However, to fight every single one of these things all over the country and start throwing money around like that, I think that is foolish. Unless his case goes to the Supreme Court, nothing will have changed. Most likely the only way he is going to beat the charges is on a technicality or on a plea bargain. What does that do for all of our rights? Nothing, absolutely nothing. People will still get arrested in Ohio for illegally carrying a concealed weapon. You all will get fired up and spend more of your money to protect HIS right to keep and bear arms and still nothing will change.
Hey, you don't have to help.
As for me,
(From
http://geekwitha45.blogspot.com/2004_01_04_geekwitha45_archive.html#107343170583587949)
Somewhere buried in the THR thread concerning Jeff Jordan someone voiced the sentiment along the lines of "we're going to go broke fighting every individual case that comes up, it's better to be selective and fund the cases that are likely to effect wide change for everyone".
I disagree, for a number of reasons. The first is that this sort of precedent setting, wide reaching case is supported by the NRA Civil Defense Fund.
Quote:
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The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund was established by the NRA Board of Directors in 1978 to become involved in court cases establishing legal precedents in favor of gun owners.
To accomplish this, the Fund provides legal and financial assistance to selected individuals and organizations defending their right to keep and bear arms.
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In other words, if your case of isn't of golden virtue and isn't likely to help gun owners collectively, you're pretty much ???? out of luck as far as the NRA is concerned.
What this teaches the statist bastards is that they can get away with all the nickel and dime weapons charges they can bring against marginal everyday folks.
The other main reason I disagree with this sentiment is that while our .gov has concentrated vast wealth with which which to prosecute this sort of unconstitutional nonsense, We, The People, by definition, have more.
I propose we all spend some of it opposing these bastards at every single turn.
Can you imagine a world in which each and everytime an honest Joe Normal is busted on a bull????, unconstitutional gun charge thousands of other honest folks spring up out of the woodwork and fill his legal defense coffer?
I can.
How long do you think this sort of thing will go on? I don't know, but it's high time we found out.
The bull???? ends here, and it ends now.
I'm not a rich man, but I've got some discretionary cash, and I can't think of a better way to spend it.
From this day forward, for as long as I am able to do so, I, the geekWithA.45, will contribute $50 to the legal defense fund of each and every honest American who, absent actual criminality and harm, is arrested and charged with violations of any unconstitutional gun law. (And believe you me, most of them are unconstitutional.)
Busted for CCW without a permit? $50. Busted with gun that's too big/small/scary/holds too many bullets? $50. Paperwork not in order? $50. Didn't pack your range bag in accordance with regulations? $50. Stopped for milk on the way home from the range? $50. Defended your life with an unregistered handgun? $50. Forgot to register? $50. And on, and on, and on.
This isn't gonna work if we all don't get on the bandwagon, and I don't want to be the only ???????/sucker out there pooping out the bucks left and right, so.....pony up, god damnit!
Let's take these bastards on.
Let's just see who has more resolve.
Let's just see who's pile of gold runs out first.
Let's just see who has more gumption, more tenacity, and more guts.
Let's just see who the last man standing really is.
I'm betting my fortune, my honor, and perhaps someday my life that it'll be We The People.
What about you?
To date:
So far, I'm out $200, and there's at least two more I've heard of that I'll contribute to if I can find contact info.
