{"id":319269,"date":"2025-12-01T08:20:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=319269"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:07:17","slug":"man-arrested-in-uk-after-posting-picture-holding-a-gun-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=319269","title":{"rendered":"Man ARRESTED In UK After Posting Picture Holding A Gun IN AMERICA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jon Richelieu-Booth faced a months-long police investigation<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Steve Watson \u2013 modernity.news Nov 30, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>A British IT consultant was arrested and interrogated for four hours after posting a LinkedIn photo of himself at a U.S. shooting range\u2014clad in a \u201cGuns &amp; God\u201d shirt blasting clay pigeons.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The incident has sparked fury over the UK\u2019s draconian speech laws that criminalize even images of legal firearm use abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The viral snapshot shows the man mid-shot by a lily-pad pond, grinning with ear protection and a Remington 870, embodying American Second Amendment joy\u2014but in the UK, it triggered police action under the Online Safety Act for \u201cglorifying violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">British Police are crazy for doing this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tGpSzzAD2O\">pic.twitter.com\/tGpSzzAD2O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasilTheGreat\/status\/1994707545940742464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post, depicting the consultant firing at clay pigeons over serene waters in Florida, drew millions of views celebrating U.S. liberty. But in the UK, it led to a dawn raid. Officers from Greater Manchester Police arrested him for possessing an image \u201clikely to encourage or assist\u201d serious violence, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2025\/11\/28\/it-consultant-arrested-after-posing-with-gun-on-linkedin\/\">The Telegraph\u2019s report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Richelieu-Booth, a 50-year-old father of two, told The Telegraph, \u201cIt was utterly absurd. I was just sharing a fun day out with friends at a shooting range in America. I didn\u2019t think posting a photo of me legally using a gun would land me in handcuffs at 6 a.m.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He described the subsequent night in a cell and interrogation at the hands of UK police, noting \u201cThey grilled me for four hours about whether I was planning anything violent. I explained it was a legal sport, but they seemed more interested in the gun than the context.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later released without charge but warned against \u201csimilar posts,\u201d he fumed \u201cThis is what free speech looks like in Britain now\u2014post a photo from a holiday, and you\u2019re a suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The case, logged under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act for \u201ccollection of information useful to terrorists,\u201d has gone viral after Elon Musk shared the post, noting \u201cUK: Where liking a post can get you arrested, but actual riots get a pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An IT consultant was arrested by police in Britain after he posted a picture online of himself posing with a gun in the US \uf447<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3FxqGCRWiu\">https:\/\/t.co\/3FxqGCRWiu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/opxHfNAdsd\">pic.twitter.com\/opxHfNAdsd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Telegraph (@Telegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Telegraph\/status\/1994670212369506486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told to be careful what I say online and I need to understand how it makes people feel,\u201d Richelieu-Booth said, adding that police have since visited him at home another three times and charged him with a public offence order over another post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen did we go from a society where you can have a discussion with somebody and go, \u2018You know what? I don\u2019t like your opinion. I\u2019m going to disagree with you, but I\u2019m not going to tell you why, I\u2019m going to call the police\u2019, he further remarked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen did we get so thin-skinned as a society?\u201d Richelieu-Booth pondered, adding \u201cI\u2019ve always believed in truth and justice and stood up for the police and believed they are doing an important job of keeping order. Now I have no faith in the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This arrest exemplifies Britain\u2019s speech gulag, where 10,000 were arrested last year for \u201coffensive\u201d online content under vague laws like the Communications Act and Online Safety Act.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4PJu6tvgs8\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2025\/11\/17\/britains-speech-gulag-exposed-10000-arrested-last-year-for-social-media-posts\/\">Britain\u2019s Speech Gulag Exposed: 10,000 Arrested Last Year For Social Media Posts<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cBritain\u2019s Speech Gulag Exposed: 10,000 Arrested Last Year For Social Media Posts\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2025\/11\/17\/britains-speech-gulag-exposed-10000-arrested-last-year-for-social-media-posts\/embed\/#?secret=4PJu6tvgs8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"4PJu6tvgs8\"><\/iframe><script><\/p>\n<p>\/*! 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As the squad urged reforms, Trump\u2019s lifeline extends hope to those fleeing Starmer\u2019s grip, contrasting America\u2019s freedom with Britain\u2019s post-arrest terror.<\/p>\n<p>This viral image serves as a reminder of freedoms the UK lost, with Trump\u2019s asylum offer the last stand against the chill.<\/p>\n<p><em>Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pauljosephwatson.locals.com\/support\">Locals<\/a>\u00a0or check out our unique\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/shop\">merch<\/a>. 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