Posted on 03/14/2008 7:20:21 AM PDT by stockpirate
Sorry if this has already been posted. They were talking about it on the air. The plan is for DC police officers to go house to house in certain areas and search for weapons and if any are found they will NOT prosecute.
Last time I checked this was against the law.
A euphemism for CPD actions in...ahem...subduing a suspect.
Not be confused with the obligatory, “He tripped and fell down 7 flights of stairs while in custody, your honor. I guess he ain’t too coordinated.”
In general, this is reserved for perps who fight back while being...ahem...subdued.
What's the big deal? I'm sure the folks in Georgetown will tell them to C'mon in and take a look around. Nothing to see here but hookers.
I’m sure we’ll be hearing from the ACLU any second now.
*crickets chirp*
ACLU: Defenders of all sorts of imaginary ‘rights’ not found in the constitution, but somehow they managed to forget about the 2nd Amendment.
“Washington, DC] PD to start warrantless home searches for firearms this month”
Break down my door looking for my guns and you are going to get the bullets first.
LOL, how can they violate the 2nd amendment w/o violating the 4th?
hehehe
I am no fan of guns. I didn’t grow up with them. I don’t like them and if I had a perfect world, I’d get rid of all of them. As much as I may not like it, guns are the law of the land. It’s VERY clear in the Constitution.
My recourse to get rid of all guns is also clearly stated in the Constitution. I can work to have the Constitution ammended so that guns are removed. Barring that, I can either live with it or leave the country. There’s a process in place for this kind of change, that’s that. I have made my decision. As much as I don’t like guns, I like living here more.
That said, this is the biggest piece of crap I have ever heard. Warrantless “requests” for gun searches? Are you kidding me? This violates at least two Ammendments and probably more. I am SURE it violates a ton of established case law too.
This HAS to be the brain child of a liberal. It just has to be. Because it SOUNDS like such a good idea I can hear the conversations now:
“Lets just go up to them and ASK them to give us their guns. Where’s the harm in that? If we get ONE gun off the streets, it will have been worth it.”
Like all other liberal ideas though, when put into practice it’s completely insane and this time, its completely unconstitutional to boot!
I do not like guns but this is not the way to get rid of them.
How is this constitutional?
630 AM is WMAL, not WTOP!
So do the TSAholes at the airport. And with attitude.
A Warrant. LOL! Excuse me. - No, it isn't.
Guilty!
Simple. It's the anti-American Rule by Fiat. It's the same way that McCain-Feingold became law in spite of the "Congress shall make no law" clause of the First Amendment.
When enough people choose to be sheep rather than citizens, it's easy for the Judas Goats to lead the way to the slaughterhouse.
BTW: “Tune-up”?
As in getting your ass stomped. - Beaten up.
>I know, when it comes to liberal judges, constitutional logic is a foreign concept.
Well, with that type of logic the police might have the right to beat a confession out of you if you do not “give up” your right to remain silent.
Even pinheaded liberal trash might think twice about that scenario.
Sounds like they want to clear out all the guns they can before their “Gun Ban” is declared unconstitutional.
Therein lies one of America's more severe problems; there are courts who would find this action constitutional.
LOL!
Wiretapping terrorists is bad but breaking the Constitution is OK?
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