Posted on 12/09/2025 4:31:21 AM PST by marktwain
Elon Musk has restated why the First and Second Amendments exist in the United States. On November 29, 2025, from X.com:
And this is why we have the first and second amendments in America.
Elon was reacting to a story out of the United Kingdom. British police harassed a British subject who had dared to hold firearms while in Florida, and then post images of him doing so on his LinkedIn account.
According to a Daily Mail article:
The 50-year-old said he offered to prove that the pictures had been taken in the US – where owning or shooting guns are perfectly legal. Officers told him it was not necessary.
A week later on August 23, the officers returned and arrested him on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and another allegation of stalking related to a photograph of a house that appeared on his social media.
Mr Richelieu-Booth was held overnight in a cell before being interviewed. He was then released on bail until October.
He claims police visited his home three more times before the charges against him were dropped.
Mr. Richelieu-Booth reported that his computers and telephone were seized by police, which made it impossible for him to work. Mr. Richelieu-Booth is an IT consultant. The charges were eventually dropped. While he never faced trial, the process was a considerable punishment. Mr. Richelieu-Booth was arrested, jailed overnight, and rendered unable to work for weeks because he posted images of legal activity online. The police say they were responding to a complaint from a person who had seen the images online and felt threatened.
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Yes. HOORAY Elon!
It does seem that the process is the punishment. Under this kind of system the government can punish you for non-crimes even when they know there is no chance of conviction for breaking a law.
Let’s not forget the first part of the first Amendment. Freedom of religion. That’s trampled on often. Without it, the rest of the Amendments fall like dominoes.
“Under this kind of system the government can punish you for non-crimes even when they know there is no chance of conviction for breaking a law.”
Make you spend money on lawyers and waste your time even if you never see a court, plus the mental stress.
I hope the US is retargeting some of our nukes at London, Berlin, and Paris, the new ground zeros of tyranny. WWI was such a waste of time.
I said, "fine, that's your right - but you do know that you benefit from guys like me that own them, practice with them, and keep them ready?"
He was incredulous and asked me how that worked.
I said "because at least 50% of the population are gun owners, anybody who thinks that your home can be entered and your family and possessions will belong to them has to think very carefully before breaking in. You benefit because we gun owners are ready behind our doors and they have to assume that you're one of us".
The process IS the punishment.
It does seem that the process is the punishment. Under this kind of system the government can punish you for non-crimes even when they know there is no chance of conviction for breaking a law.
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This British case is absolutely outrageous. It tells you all you need to know about tyranny and the Left’s insatiable lust for total control and ownership over a citizen’s life. The President and his son better get busy on getting a federal universal right to carry bill passed into federal law. Why in the world is a Constitutional Second Amendment left for individual states to meddle around with? The right is way too important to leave to Commies and we have the British example to point to as to what happens if we don’t nail down the right to bear arms.
Elon may be an odd guy, but it seems he is a good American citizen and takes the Constitution seriously.
And “or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” is just as important.
“I hope the US is retargeting some of our nukes at London, Berlin, and Paris, the new ground zeros of tyranny. “
Do you live in Russia?
No, you twatwaffle. You?
I recall an incredible story years ago where this guy from Florida (or Texas) had a concealed weapons permit and was traveling through Maryland. He had no weapons as he knew Maryland would not allow them. He was pulled over for a traffic violation and his concealed permit showed up when they ran his plates. He was detained on suspicion of having an illegal firearm and his car was literally taken apart piece by piece to try and find a gun.
I have a friend that lives in Maryland, I will never go there because of those communists.
No, I don’t have a link, this is recalled from memory.
Review
“No”
Financially backed by Putin?
You are? You’re paid too much.
I don’t think he’s odd at all ...
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