Posted on 01/19/2011 7:14:56 AM PST by Mad Dawgg
ARLINGTON (CBS) – A blog threatening members of Congress in the wake of the Tucson, Arizona shooting has prompted Arlington police to temporarily suspend the firearms license of an Arlington man.
It was the headline “1 down and 534 to go” that caught the attention. “One” refers to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in the rampage, while 534 refers to the other members of the U.S. House and Senate.
Police are investigating the “suitability” of 39-year-old Travis Corcoran to have a firearms license
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.cbslocal.com ...
"It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot indiscriminately. Target only politicians and their staff and leave regular citizens alone.”.
“has prompted Arlington police to temporarily suspend the firearms license of an Arlington man.”
What the government gives the government can take away.
It is not a good idea for a sane person to yell “Fire” in a crowded theater.
Nor is it a good idea for a sane person to imply bumping off 534 members of Congress.
Conveiniently?
I followed the rules of copyright law I didn't edit a thing...
I believe an apology is in order...
Excellent post!
Now, this may have been merely a very, dumb comment, as opposed to a real threat, but an investigation into it seems totally appropriate to me.
Blogging and alcohol don’t mix.
I agree with you that it is not a good idea.
Where does it say that he himself will commit an act or says for others to do such a thing.
It looks to me from the article ( i cant view video links at work) that he is merely giving a how to.
We dont arrest people for writing about how to make a bomb or how to infiltrate a building, clear a room, or set up an ambush.
This guy is a serious moron. We can all differ on what is inciting violence, but another part to this is they are going to take away his license without any conviction or arrest.
just my humble opinions.
right here-—
“It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot indiscriminately. Target only politicians and their staff and leave regular citizens alone.”.
” “It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot indiscriminately. Target only politicians and their staff and leave regular citizens alone.” “
Sorry - I don’t see a “threat”, in that quote (which, granted, is the only part of his original article available) - where does he say “I will...” or “You must...”
This is, at worst, bad mannered - and stupid - hyperbole, and, in truth, much milder than you’d hear in a barroom on any given Saturday night....
/sarc.
Ahh, remember the good old days when Libs were in favor of the Constitution?
exactly my point. sounds like a ‘how to’. Im not trying to defend the guy’s mental process, but i think the powers that be are going overboard.
Same here.
Though his words make me uncomfortable I am waaaaay more uncomfortable with the Government taking his personal property (firearms)which BTW is supposedly protected by the 2nd Amendment.
Further, the reason they supposedly took his firearms because he wrote "objectionable" words...
And I am even more uncomfortable with the fact that many freepers see nothing wrong here...
What was the actor's name who said: "There is a whiff of fascism in the air..."?
Who are the brain police?
What he said was very stupid.
Some of those 534 others and their staff are good people. Of course, we could get along just fine without many of the rest of them, too.
Just sayin’....
>>Additionally, the former gun owner stated, “It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot indiscriminately. Target only politicians and their staff and leave regular citizens alone.” <<
That is the money quote. The 534 to go rant might be explained away as some sort of gallows humor or sarcasm. The quote above seems to clearly be calling for 534 murders.
I wonder what his defenders would say if he were a Jihadist calling for 534 suicide bombings?
He should be investigated, which would be due process.
Suspending a license w/o that is not due process.
Consider this: if had not blogged it, where he could be identified through computer records, but spoke it and a cop overheard, would he be subject to arrest?
To identify him and determine he has a license, he’d need to be detained and asked for ID at a minimum.
Put another way, is saying something like this in the general public as bad as joking about bombs in an airport?
See my problem with the whole thing is NOW its unacceptable to joke about bombs in an airport.
We all just accept it as such.
...and the Overton Window gets just a little bit bigger and we lose a little more liberty...
"It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot indiscriminately. Target only politicians and their staff and leave regular citizens alone.”.
What if he were a Muslim US citizen? Would we be so quick to defend this as free speech? I think they are doing the right thing here, investigate. If it turns out he's just a blowhard idiot, no harm done. If he is in need of mental health professionals, get them for him.
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