up -- stuff -- -- And by the way they never came back -- -- want Bob.

Josh you're the person in this picture how long have you been shooting guns.

And guns.

-- as violence and what do you think of this photograph.

Her.

I don't really happy about getting on this and you got to remember -- thing.

And mean in the show about that you're feeling and experiencing is -- -- telling me about Fallon.

Can mention.

-- you.

Like to hunt how good worry about it.

Pretty good shooter.

And bring -- Heart not your story obviously India has gotten a lot of attention and Josh and -- we'd love to know what our viewers think about this story.

Please keep us posted and let us know they ever come back with that -- thanks so much for Sharon all this it's thanks.

Since just.

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