[marktwain]

The Sixth Circuit three judge panel said the right to keep arms includes the right to possess arms. A sheriff may not arbitrarily take possession of firearms and refuse to return them to the rightful owners, after a case is completed.

[Racketeer]

Frig’ a Sheriff who says I can not prove I own something, especially when he can not prove I don’t own something.

[dljordan]

“the lawsuits were dismissed at the state and federal level”

Just tyrants. The Sheriff needs to hurt.

[unread]

"Some of the guns were manufactured pre-1968 and were not made with serial numbers."

Say what..?

[cdcdawg]

“Some of the guns were manufactured pre-1968...”

Some of the very best predate this by decades. My personal favorite was made in 1914.

[T.B. Yoits]

That Sheriff should be sitting in prison for the same number of days he illegally held their property.

He was committing Theft By Unlawful Taking at that point.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

A number of years ago, my best friend’s dad was a Kentucky State Police officer. While hanging out at their house, he started pulling out the firearm collection to show us.

He had 30-40 rifles, shotguns and pistols and told us the backstory for each one - whether involved in murders, robberies or whatever.

After the cases were resolved and things looked like there would be no other proceedings, the officers would just divvy them up and take them home.

I’m sure that happens just about everywhere and there is a financial incentive to seizing and retaining those firearms.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there will have to be a cash settlement because those firearms are already long gone!

[arthurus]

One does not haave to own a gun to keep it and bear it.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

I don’t see how a Fifth Amendment takings claim gets the guns back.

There’s nothing in the Fifth Amendment that prevents the government from taking your property. It says that if they do, they must pay just compensation.

So it is likely that even if the aggrieved parties prevail, A QUESTION THE APPELLATE BOARD DID NOT DECIDE (the court just decided the case can proceed) then the aggrieved parties get a check.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***The guns were first taken in 2017. ***

When the actual owner gets them back I wonder if they will still be in working order. Some are returned so rusted up they cannot function.

[kiryandil]

I did Nazi something like this coming from the Nazi sheriff in Sagginballs.

Know your jurisdiction.

[kiryandil]

How surprising that William "Nazi Bill" Federspiel is a Dramacrat...

Good Nazi German name, too.

[kiryandil]

Thomas L. Ludington, a Smirking Chimp stooge, was responsible for the District Court’s summary judgment against the plaintiffs. Bush strikes again.

If he takes senior status within the next two years, we’ll give him a one-off.

Raymond Kethledge [Dubya judge], Joan Larsen [Trump judge], Andre Mathis [AutoPen Biden stooge] for the Sixth.

[takebackaustin]

Fantastic work, Dean ! Thanks for what you do.