Posted on 11/23/2010 4:15:42 AM PST by marktwain
A web page headlined by radio personalities Dennis & Michele on New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio has posted an appeal to Gov. Chris Christie to grant clemency to gun owner Brian Aitken, who was imprisoned for gun possession while moving between residencessomething supposedly legal under both federal and New Jersey laws.
CALL TO ACTION!
Brian's lawyer is requesting Gov. Christie to commute Brian's sentence. The more letters he gets requesting clemency, the better! Please show your support and ask Gov. Christie to Free Brian Aitken, via e-mail or snail mail:
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/contact/
Office of the Governor PO Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625
Click here to see more, including to see a brief sample letter you can copy and paste. And while youre at it, click here and scroll down to General Email/Comments to thank the station for providing not just coverage, but advocacythats the kind of thing we gun owners should encourage more of.
A parallel petition effort is also underway at the New Jersey Second Amendment Society. Click here for more information, and click here to print out copies of their petition, designed to obtain multiple signatures.
To learn more about Brian Aitkens case see:
* How can New Jersey imprison a gun owner who broke no laws?
* Family says judge made horrible mistake in giving Mount Lauren's Brian Aitken 7 years for having locked guns
* BrianDAitken.com (Includes donation click-through)
* Free Brian Aitken Facebook page
* Brian Aitkens Mistake
BREAKING NEWS:
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
The report I read about it last week, the lawyer’s strategy was to try for a pardon before taking the case as appeal, because it would clear him without the added cost.
If that didnt work, they would appeal.
The report I read about it last week, the lawyer’s strategy was to try for a pardon before taking the case as appeal, because it would clear him without the added cost.
If that didnt work, they would appeal.
Articles state that after talking to Brian, the cops searched his car and found the guns in the trunk.
I thought the cops needed a warrant to search the trunk. Did Brian grant permission, or could the cops claim “probable cause?”
Not sure about this.
I thought in the original article the mom told cops he had a gun.
She did. But did Brian give his consent for them to search the car, or did the mom's statements justify their search?
Her statements were probably enough, Im not familiar with NJ police (Im in Tx), but if the cops were called to a “domestic” situation, and one party mentions a gun, it seems like it is pretty much over.
Also, I believe the cops said they believed he was moving because of the stuff in the car, but the judge wouldnt allow it.
The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund provided a grant of $7500.
Is Free Republic going to match that amount since there over forty anti-NRA threads calling for members to quit?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.