Former congressional candidate, war veteran [Paul] Hackett, involved in armed pursuit

Sign on Sandiego ^ | Wednesday, January 10, 2007 | AP

[Currahee3-506]

Hackett is a life member of the NRA and has his concealed carry license. He was pretty upset when he didn't get the NRA endorsement when he ran for office.

[Alter Kaker]

Hackett is a life member of the NRA and has his concealed carry license. He was pretty upset when he didn't get the NRA endorsement when he ran for office.

And it sounds like he has the arsenal to back it up, at least. Not sure I see Jean Schmidt out there with an AR-15.

[PAR35]

As a democrat, he probably believes that his ruling class has a right to be armed, but that the little people don't.

[RKBA Democrat]

"Hackett is a life member of the NRA and has his concealed carry license. He was pretty upset when he didn't get the NRA endorsement when he ran for office."

There are quite a few pro-gun Democrats out there. Not a majority, but a healthy minority.

[Holicheese]

Thank you for saving me the time looking up those names.

I also heard that Air Supply has a summer place there.
The pool and chablis parties are not to be missed!

[Redbob]

That's funny: it's found in my version:

"Hackett, a Marine reservist who served seven months in Iraq, attracted a wide following in 2005 when he ran as a Democrat in a special election for..."

[dforest]

The NRA probably figured he would only use it on conservatives.

[Redbob]

"Hackett was distressed “that the secrecy of the grand jury has been violated.”

He's "distressed" because he knows he finished in the Dimocratic Party, now that they know he owns a firearm!
LOL!

[alarm rider]

Hackett is an empty suit. The NRA knew that and he aligned himself with rats to boot, a truly stupid and navel-gazing move. He thought his military status would give him immunity, well guess again. Personally, I am a bit tired of these "military veterans' who cannot see the rat agenda, or try to pull the wool over the eyes of the public. If you really love your country, you are not a rat.

[Redbob]

"He was pretty upset when he didn't get the NRA endorsement when he ran for office."

You'd think the NRA would realize that, pro-gun candidate or not, a vote for a Dimocrat is a vote for Speaker Pelosi.

This may be too subtle a point for Mr. Hackett, but it's true nonetheless.

[hoosierham]

This kind of citizen reaction tends to curb crime.

Pity the "authorities" and news media are so distresed by the thought of defending one's property.

[DakotaRed]

then guarded them with an assault rifle until police arrived

What?? An assault rifle?

Isn't that what the left blames for all the ills of society and violence?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[Wonder how he stands on the Second Amendment!]

As you might have gathered from the story, he's for it.

Don't bet on it. Senator Diane Feinstein packs heat, but given the chance, she'd confiscate every gun in the country. Rules are for the little people, not the ruling elite.

[arthurus]

Actually maybe we should call her "Speakress" Peolosi.

[therut]

I agree. He seemed to have anger problems when I saw him on MSNBC worse than Webb. He did not appear stable.His rhetoric aganist bush including alot of cussing.

[oblomov]

I prefer to call her "Speakrix" Pelosi.

[arthurus]

Yeah. good. Better connotations.

[SunkenCiv]

His lawyer, Greg Moore, issued a statement Tuesday in which he acknowledged what happened and said Hackett was distressed "that the secrecy of the grand jury has been violated."