Bloomberg (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
New York's lawsuit against gun manufacturers has been declined for review by the Supreme Court.
New York sued several gun manufacturers in 2000, arguing the companies violated a state public nuisance law with their marketing and distribution of the firearms products they sell.
There was one problem:
A federal law enacted in 2005 sought to shield gun makers from lawsuits like the one
New York filed, prompting a federal judge to throw the case out. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals inNew York inApril 2008 upheld that ruling by a 2-1 vote.
This was a setback--not only for anti-gun mayor Mike Bloomberg and his coalition of anti-self defense mayors, but also for the left-leaning activist judge Jack B. Weinstein, who did his best to facilitate the lawsuit's progress in spite of the clear intent of the law.
Still unclear are the lengths Bloomberg & Co. went to in their zealous pursuit to gin up further restrictions on our right to keep and bear arms. We know in a tandem effort that he hired private investigators to go after private gun shops, and gave all appearances that so-called "straw sales," where someone who can pass the background check buys guns on behalf of someone who cannot, were being conducted in those stores.
As I asked in a Guns Magazine "Rights Watch" columns a few years back:
Bloomberg had private eyes buy guns for felons? Isn't that illegal, particularly since the mayor of New York and his private surrogates have no jurisdiction in other states? Isn't that a criminal conspiracy? And doesn't it violate federal as well as state gun laws?
...So what part did Bloomberg's sting team, the James Mintz Group, comprised of "former investigative reporters, federal investigators and prosecutors" play in making "illegal purchases"? Did seasoned investigators--who know better--lie on federal form 4473's about who the actual purchasers of the firearms were? Did they commit multiple federal felonies?
The state of Virginia told him to back off, and sent him "what amounts to a cease-and-desist letter." As did the U.S. Justice Department, which ordered him to stop it and warned him:
You should be aware that there are potential legal liabilities that may attach when persons outside of law enforcement undertake actions typically reserved for law enforcement agents...
I'll continue with this later. There's a lot more to say and it deserves at least one more column to say it right.
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Oregon alert!
If you're an Oregon gun owner, you need to act on this now. Per Oregon Firearms Federation:
[T]he House Judiciary Committee will be hearing four gun related bills.
That's happening today. Click on the link, read the alert and take the requested action.
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Rest in peace
That's what Buckeye Firearms Association is telling concealed carriers they can now do in Ohio:
ODOT confirms all "NO GUNS" signs at rest stops and visitor centers have been removed
Can you imagine pulling into a rest stop at night without being able to defend yourself? What kind of person would want you unarmed in such a situation...besides guys like the ones described here or here or here...?
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Welcome back
Milwaukee Gun Rights Examiner Candace Dainty returns. Excellent, this is another needed voice. Her latest article appears in the GRE current article links, below.
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IGOLD March
Watch an important video here on how the media intentionally blacks out pro-gun rights news.
Then, if you're an Illinois gun owner, go here to find out how you can join tomorrow's Illinois Gun Lobby Day.
Don't miss out on this important event--and please take a moment NOW to ensure your friends in Illinois know about this and are doing something to help.
Check out the latest from other Gun Rights Examiners:
Austin Gun Rights Examiner: Gun control, pro-choice women, and the Brady Campaign
Charlotte Gun Rights Examiner: Baiting liberals for fun and profit!
Cleveland Gun Rights Examiner: Protection from predators, both two-legged and four
DC Gun Rights Examiner: Federal law suit filed after DC refuses to register handgun because it’s the wrong color
Denver Gun Rights Examiner: Let's get guns on campus....in the right hands
LA Gun Rights Examiner: Gun Lobby Outvotes D.C, Part II: The Hell of consequences.
Milwaukee:
Minneapolis Gun Rights Examiner: The first thing you do is drag him inside
Seattle Gun Rights Examiner: Democrats still don’t get it on gun rights, says Rasmussen poll
St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner: RNC Chairman Michael Steele has a short memory about so-called 'assault weapons'
Comments
funny how "they" get to break multiple federal laws and face no charges AND then manipulate the doofs into giving him a chance to run for a 3rd term so that he may continue his personal crusade against freedom. The guy's gone after damn near everything from guns to your DIET. Anyone with a pulse should know he and his ilk should be nowhere near a position of power over others.
Nice to hear that ODOT has finally got around to that. I'll see if I can verify the rest areas between Cleveland and PA this weekend.
Well... whata ya know? :) Thanks for this, David.
My pants have been fitting a little tight these days. I wonder if I should file a lawsuit against the company that made my spoons, which I use to eat ice cream before bed.
Damned evil spoons and the people who make them.
David:
Do you know if defendants received (at the circuit court level) reimbursement for attorney fees and court costs?
Leave it to democrats to assign blame to inanimate objects for crime and death. This country is saturated with political correctness; the only out-of-bounds discussion to democrats is when someone mentions the degradation of values and virtues of the general population.
Carl--I haven't found info on legal costs recovery from news sources I consulted, but am pursuing this through some connections. Will advise if I find out anything in a later column.
Everyone needs to realize that the Democrats aren't "liberal" in any sense of the word or classical definition. They are statists or socialists. We must immediately stop calling them "liberal" because that gives them power because they aren't seen for what they are. Let's call a spade, a spade.
A socialists believes that a person can be changed entirely by their environment, i.e. lets give poor people nice homes and they will feel better and act like someone who goes and earns a nice home(Community Re-Invesment Act anyone?). That doesn't work. Therefore they believe that outside circumstances change who people are, therefore a gun is what influences a person to shoot someone, not the fact that they are an evil piece of excrement. Keep in mind you can't call something evil or wrong without the concept of good. But good and evil are relative moral values that can't be determined without a greater source of either...
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