Posted on 03/22/2002 8:07:56 AM PST by Inspector Harry Callahan
WASHINGTON - Gun-control advocate Sarah Brady bought her son a powerful rifle for Christmas in 2000 - and may have skirted Delaware state background-check requirements, the New York Daily News has learned....
Here's a question, Sarah says she was inspired to fight in 1985, when her 5 year old son picked up a loaded weapon in a 'friends' truck.
She bought the rifle for a Christmas present in 2000. That would have made little Jimmy, 20 years old. What's the law in DE for minors and guns?
James Scott Brady, Jr., son of Sarah and Jim.
Delaware Attorney General's Office
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As far as prosecuting Brady for violating state laws, I'd have to say that I'm against that only because I think that the law is wrong. I have a hard time pushing for prosecutions with which I disagree. For me it's just a matter of consistency. But just the same, she deserves all the crap that can be tossed her way for being an enemy of the Constitution.
Give them time. When a leader of one of their favorite causes is found violating the law, they need time to spin the story and turn it around.
"Seeing the evil gun made me do it."
"The evil gun hypnotized me and made me do a straw purchase."
Hmm.... that's got me thinking.
Maybe things are so bad off at the gun control lobby camp that they are going to do some sniping of prominent citizens to further their cause. Time to put that rifle under surveilance.
Liar, possibly.
Criminal under Deleware State Law, probably not.
I didn't see anything in the Deleware statutes violated by the fact pattern given in the article, assuming both Bradys were residents of DE and both were legally allowed to own firearms.
(Standard disclaimer applies: I am not, nor do I wish to be, admitted to Deleware State Bar.)
There are prohibitions against "selling" a gun to another person by a non-dealer without first going to a dealer to get a criminal background check on the buyer, but no prohibition on giving, lending, or leasing.
Eagle Eye, in other circumstances (if this were Joe Blow on the street), this evil bitch and her ilk would be screaming for prosecution. In fact, given that the crime was committed in 2000, the BATFags would probably have already broken down his door and hauled him off to the hosegow (if they didn't shoot him first), and there would not have been word one in the papers about it. And to those who say "no Federal law was broken", I would remind everyone that it is only a "legal transaction" under Federal law as long as it is also in compliance with State and local laws. There is a Federal violation here because the transaction violated State law.
That being said, I have to disagree with you on prosecution in this case BECAUSE this evil bitch is largely responsible for the law in the first place. I too disagree with the law, because it is a CLEAR VIOLATION of Amendment 2 to the Constitution. But if this evil bitch is allowed to skate because of who she is, then IMO it is way past time to use the 2nd for its intended purpose.
Molon Labe!!
Toward FREEDOM
IMO, if a law is unconstitutional, then prosecuting anyone, even if we hate really, really, really disapprove of her, is wrong.
Additional presecutions of an unjust law are not right, even if temporarily satisfying.
Thanks for the ping.....if this is true, the irony is delicious!
Hypocritcal, liberal scum indeed! When will these HCI people see themselves as the brainless, bedwetting dumb butts that they are?
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