The VPC has stolen a picture of Oleg

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I liked the pic of the pre ban and post gun ban, which is apparently supposed to convince us that we need to renew the assualt weapons ban. Its just hard to get my mind around that one, I tell ya.
 
Isn't the VPC the renamed organization that was sued for the same sort of thing just a year or so ago and then just declared bankrupcy and reorganized under the new name?
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No. VPC has been around for about 10 years -- the founders came from Consumer Federation of America, and the two organizations are still close.

Perhaps you are thinking of The Million Mom March's merger with Hangun Control Inc to become The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence United with the Million Mom March (ain't that a mouthful).
 
Happy Bob asked "can they be prosecuted?" I presume you mean criminally???

Since Henry the white-shoe IP lawyer gets the copyright/trademark stuff, allow the tilecrawler to answer that one [drum roll]: it depends.

Several potential federal and [depending on which state] state statutes involved which could be triggered. USA's call, sir.
 
Has Oleg seen this yet? I sure hope he puts the hurt on these people, who obviously can't read. Or they don't care.

Go get 'em!!!

Wes
 
natedog,

Bartholemew Roberts and tcdrennen have pointed it out at the parent thread of this one,

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=518230#post518230 Bart. Robts. wrote:
It is based on a VPC study where VPC got to define assault weapon more broadly than current federal law so that it encompassed pretty much every semi-auto longgun made.
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tcdrennen added:
Worse than that, they classify HANDGUNS that MAY ACCEPT > 10 round mags as "AW". So unless it's a bolt rifle, pump shotgun, or revolver, it's a "AW" by VPC's count.
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Your olfactory sense works just fine. Their goal is stated at:

http://www.banassaultweapons.org/why_it_matters/
To accomplish the goal of ridding our streets of assault weapons, the new law must ban all--not just some--semiautomatic assault rifles, pistols, and shotguns._
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The bovine byproduct and the ultra-flashy production style are means to that end. I expect that they're just going to escalate their activity until the AWB sunsets, with no regard for rights, logic, facts or the harm that their actions will cause.

To repeat my earlier comment: somewhere in Hell, Leni Riefenstahl is laughing.

{edited for spelling by Happy Bob}
 
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Looks to me as if they have the pre and post ban pictures mixed up also, the post ban mac? (it ran fast could have been a tech) seemed to have a bigger mag!
 
I just sent a heads up to Dillon.

Lookin pretty good so far but let us try to keep this thread on The Very High Road. I have a hunch there are going to be a lot eyes upon us.

Did somebody actually get the movie archived ??? I can't.

Sam
 
I saved the .SWF file to one of...

my home machines... If possible, I'll convert it to .mpg for easy viewing (but I'll still keep the original .swf file, as it's evidence... )

At this very moment I'm making a couple of copies of said evidence... I sure wouldn't want anything bad to happen to it..... :evil: :evil: :evil:
 
Isn't the VPC the renamed organization that was sued for the same sort of thing just a year or so ago and then just declared bankrupcy and reorganized under the new name?
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IIRC, the Million Mom March got called on their claim of being a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, which is tax-exempt. Problem is, you can't be tax-exempt if you're actively spreading propaganda:

"A § 501(c)(3) organization may not engage in carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities."

I don't know whether VPC is also claiming § 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. However, I would be surprised if plenty of VPC- or AGS-affiliated state anti-gun organizations were not still claiming it. Plenty of opportunities to do some damage to the anti-gun side here!
 
Incidentally, they have equated Oleg with "cop-killers, terrorists and mass murderers" in print, as they have linked his image of choosing an "assault weapon" with their libelous words.
 
The problem with any of us....

saving it to our harddrive as evidence is that we could have just as easily doctored it to show what we want it to show. Not saying that is the case I am just saying that should VPC get rid of the movie and then you provide your copy of said movie as evidence, If I was the VPC lawyer I would simply contend that it was inadmissable because it simply could be a doctored copy of their "ORIGINAL" movie.

Best you can hope for is a cease and desist which is fine. I would just let the world know that VPC stoops to theft and lies to get promote their agenda. We know it, just let the world know.

Now go get em boys.
 
The VPC website does claim to be a 501(c)(3).

IANAL, but it would seem that they are very close if not over the line in what they are allowed to do.

Any tax lawyers on THR that can comment?
 
IIRC, the Million Mom March got called on their claim of being a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, which is tax-exempt. Problem is, you can't be tax-exempt if you're actively spreading propaganda:
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Our very own Jim March (and others) were at the tip of the spear on that one. You can thank Jim for putting the Million Morons out of business.

- Gabe
 
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