Comments on: Press spreads gun misinformation

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:22:52 +0000

Frankly as a supporter of both the LEO community and the RKBA, the hypocrisy of the powers that be within the LEO community on firearms related issues is becoming tiresome. The “it’s ok for me but not for you” thing is really tired.

I actually had a chance to interview Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley and Police Commissioner Hamm about the assault weapons ban they’re cooking up today. Read this if you don’t mind your bloodpressure going up: http://progunprogressive.com/?p=72

By: robert

robert — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:28:07 +0000

I’m fascinated by the “Ignorance of the Law is no excuse,” statement since any lawyer can prove that any person, judge, plaintiff, defendant, prosecutor, et, et, is going to be ignorant of MOST of the Local, State, and National Law. There is just too much of it. Police are frequently wildly ignorant of law. Most of them can’t even recite the simple OATH they took when they swore their commission.

The law has gotten to a point where ignorance of the law OUGHT to be an excuse. The lawyers don’t know it. The prosecutor and the police don’t know it, and are willing to bend the parts they might know, the citizens certainly don’t know it. Not even the legislators know what the heck the law is these days.

These police guys ought to walk. So should any civilians who are ever charged under the same law.

In traffic court, as soon as they have the policeman swear that he is an expert with the radar gun, or followed correct procedure with evidence…just ask him to recite the Oath he swore when he was commissioned or the specific constitiuional authority under which he wrote the ticket. He won’t have a clue. Then move to have his testimony struck since he represented himself as an “expert” but is unable to provide the simplest documentation of the color of law he operated under.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:39:36 +0000

I don’t think that individuals in Illinois can possess select fire weapons under any circumstances. The article makes it sound like all you need for a machingun is $200 and a NICS test which is not true in any state. The background check takes months rather than minutes for a NICS check and you need to get permission from the chief law enforcement officer in your area.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:03:27 +0000

Since police officers should easily pass background checks

Unless you work for the Tennessee Highway Patrol….but I digress.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:19:32 +0000

You’re correct. I misspoke (err, miswrote?).

By: medicman

medicman — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:17:59 +0000

Actually, unless you were just talking about Illinois (I don’t know the law there) civilians can possess class III weapons made before 1986 following the steps outlines in the article. Anything made after 1986 is a no-no.