Depositions, Guns / Firearms

Lawyer Denies Pulling Gun On Opposing Counsel During Deposition

He says he carries a gun because "people don't like him."

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Gun 2nd amendmentI wouldn’t use it. I didn’t pull it out. I didn’t threaten anybody. I didn’t brandish it. That’s ridiculous. … I would protect myself, but I certainly didn’t threaten anybody.

— Attorney James Pengilly, defending himself during a telephone conference with Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez against earlier accusations made by attorney Dale Hayes Jr. Pengilly, who acknowledges that he carries a weapon on him, is accused of pulling out a gun during a contentious deposition. When asked about the allegations, Penguilly told the following to a reporter from the Las Vegas Review-Journal: “I have it every day, all day. I always carry a gun because I’m an attorney and people don’t like me.”

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