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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Novel law prompts towns agree to rescind gun measures

Barely a week after taking effect, a novel state law that makes it easier for gun-rights groups to challenge local firearms measures in court is already sparking change: Nearly two dozen Pennsylvania municipalities have agreed to get rid of their potentially problematic ordinances rather than face litigation.

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Anonymous said...: The Virginia Citizen's Defense League (VCDL) pushed for and achieved enactment of a similar law here in Virginia some time ago. It works. If I recall correctly, if a suit is filed and the state loses, they also have to pay the legal fees of the person(s) or entities who filed the suit as well.; January 11, 2015 at 8:36 PM
Anonymous said...: Ahh yes. A WONDERFUL state law that dismantles that "patchwork" of local and municipal laws that that that make exercise of people's rights so treacherous. What a WONDERFUL thing. Uh huh uh huh yuppers.

Hey I got a WONDERFUL idea! How about we craft a law, the highest of laws, that would, you know, like, do the same thing to each state!! Yeah that's it! We could make this WONDERFUL idea of "preemption" apply NATIONALLY! That would end the "patchwork" of laws from state to state so, like, people, Citizens, could like travel state to state to state and exercise their rights all across there own country!

Wow! I can't friggin believe this hasn't been thought of before!!! Oh wait ....

Feel like fools yet, FUDDS??!; January 11, 2015 at 11:40 PM
Anonymous said...: Harrisburg is run by idiots!
They have been skirting bankruptcy for years and now they want to throw more taxpayers' money at a legal case they are sure to lose.
A couple of years ago their anti-gun stance brought about the cancellation of a major gun show, one of the biggest moneymakers the city had.
They seem intent on following Obola's lead by spending their city into insolvency.; January 12, 2015 at 9:07 AM
Anonymous said...: Seriously. Why doesn't this model get more serious play? I been saying it for years! What is needed is a national litigation campaign. Flood the judiciary at every level, in every district, in every circuit, with suit after suit after suit. The concerted effort itself would force the judiciary to act- and remove the waffling and dismissals all by itself.

We should reject the NRA claim that we "need the perfect circumstances and the perfect person". We should not be AFRAID of "bad cases make bad law" claim. We should overwhelm that cop out with quantity. Remember, quantity has a quality all its own.

Ok ok who is gonna pay for it? Well I'll say this. When this strategy is put together and claimed openly, and seriously, We the People will find it two ways - first we will donate operating money and then our tax dollars will fund continuing efforts as we WIN and WIN. Follow the ACLU model! It's exactly what they do!!

Question its success? Take a look right here! They fear two main things - they fear paying out the money in defending the indefensible but they also fear AND MORE FEAR the CASE LAW that results from their LOSING.

We hold the cards and they don't. We should be going all in.... And watching them fold over and over and over.

There really is no debate - only a illusion of one. This debate was actually SETTLED long ago - it's called the Second Article of Amendment. Why are so many afraid of playing that card? Why are they afraid to bet on it?; January 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Oregon Hobo said...: Wow, this is great. Elegance in simplicity.

Time to show Bloomberg that voter initiatives can cut both ways.

#OREGON HOBO#; January 12, 2015 at 2:16 PM
DAN III said...: Well anony @ 1000....when you going to put YOUR money where your keyboard is? You sure use the word "we" a lot.; January 12, 2015 at 6:09 PM
Anonymous said...: Harrisburg's NAACP asked the governor to declare martial law after 16 black on black shootings in one month. This was after Gimme Dat Thompson was elected on the promise to attack the career of cops that shoot felons at 2am. The previous liberal mayor was a white gay that at least balanced the budget but 2 felons shot in one month got the vibrants willing to vote. http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/06/harrisburg_chapter_of_naacp_ur.html; January 16, 2015 at 1:12 AM

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