Posted on 03/10/2014 5:12:22 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
A showdown is developing between a sizable number of Connecticut state police officers and the politicians who passed into law highly restrictive gun control, gun bans, and bans on high capacity magazines. Gun rights legal expert and activist David Hardy reported Friday that 250 law enforcement officers in Connecticut have signed an open letter stating that they will not enforce the new anti-gun and magazine laws, which they consider to be a violation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Someone scrambled to create a wiki entry. AFTER the existance of the organization was questioned. *snort*
TysonFJackson
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LOL, same guy who wrote the original “news” article.
BUSTED!!! B^)
No really.
Not really.
Second it!
Not really.
I did not say they WERE better than us. I said they are trained to BELIEVE they are better than us.
I have done business with a ton of cops. I have CT State Police in my family. They are fine guys. When you are on their side. When they are working, they are pricks.
I understand when you pull over a gang bangers car, you have to take a stance. But, when you pull over a middle aged man or woman in an SUV and it is clear they are not a threat (and that is determined pretty quickly) you can stop the tough guy act.
I know they are lousy shots. I know they are, most of the time, just doing the job that parents should do.
But, I know that too many of them really, really like their “power.”
I don’t live in CT. I would not have registered. I live in a state with similar restrictions. I live within the laws. I have “illegal” equipment in my house. “They” would have a hard time finding it, and certainly not without a warrant.
I go to the range a couple of times a month. Its as much a “relaxation” thing as it is becoming a sharpshooter. The exercise of making a good shot is almost zen like. It takes relaxation, focus, and attention to detail. Muscle memory development takes practice.
I also have enough “power” experience in my life to project it when I have to. I am not easily intimidated. Especially by men who “have to think about sticking their chests out” to look tough. I am sure you know what I mean.
We already live under a tyrant. We have for a while. Our Congress is tyrannical. Our police systems are tyrannical.
I don’t see a lot of revolution going on.
The next few years will be interesting.
I hope it doesn’t end with submission. I think it will end in the courts.
But I haven’t seen anything that looks like active resistance.
There is a lot of talk by people. I see passive resistance. But nothing active.
Well passive resistance could be the start.
For others it's just fine. They don't care if a few of their fellow officers go down any more than they care if a few civilians do. Those are the ones to watch out for.
The left absolutely depends on the decency of the conservatives to “be civil” and obey the law while they do whatever they want, within the law or not.
When that state of cooperation ceases, they are in deep doodoo.
Time will tell.
So, when I tell my daughters to put on their Big girl pants, are they taking them out of your house. I should make them bring them back. Ha ha.
Check out posts #68, 68 & 70. There IS creedence there.
Did you see where Martha Dean jumped into the governor race this morning?
No, but that is good.
Visconti and Malloy soiled their pants. Heh.
She’s speaking at the CCDL meeting tonight.
UPDATE 3/10/2014
It looks like the hoaxster is doubling down on his story, so I’ll double down on busting it.
First, there is now a Wikipedia entry for the “Connecticut Peace Officer’s Association”.
The Connecticut Peace Officers Association (CPOA) is a Connecticut-based law enforcement organization. It is most known for its controversial resistance of the state’s restrictive gun laws. In 2014 it gathered 250 signatures from law enforcement officers around the state on an open letter refusing to enforce the new law.[1][2][3][4]
The organization was founded in 1992 in order to provide a united lobbying front for peace officers in the state. For most of its history it has been a marginal player in Connecticut politics.
Torrey Grimes is the current chairman of the CPOA.
Now, we could talk about the fact that in the 22yrs this org has supposedly been around, the only thing they’ve done worth noting is the alleged letter. Or we could talk about how a 25yr police veteran and head of a large organization has never been mentioned in any local news media (not even now, btw), or that public records don’t show a person named Torrey Grimes living in CT. Or maybe we could discuss how according to the revision history the wiki entry for this 22yr old group was created just today by none other than Tyson Jackson. Nah, let’s skip those. Let’s talk about how they lobby for peace officers in CT.
As we’ve mentioned in classes and blog posts about testifying in Hartford, any time you appear before the General Assembly its public record. Any documents you submit are public record. Now CCDL has been around just 5yrs. Click here to see all the written documents we’ve submitted in 5yrs. Now lets see how many documents the CPOA has submitted in 22yrs, click here. Also, if they are an actual lobbying group, their lobbyists need to be licensed with the Office of State Ethics. You can download lists of all the licensed lobbyists here. There is no listing for CPOA or any variations of their name.
Tyson Jackson has also published the promised article (minus the 250 promised signatures) at http://ezinearticles.com/?Connecticut-Gun-Confiscation-Law-Will-Not-Be-Enforced,-Police-Say&id=8366211. Now, one might wonder why an established organization would use a free article-hosting site instead of their own website. But let’s skip that. Let’s just look at Tyson Jackson’s picture, which is posted on both the article and his bio.
Now, compare That to photos of comedian Tim Northern. If you aren’t sure, check out Tim’s Facebook page.
Lastly, Jackson’s article also quotes ” John Porshboll, a lawyer who specializes in representing cops in disciplinary trouble with their departments”. Again, all lawyers must be licensed to practice in Connecticut, and the state makes it easy to check if they are. CT Attorney/Firm Lookup
No John Porsboll listed there. As a matter of fact, google doesn’t find any references to “Porshboll” anywhere in the world, except Jackson’s article.
BUSTED! Can we PLEASE stop passing this around as the truth now?
These stories play up our hopes that the police will not enforce an unconstitutional law, and I guess we really want to believe they’re true. But passing around wrong or misleading info doesn’t help. I’ve often said we have truth and facts on our side, all the anti’s have is emotion and lies. Let’s not stoop to their level….. we’re better than that.
>>Very wisely. I predict that many officers trying to enforce this law will wind up dead.<<
Homes torched or vandalism. You name it there’s a bunch that could happen to them. It’s better, IMO, to go after the suits who issue the orders. Do they want to require they have armed guards 24/7. Would you agree to pay that tax?
If they can outlaw certain weapons or so severely control their ownership,, what’s to say they couldn’t do the same with free speech or religious rights?
“Yer against gay marriage? Step over into the next room for some pizza”
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