New Jersey gun case demonstrates no justice possible through ‘lawful’ avenues

Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 18 January, 2011 | David Codrea

[marktwain]

“A late flight landed Utah gun owner Greg Revell in jail for 10 days after he got stranded in New Jersey with an unloaded firearm he had legally checked with his luggage in Salt Lake City,” the Associated Press reports.

Because of a late flight, Revell missed his connecting flight. His luggage had been erroneously routed to Newark. He collected it.

And he was then arrested, going through a nightmare that included “10 days in several different jails”—and think about that, and the type of terrifying population they had this man immersed in. He had charges hanging over his head for months, and his private property confiscated for years.

I wish some of us didn’t have to say “We told you so.”

And the government’s response?

Prosecutors said it doesn't matter whose fault it was…

And:

Lower courts have thrown out his lawsuit

They’re “sympathetic.” They even admit this entire injustice is “through no fault of [Revell’s].” But their hands are tied. Because one of the main purposes for having government in the first damn place, “to secure the Blessings of Liberty,” must take a back seat to treasonous, self-serving legislative and judicial perversions of the original mandate.

We’re told “the Supreme Court could decide Tuesday whether to consider letting Revell sue.”

They have:

Jan 18 2011 Petition DENIED.

A quote from John F. Kennedy comes to mind:

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Don’t expect the anti-defense lobby to condemn this outrage, to agree that a gross injustice has occurred, and to call for it being rectified so that no citizen will ever again be so victimized by the state. All their talk about “common sense” and a “reasonable middle ground” is just that—talk. It’s a smokescreen to allow them to advance from their beachhead, never to ease back and practice some of that “compromise” they’re continually hitting us over the head with.

As things stand now, there is no relief from this injustice. Which kind of makes me wonder if these newly-empowered Republicans, the ones who’ve promised us they’re all for principled government—and who were put in power largely through the efforts of involved gun owners—are going to take the lead on fixing this obscene outrage.

Or will peaceful resolution remain impossible under their leadership, too?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Apparently being Keystone Kopz is not deemed “conspiracy.”

[devere]

“Wouldn’t Christie’s signature be needed on any remedial legislation or private bill to reimburse Revell?”

Since the NJ legislature is totally controlled by Rats, the passage of such a bill is entirely inconceivable. In any event Christie has already proven he has some conscience by commuting the absurd seven year gun possession sentence of Brian Aitken to time served. Mr. Revell is very very lucky he didn’t get the Aitken treatment. Personally I’d vote to pardon and compensate Aitken before compensating Revell. What happened to Revell is already as close as it gets to a happy ending in Liberal New Jersey.

[Red in Blue PA]

Time for him to get a lawyer and own part of NJ (not that anyone would want it)

[Red in Blue PA]

He is completely innocent....how about reading the effing article.

[djf]

I believe federal laws says something like this:

If you are transporting a weapon you legally own FROM a place where it is legal to own TO another place where it is legal to own, then no state, city, township or other jurisdiction can stop you.

[OneWingedShark]

Another possibility is that they could also not be ‘persons’ as the law says “If two or more persons [...]”
:)

[GeronL]

For a jailbreak to be done right you will need to be very thorough.

C4 comes to mind

[WayneS]

Why the vitriol?

If you had read the piece, and the link to the AP article contained within it, you would know that this guy followed ALL the rules regarding carrying firearms in checked baggage on commercial airliners.

[gaijin]

About how dumb would you say you are?

[Hardastarboard]

I believe it’s called the McClure Volkmer Firearm Owner’s Protection Act. The only way it would work in his favor is if there are criminal penalties for violation, which a Federal official was wiling to pursue. Think Eric Holder’s Justice Department and Black Panthers, and I think you can see where it would end up, even if there were criminal penalties for violation.

[Fitzy_888]

Once we make all laws ambiguous judgment calls, then everyone will be sorta guilty always.

[Jack Black]

CWII ping. Nice Kennedy quote!

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[glock rocks]

“Did you really think we want those laws observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them to be broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re up against... We’re after power and we mean it... There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted — and you create a nation of law-breakers — and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system Mr. Reardon, that’s the game, and once you understand it, you’ll be much easier to deal with.”

— Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

[CodeToad]

fat chance.

[Noumenon]

The descent:

High Trust, Low Trust, No Trust

Then - degringolade.

The trust that used to bind us together didn't fail due to its internals - it was pushed down the stairs by those seekign to collapse our once free Republic and replace it with... something else. Solzhenitsyn wept.

[Noumenon]

The Rand quote is as true today - perhaps even moreso - than it was written.

[stevie_d_64]

The government can be sympathetic all they want...

Technically the court is right in the enforcement of the law, but since New Jersey seems to be full of asshats at that level, and that common sense in any investigation revealed absolutely NO intent to break the law, and that this guy declared the firearm legally in the first place to fly with it, then I rest my case that everyone who has prosecuted this case are a bunch of tyrranical asshats that should be run out on a rail...

I have plans to fly up to Minnesota (St. Paul) and through my rciprocity agreement with that state I will be flying with a declared firearm and my normal loadout of ammunition (3 mags) no mo, no less...

I anticipate no problems in the beginning of my journey, but I am hoping that there are not any overbearing asshats in the St. Paul airport to give me heartaches on the way back...

I’m not a big fan of jumping through these overbearing hoops to exercise my right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...But I will follow the rules and be a good boy in the process...It will be interesting to see where and if there will be someone to give me too much more attention to somehow warrant addition intrusive scrutiny just because I am declaring a firearm in my “checked” baggage...

When you have been carrying for as long as I have, you become a student of the law and know that you need to review it and other states laws on the subject from time to time...

This guy got screwed for absolutely no fault of his own, and if any lawyer of judge should know through legal precidence that this type of situation has occcured many times before, where an actor, through no fault of their own was put into a situation where they were technically breaking a law, and with no intent to do so, just proves my point that their is NO common sense at all anymore in state of New Jersey...

I just hope my flight (this summer) doesn’t get diverted to Illinois...We may have a slight problem there...

[Raven6]

"This makes me want to do something felonious.

The password is 'jailbreak'." - The Comedian

Jailbreaks are too difficult to pull off successfully... Someone or something always gets messed up. Work smarter, not harder...

To that end: Forget trying to bust him out of a structure, bust him out of a vehicle. He has to be transported outside of prison walls for a trial or appeal, right? Block in transport vehicle, yank an innocent bystander (not really innocent - bystander is actually part of team and in on the plan) up as a hostage and hold gun to their head telling guards hostage will be shot if they don't release the prisoner. With this plan executed on a side street (used by prison transport to avoid perceived threat from heavy traffic) there is less chance of getting caught, better chance of blending in with other traffic, especially if you drop primary vehicle for secondary vehicle once out of view (may involve entering a parking garage in order to get out of view of an observing aircraft, but effective). Have all required "new identity" documentation, anonymous Tracphone, along with check/carry-on luggage ready to get subject out of the country and drive him to straight to the nearest airport (tickets paid for with prepaid debit card in an untrackable name.) Send subject support money in new country via established PayPal accounts by purchasing (non-existant) items from him on eBay. The subject needs to be out of the country, or at least on an outbound flight, within 1-2 hours in order to stay ahead of the BOLO.

See what happens when I can't sleep at night? And this plan just scratches the surface. ;-)

Regards,
Raven6

[The Comedian]

I like you.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[ctdonath2]

No, he could NOT have avoided that problem.
He was flying somewhere, and due to a screwup he got stuck in Jersey. The responsible thing for him to do a that point - and due to idiotic UNCONSTITUTIONAL laws, the illegal thing to do - was to claim his baggage and secure his guns in his own care.