Posted on 11/12/2013 9:36:39 AM PST by moonshinner_09
A Massachusetts politician has put forth a proposal to allow local police to enter homes without a warrant in order to inspect whether gun owners are properly storing their firearms.The idea was floated by Swampsott Selectman Barry Greenfield, who expressed frustration about the Newtown school massacre in the neighboring state of Connecticut and in other cases where people have obtained their parents guns to carry out shootings.
We need the ability to enforce the state law, Greenfield said, according to the Swampscott Patch.
The town of Swampscott reportedly has about 600 gun owners. Under Massachusetts law, it is unlawful to store or keep any firearm in any place unless such weapon is secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device, properly engaged so as to render such weapon inoperable by any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user.
Greenfield said he spoke with Swampscott Police Chief Ron Madigan about inspecting homes for proper gun storage.
But Selectman Glenn Kessler said there are questions about the constitutionality of the proposal and wants input from law enforcement, legal counsel and town residents. There will likely be a meeting to solicit town input, the Patch reported.
Washington state considered a similar law earlier this year, according to Boston Herald columnist Michael Graham.
Then some lawyer heard a rumor about some Second Amendment thingy and it went away, Graham wrote.
This isnt a Second Amendment issue. Its a Fourth Amendment one unreasonable search and seizure, Graham continued. If Swampscott residents who dont own guns sit back and allow this to happen, theyll be playing their role in the famous parable of Martin Niemoller: First they came for the gun owners, but I didnt own a gun
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“government approved number of TP squares too.”
Mark your used squares with the date, and keep them for the inspectors. Or maybe mail them in.
It's MA, full of ignorant government worshiping massholes.
They do that one-better now. It is called a no-knock warrent. Great for killing 83-year-old WWII vets as they climb out of bed and reach for their walking-stick next to his fearfully screaming wife.
And, of course, shooting the family dog just in case one of them might get accidentally bitten. Have to return home safe, after all, from those deadly 4am raids you know.
And even in MA...that's legal according to the same law that this idiot is trying to "enforce".
I keep mine the same way. Unless I'm not home.
What you wrote and more. It all began with the progressive movement in the 19th century. Quite simply, too many people forgot or were never taught the true meaning of freedom and liberty.
“Smart criminals are downright devastating because they plan out their crimes...”
And when smart criminals get voted into office they tend to pass laws making it easier for other criminals to operate.
We are listed as Conservatives, Constitutionalists, Tea Party members, Pres-0bumbo non-supporters, and non-(race name withheld for security reasons) persons.
And of course they know we hate puppies and unicorns. And kids. Among other things.
Tar.
Feathers.
Town Square.
Would the type of locked gun storage cabinets one sees all over be considered a "locked container"?
understood. it is predictable that there will be a lot of totally unnecessary people hurt or killed as result of such a law.
state agents or police conducting forced entries and searches of private residences are the EXACT problem our constitutional Fathers experienced... and sought to protect us from (with the second and fourth amendments, etc.).
do you know a single person who would submit to such a demanded “search” —????
there can’t be very many who would...
the results of such a policy are totally predictable
and very very unfortunate
“Will they start with Section 8 and low income housing first?”
How soon we forget.
Bill Clinton tried that very thing by claiming the govt owned the property and could therefore enter and search the property at any time without warrant.
Didn’t work.
Even suggesting such a jackbooted thug plan should mark one inarguably and permanently unfit for public office. But, here in the Gulag, this is seen as thoughtful compassion. May all those who consider this, and all who fail to immediately reject it out of hand, develop agonizing pus-pumping boils all over their faces, and may their genitalia rot in place and then fall off in embarrassing public displays caught on film by local news crews...
...for starters...
;-\
Bad idea ping!
The constitution means nothing to these dirt bags.
There is a story about a fellow driving by the asylum at Ogdensburg NY, got a flat. He got out to change the tire, and put the lug nuts into his hubcap. He heard a moan, and turned suddenly spilling the lug nuts into the deep muddy ditch. One of the inmates was hangine onto the fence behind him and startled him.
Now he had no lugnuts for his wheel. He says to himself ‘Now what do I do?’
The inmate says ‘Try taking a lug nut from each of the other wheels. It should work well enough to get you to town where you can get a replacement.’
The driver says, ‘Good idea! Why are you in there?’
Inmate says: ‘I’m crazy, not stupid.’
Only 3rd Amendment if the agent of the state is to eat dinner, spend the night, as in ‘quarter’.
Of course the police want to spend their time entering honest people’s homes.
If they have to enter a criminal’s home, they could get hurt.
You just have to be ready for the hail of lead going the other way. And the holding back of medical aid that follows, so they don’t have any surviving witnesses.
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