So, can he buy guns?
An insane judge apparently signed a restraining order against David Letterman that was requested by an insane woman:
Late last week, a Santa Fe District Court judge signed a temporary restraining order against talk-show host David Letterman alleging he has tormented a city resident for more than 10 years by using code words on his television program.
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In the application for the restraining order, which was filed Thursday, Nestler alleges that between May 1994 and now, Letterman forced her to go bankrupt and caused her “mental cruelty” and “sleep deprivation.”
Nestler — who lived in Nevada, New Jersey, New York City, Maine and Santa Fe during that period — requested that Letterman, who tapes his show in New York, stay at least 3 yards from her and that he not “think of me, and release me from his mental harassment and hammering,” according to the application.
Some places have laws where if you are the subject of a restraining order, you may not legally own a gun.
December 22nd, 2005 at 12:10 pm
Reminds me of the Beavis and Butt-Head episode where they charged a girl with sexual harassment.
December 22nd, 2005 at 12:21 pm
“Some places have laws where if you are the subject of a restraining order, you may not legally own a gun.”
Silly Uncle. Don’t you know those laws don’t apply to the rich and/or famous? See Blake, Robert…
December 22nd, 2005 at 12:30 pm
Is there any possible way to have this Judge’s competency reviewed?
Further proof that Common Sense isn’t very common.
December 22nd, 2005 at 12:36 pm
“Some places have laws where if you are the subject of a restraining order, you may not legally own a gun.”
The entire USA is one of those places. (See Question 11.h. on your Form 4473.)
December 22nd, 2005 at 12:54 pm
But Q H. specifies harassment, stalking or threatening. Not sure that’s the case in all restraining orders.
December 22nd, 2005 at 1:04 pm
The judge with a sense of humor!
December 22nd, 2005 at 4:24 pm
I’m not sure it includes TROs, either. Some jurisdictions send those things out as if they were greeting cards.
December 22nd, 2005 at 5:23 pm
“I’m not sure it includes TROs, either. Some jurisdictions send those things out as if they were greeting cards.”
It would sure appear to. We have one TRO-happy judge here in K-town, and my first question when someone gets denied out of the blue is “Are you getting, or have you recently been, divorced?”
December 22nd, 2005 at 6:11 pm
Have you been talking to David Kopel at The Vlolokh Conspiracy?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_12_18-2005_12_24.shtml#1135287496