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Gun ‘buy back’ minister charged with kidnapping, assault(OH)
Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 13 February, 2011 | David Codrea

Posted on 02/14/2011 3:51:53 AM PST by marktwain

“Local pastor charged in assault,” the Akron Beacon Journal reports. “Minister accused of speeding off in Lexus with repo man on hood.”

If the repo man’s story bears out, it sounds like a pretty wild ride:

He said the pastor was smiling during parts of the drive as he weaved and made sharp moves in an apparent effort to toss the repo man off.

''He hit the windshield wipers to try to knock my hands off the hood,'' Falzini said. ''He was laughing at me, telling me he was going to take me on the interstate.''

Pastor Marc Neal is in a heap of trouble:

A month after the incident, Neal has been charged with felonious assault, kidnapping and abduction.

Here they are: Counts one, two and three.

But curious thing about Neal. He’s a prominent local activist pushing citizen disarmament as the way to stop the violence.

''As community leaders we must promote safety. The possession of guns increases the risk of tragedy,'' Neal said.

Believing something needed to be done to get illegal guns off the streets, Neal approached the Akron Police Department and the Summit County's Sheriff's and Prosecutor's offices, with the gun buyback idea.

And it’s not just “on the streets” where Neal wants to remove the guns. From the following year’s event:

"It relieves the easy access of guns being available inside the home," Neal said.

All things considered, I guess that’s understandable.

And hardly surprising.

Funny thing about some people who don’t trust the rest of us with guns…


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: antifreedom; banglist; gagdad; oh; onecosmos; pastor
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Many anti-freedom activists do not trust themselves to act rationally. They project this attitude onto others.
1 posted on 02/14/2011 3:51:58 AM PST by marktwain
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“He’s a prominent local activist pushing citizen disarmament as the way to stop the violence.”

Why am I not surprised? Most gun control activists are the biggest hypocrites.


2 posted on 02/14/2011 4:26:08 AM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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May the judge throw the book at Pastor Neal and throw him in jail.


3 posted on 02/14/2011 4:29:15 AM PST by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: marktwain

What’s up with the preacher man owning (until it was repossessed) a Lexus?


4 posted on 02/14/2011 4:34:13 AM PST by dennisw (- - - -He who does not economize will have to agonize - - - - - Confucius)
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To: DarthVader

Agreed. Another charlatan hiding behind the title of Pastor. There ought to be special place in hell for people like that, which includes Jackson and Sharpton.


5 posted on 02/14/2011 4:35:47 AM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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There is. Read 2 Peter 2.


6 posted on 02/14/2011 4:38:28 AM PST by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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Too bad it wasn’t the bald headed belligerent numbnuts from the Repo show. Or the fat girl with the lip piercings.


7 posted on 02/14/2011 4:58:53 AM PST by Venturer
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Another charlatan hiding behind the title of Pastor.

Indeed. From the original article referenced by this article, it's pretty obvious this "pastor" is not a regular pastor, but a swindler...

When buyers fail to make a loan payment, the lender notifies the debtor that the car will be repossessed. It's Falzini's job to tow away the vehicles.

In Neal's case, Falzini said, the 2007 vehicle, worth nearly $60,000, was purchased through the minister's church.

The car's monthly payment of about $1,000 was overdue, and the balance owed was about $50,000, he said.


8 posted on 02/14/2011 5:01:03 AM PST by 6SJ7 (atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
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To: marktwain

How can you buy back something you didn’t sell?


9 posted on 02/14/2011 5:08:14 AM PST by apastron (I miss the good old days - when bankers just jumped out of a window...)
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No kidding, he could have just as easily killed that man as if he’d had a gun shooting at him. I hope they throw this man into prison for a long time. Seems like the people that scream the loudest about peace are the least likely to actually do what they say.


10 posted on 02/14/2011 5:16:44 AM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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This whole article brings to mind, WWJD . . . What Would Jesus Drive?

Awww, never mind. I will bet this Pastor helped fund raise for President For Life Barrak Milhous Odumbo.


11 posted on 02/14/2011 5:23:27 AM PST by Mr. Jazzy (God bless the United States of America and protect her from the enemies of freedom.)
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To: 6SJ7

Wow! $1000 a month car payment!


12 posted on 02/14/2011 5:25:22 AM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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"Never forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn’t let him do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars, muggers, and rapists, and even more so for policemen, bureaucrats, and politicians." — Aaron Zelman and L. Neil Smith, Hope (2001)

Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

13 posted on 02/14/2011 5:26:19 AM PST by Dead Corpse (III%. The last line in the sand)
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This whole article brings to mind, WWJD . . . What Would Jesus Drive?

A carpenter with a 12-man crew? An F-350 with a long bed and king cab. Maybe even a duallie.

14 posted on 02/14/2011 5:28:14 AM PST by nina0113
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To: caver

This sounds like something from the movie “Car Wash”.


15 posted on 02/14/2011 5:31:14 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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I love that movie!


16 posted on 02/14/2011 5:33:09 AM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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It is strange to me to think that a congregation would be heartened to see their pastor driving a $60k car Lexus I guess that is the way sometimes.

“Oh look how the Lord has blessed Rev Ike”


17 posted on 02/14/2011 5:36:16 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: caver; DarthVader
beat me to it 'l'ord vader...

God has designs for people who intentionally lead the sheep to slaughter...

18 posted on 02/14/2011 5:52:18 AM PST by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: caver

I’m betting he’s one of those who claim they were “called to preach” and just began their inane babblings to whatever fools would listen. He can’t pronounce most of the words, much less understand what they mean, and he preaches “social justice” on the order of “Vote Democrat”.


19 posted on 02/14/2011 5:56:23 AM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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I don't know about hell, but those types need a special place for atonement.

Amen.

20 posted on 02/14/2011 6:00:16 AM PST by starlifter (Pullum sapit)
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