"Yo we's is busy donin' of bidness."
Posted on 05/25/2011 2:16:15 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
My first reaction to this story was, “Unbelievable.”
My second reaction was that, sadly, it is entirely believable.
With a shocking altercation between Philadelphia police and a 25-year-old IT worker putting the spotlight back on open-carry gun laws, local authorities are warning gun owners that they will be “inconvenienced” if they carry unconcealed handguns in the city.
Lt. Raymond Evers, a spokesman for the city police, told FoxNews.com that gun owners who open carry, which is legal in the city, may be asked to lay on the ground until officers feel safe while they check permits.
Let’s be clear here. Regardless of how you feel about guns, the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that gun ownership is a right protected by the Constitution. Under Pennsylvania law, it is perfectly legal to open carry. So Lt. Evers is openly, publicly, and without any apparent shame promising that if gun owners exercise their constitutional rights in Philadelphia in a manner that is well within the confines of the law, they can expect a violent confrontation with police.
As I explained in my post on Philadelphia DA R. Seth Williams, this is a knowing, premeditated, intentional violation of the constitutional rights of people who live in or visit Philadelphia.
So where is the Justice Department?
18USC242.
“So where is the Justice Department?”
Philly Police ARE the Justice Department./s
Philly is another world.
Its time to start bankrupting cities for such over the top violations of our civil rights.
A few thousand patriots willing to go to Philly, open carry and allow the cops to “do their thing”... then file en mass enough law suits to cripple the city financially.
I guarantee you this crap would stop...
Get some New Black Panthers to open carry.
Problem solved.
Hitting them with RICO suits for treble damages might not be a bad idea, either.
Sorry Dr. Franklin. We couldn't keep it.
Now that’s an idea, not so much the Black Panthers but I’m sure there are plenty of honest, freedom loving, black American patriots in PA who could do this.
Ole Ben might have been a bit of a prophet...
Convicted felons are not allowed to do so in Pennsylvania, I believe.
So, the victim was held at gunpoint, for OBEYING THE LAW?
Let’s not forget John Adam’s famous admonition either:
“Posterity, you will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in heaven that ever I took half the pains to preserve it.” John Adams
“If you do not, I shall repent in heaven that ever I took half the pains to preserve it.”
— That is very sobering.
“Its time to start bankrupting cities for such over the top violations of our civil rights.”
They’re already bankrupt.
On this note, are there any FReepers in the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network?
And if so, would they be able to assist these guys if they were members?
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