{"id":2657004,"date":"2026-09-09T21:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-judge-hands-down-gun-possession-sentence-to-19-year-old-who-justifiably-killed-man-in-self-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T21:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:11:46","slug":"blue-state-judge-hands-down-gun-possession-sentence-to-19-year-old-who-justifiably-killed-man-in-self-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-judge-hands-down-gun-possession-sentence-to-19-year-old-who-justifiably-killed-man-in-self-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue State Judge Hands Down Gun Possession Sentence to 19-Year-Old Who Justifiably Killed Man in Self-Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblue-state-judge-hands-down-gun-possession-sentence-to-19-year-old-who-justifiably-killed-man-in-self-defense%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2657004&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 19-year-old man named Martinez Long received two years of probation after a Michigan judge deemed his actions as &#8220;poor judgment&#8221; following a self-defense incident at a mall. On July 3,at Fairlane Town Center in dearborn,Long was present during a fight where two individuals,Cameron Watkins and Keonte Seaborn,produced weapons,resulting in seaborn being shot and killed by Watkins. Long, who carried a concealed firearm, was found to have acted in self-defense and did not initiate the fight. He claimed he only carried the gun for protection.The court acknowledged his self-defense claim and noted that he was under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, wich could lead to no criminal record if he successfully completes probation. Michigan law requires a Concealed Pistol License to carry a concealed handgun,and Long\u2019s age made him eligible for the youth law program.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">A 19-year-old man who fatally wounded a gunman received two years of probation from a Michigan judge who accused him of using \u201cpoor judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Martinez Long, 19, was with Cania Cain at the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on July 3 when Cameron Watkins and Keonte Seaborn produced weapons during an altercation, with Watkins fatally shooting Seaborn, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waynecountymi.gov\/Prosecutor-Press-Releases\/2026\/Two-Individuals-Charged-in-Fatal-Mall-Shooting-Case\">according<\/a> to the Wayne County Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Long, while he was found to have acted in self-defense, was still charged with carrying a concealed firearm, The Detroit News<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cHe didn\u2019t plan on using it that day. He thought he kept it for protection,\u201d Long\u2019s attorney told the court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cHe didn\u2019t instigate the fight. He didn\u2019t start the fight, and he did pull it out for protection of others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cI know there was a gun fight at the Fairlane mall, and the lawyers have agreed, according to this court\u2019s evaluation, that you were acting in self-defense or the defense of others, so that\u2019s a valid legal defense,\u201d the judge said to Long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWhy did you walk into the mall with a gun in the first place?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Michigan is a \u201cshall-issue\u201d state that requires a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) to carry a concealed handgun for any applicant over the age of 21 who meets certain criteria, according to the NRA\u2019s <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/gun-laws\/state-gun-laws\/michigan\/\">summary<\/a> of the state\u2019s gun laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The laws distinguish between concealed and open carry, treat pistols in vehicles as concealed, and impose specific duties and location restrictions on CPL holders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Due to his age, Long was placed under the provisions of the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, a <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michigancriminallawyer-blog.com\/hytaoverview\/\">2021 law<\/a> that will allow him to have no criminal record if he successfully completes probation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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