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PORTAGE — A 23-year-old man accused police of violating his Second Amendment rights early Wednesday by taking him into custody on allegations of repeatedly shooting his rifle off outside his home while yelling a death threat at a neighbor.

A neighbor told police Joshua Davis, of the 2800 block of Blake Road, appeared drunk and was repeatedly firing his .22-caliber rifle shortly before 2:30 a.m. while threatening to kill another neighbor if he returns to Davis' yard, police said.

Davis initially denied shooting a gun and blamed it on someone else, police said. But when asked to undergo a test for gun residue on his hands to see if he had been shooting, Davis reportedly told police he was shooting at a raccoon.

"He keeps getting in my garbage, so I didn't think it would be a big deal," he is quoted by police as saying.

When asked where the animal was at the time of the shooting, Davis reportedly said, "I don't know, I really couldn't see that well."

Davis said he was using a .22-caliber that looks like an AK-47 rifle, according to police.