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To: Smogger
I shudder to think that the SWAT team might decide to execute a predawn no-knock search warrant on my home, because the State's Department of Justice informs them that I own a gun. Anyone who kicks in the door to my house at that time in the morning is likely to be "ducking hot lead" as others have put it.

Do you realize that you are actually making a very good logical case supporting mandatory registration of guns? You and others who are posting similar boasts of intent to shoot at law enforcement agents serving a warrant at your home are indicative of why those officers would really like to know in advance if there is the likelihood that their target has a gun.

273 posted on 08/11/2005 3:47:08 PM PDT by Antonello
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To: Antonello
Do you realize that you are actually making a very good logical case supporting mandatory registration of guns? You and others who are posting similar boasts of intent to shoot at law enforcement agents serving a warrant at your home are indicative of why those officers would really like to know in advance if there is the likelihood that their target has a gun.

Nice strawman there buddy. I merely asserted that if you come to my house after hours and kick in the door, break the window or otherwise, startle me by creating a loud disturbance on my property I am going for my gun.

Sounds like a "logical case" for why no-knock search warrants should be used rarely if ever, and only in the case known high-risk offenders after all other possible considerations have been exhausted.

That's they are supposed to be used. BTW.

287 posted on 08/11/2005 4:08:22 PM PDT by Smogger
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To: Antonello
Do you realize that you are actually making a very good logical case supporting mandatory registration of guns? You and others who are posting similar boasts of intent to shoot at law enforcement agents serving a warrant at your home are indicative of why those officers would really like to know in advance if there is the likelihood that their target has a gun.

Nice try, Hillary...

Full Disclosure: Both sides on this particular point are over-reacting.

1. Those who feel the guy got what he deserved, come ON. The cops didn't have to kick the door in at 6:15 AM with a SWAT team, did they? They could've tried a couple of days to get him at work quietly, first.

2. Those who feel he is a martyr to the Gestapo thugs. Remember the cops did have (as far as I can tell) reasonable suspicion that he was BOTH a drug dealer AND armed. If I were a cop, that combo would make me nervous.

The problem is that we have two opposite extremes each using each other for an excuse. If the liberals didn't condone so much drug use, and then make excuses for the drug-related violence, we wouldn't have NEEDED no-knock swat raids.

No cheers, unfortunately.

498 posted on 08/13/2005 6:01:37 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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