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Frankie Lister-Fell
Published November 29, 2025 5:41pm Updated November 30, 2025 3:53pm
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Jon Richelieu-Booth faced a months-long police investigation (Picture: Jon Richelieu-Booth)
A Yorkshire man was arrested over a photo he posted on social media featuring him holding a legally owned gun in the US.
Jon Richelieu-Booth posted a photo of himself in August holding a gun on LinkedIn while he was on a holiday in Florida.
He said he held the firearm lawfully, on private land and with full permission from its owner.
The post did not contain any threatening language and described his work and what he had done that day, Richelieu-Booth told The Yorkshire Post
The business owner was ‘not able to sleep’ as he was so stressed (Picture: Jon Richelieu-Booth)
But a police officer came round to his home and said someone had raised concerns about the picture and he should be wary about what he posts.
Police returned to his residence again around 10pm on August 24 and arrested him.
The bail document mentioned an allegation of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, along with a separate claim of stalking.
Richelieu-Booth said he tried to show police geolocation evidence proving the photo was taken abroad, only to be told it was ‘not needed’.
He slept in the prison cell overnight and was then interrogated over the picture and another photo of a house he shared on social media – which he told police he had never been to and was taken by someone else.
He was released on bail until the end of October – officers visited him on three separate occasions and interviewed his neighbours
The allegations about stalking and illegal possession of a firearm were dropped, but he was then charged with a public order offence for a different social media post.
Gun laws are a contentious issue in the United States (Picture: Getty Images)
Gun laws vary wildly between the United States and the UK, here we take a look at the key differences.
However this right is not unlimited. The US Congress, state-level governments and the country’s Supreme Court have implemented degrees of firearms restrictions.
For example, under 18-year-olds, convicted criminals, the mentally disabled are all banned from buying guns.
Background checks for all unlicensed individuals purchasing a firearm from a federally authorised dealer are also mandatory.
There are no federal laws banning semiautomatic assault weapons, military-style .50 caliber rifles, handguns, or large-capacity magazines.
However on gun laws vary on a state by state basis.
For example California has prohibited assault weapons and enforces background checks before purchase, whereas Texas does not.
People who want to own guns for legitimate reasons, such as sport or as part of farming, must get a licence from the police.
Getting a licence is also long and complicated process.
Anyone who has served a prison sentence of more than three years is banned for life from holding a firearms licence.
Richelieu-Booth was due to appear at Bradford Magistrate Court on Tuesday, where he could have been jailed for up to six months.
But the case was dropped as, according to the Yorkshire Post, there was ‘not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction’.
Jon Richelieu-Booth said he shocked by the ‘Orwellian’ behaviour of the West Yorkshire Police.
He said: ‘I have not been able to sleep, I’ve lived in fear of a knock at my door for the last three months. I haven’t spoken to my neighbours for four months. It has damaged my ability to run my business.
Man arrested in the UK for posing with gun more than 4,000 miles away in the US
Frankie Lister-Fell
Published November 29, 2025 5:41pm Updated November 30, 2025 3:53pm
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Jon Richelieu-Booth faced a months-long police investigation (Picture: Jon Richelieu-Booth)
A Yorkshire man was arrested over a photo he posted on social media featuring him holding a legally owned gun in the US.
Jon Richelieu-Booth posted a photo of himself in August holding a gun on LinkedIn while he was on a holiday in Florida.
He said he held the firearm lawfully, on private land and with full permission from its owner.
The post did not contain any threatening language and described his work and what he had done that day, Richelieu-Booth told The Yorkshire Post
The business owner was ‘not able to sleep’ as he was so stressed (Picture: Jon Richelieu-Booth)
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Police returned to his residence again around 10pm on August 24 and arrested him.
The bail document mentioned an allegation of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, along with a separate claim of stalking.
Richelieu-Booth said he tried to show police geolocation evidence proving the photo was taken abroad, only to be told it was ‘not needed’.
He slept in the prison cell overnight and was then interrogated over the picture and another photo of a house he shared on social media – which he told police he had never been to and was taken by someone else.
He was released on bail until the end of October – officers visited him on three separate occasions and interviewed his neighbours
The allegations about stalking and illegal possession of a firearm were dropped, but he was then charged with a public order offence for a different social media post.
What's the difference between firearm laws in the US and in the UK?
Gun laws are a contentious issue in the United States (Picture: Getty Images)
Gun laws vary wildly between the United States and the UK, here we take a look at the key differences.
United States
Gun ownership in the United States is rooted in the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which protects the rights of the people to ‘bear arms’.However this right is not unlimited. The US Congress, state-level governments and the country’s Supreme Court have implemented degrees of firearms restrictions.
For example, under 18-year-olds, convicted criminals, the mentally disabled are all banned from buying guns.
Background checks for all unlicensed individuals purchasing a firearm from a federally authorised dealer are also mandatory.
There are no federal laws banning semiautomatic assault weapons, military-style .50 caliber rifles, handguns, or large-capacity magazines.
However on gun laws vary on a state by state basis.
For example California has prohibited assault weapons and enforces background checks before purchase, whereas Texas does not.
United Kingdom
The UK, on the other hand, has some of the strictest gun laws in the world.People who want to own guns for legitimate reasons, such as sport or as part of farming, must get a licence from the police.
Getting a licence is also long and complicated process.
Anyone who has served a prison sentence of more than three years is banned for life from holding a firearms licence.
Richelieu-Booth was due to appear at Bradford Magistrate Court on Tuesday, where he could have been jailed for up to six months.
But the case was dropped as, according to the Yorkshire Post, there was ‘not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction’.
Jon Richelieu-Booth said he shocked by the ‘Orwellian’ behaviour of the West Yorkshire Police.
He said: ‘I have not been able to sleep, I’ve lived in fear of a knock at my door for the last three months. I haven’t spoken to my neighbours for four months. It has damaged my ability to run my business.
