Sooner or later our armed federal agents are going to have to ask themselves if they are going to uphold their sworn oaths to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign AND DOMESTIC, or if they are going to be the traitors themselves, and follow illegal orders to strip honest loyal Americans of their rights.
"Remember the case of Donald G. Arnold, Maryland's "Citizen Of The Year" who had all his guns confiscated just LAST YEAR because of a misdemeanor assault conviction stemming from a barfight THIRTY YEARS AGO:"
I have read, at length, articles on the link you posted. I have also read numerous additional commentary I found concerning Mr. Arnold. There is NO mention of any firearms being seized from Mr. Arnold. The articles refer to Mr. Arnold being refused a carry permit which he needed for his job as a security guard. Please look here, the latest commentary I could find on the subject:
http://www.gunowners.org/op0226.htm
Wherein this quote can be found:
"On two occasions Maryland's Handgun Permit Review Board (HPRB) has ruled against Curran and for giving Arnold his handgun permit restricting the use of his weapon to the time while he is "actively engaged" on his job and in Maryland only."
Please note that "Curran" refers to Joe Curran, the Maryland State AG.
It appears that, as far as I can understand from the commentary, that Mr. Arnold is allowed to carry a firearm on his job.
The firearms seized from an individual in Maryland refers to the case of Larry Dickens, a synopsis of which can be found here:
www.packing.org/news/article.jsp/5583
According to the commentary, Mr. Dickens had ammassed an impressive record of convictions for being unable to control his temper or keep his hands off others. Lets review:
1. 1983 - Assault
2. 1980 to 1983 - Two (2) assault and battery.
3. 1980 to 1983 - Two (2) additional assaults.
Sounds like the kind of chap I would want living next to me with firearms, don't ya think? Perhaps we should wait until he decides to pick up his firearm when he has another pissing contest with someone and gets his ass kicked. Happens quite a bit these days. Poor man just can't seem to contol his temper.
I hope this post helps clear up your obvious confusion over the facts of these two cases. Your post combined these two distinct situations into one.
Regards: OTA