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Thanks. Here is an update to my case: http://asp.militarygear.com/2013/05/16/judge-orders-release-of-dashcam-footage/

My next hearing is on 29 May where I will enter my “hell no, I’m not guilty plea.”

I’m doing okay. We are fighting the monster, peeling off the scales of injustice and corruption one scale at a time.

http://asp.militarygear.com/2013/05/16/judge-orders-release-of-dashcam-footage/

By way of update on my case, last week my attorney, Kurt Glass, finally got a judge to force release of the dashcam footage to us. However, the prosecution asked for and got a gag order on it. So, we are not allowed to talk about or release it publicly. The local judge that was supposed to hear the motion recused himself and the county brought in a judge from San Antonio for some reason. By Texas law, he has to state a reason for recusing himself, so Kurt is running that down. There is a smelly fish in Bell County.

http://asp.militarygear.com/2013/05/16/judge-orders-release-of-dashcam-footage/

My opinion is you’re an idiot then. If you want to belittle standing up for rights as “activism” then I’m guilty. I wasn’t on a Boy Scout hike. I was with my son on a hike to meet the requirements for his Boy Scout hiking merit badge. Neither of us were in uniform.

If I wanted to “stage” a confrontation, we would have hiked through downtown or a busy road instead of choosing a route that predominantly through pastures and fields, most of which my family own and farm. Your ignorance is showing, you might want to cover that up.

And the sheep have spoken.

Technically, I was still within the city limits. The city of Temple has been steadily increasing its borders into the countryside over the past three years. They now own all the way over to Belton Lake, out nearly towards Pendleton to the North. He was within his jurisdiction at the time.

Wow. It seems we now have to “win” our rights to exercise them. This country is lost and I can’t help but question whether or not I’m still in the Army defending liberty or tyranny.

Should be this week.

Now, if we can just get open carry out of committee and Speaker Joe Strauss stops stonewalling efforts to open up our rights like our neighboring states. It’s almost embarassing how far behind other states we are with regard to gun rights in Texas!

So, when I’m minding my own business and a police officer seeks to illegally disarm me without charge, warrant, or cause I should just happily oblige or should I invoke my civil rights? I think things are going to go quite well for me once my civil lawsuit is over.

No, I did not. How can I have an assault rifle across my chest when I don’t own any assault rifles. The rifle I was carrying was mine, not borrowed. I had a loaded, semi-automatic rifle across my chest, but I don’t have a license to carry an assault weapon.

I posted the article, but I didn’t write it. I don’t own a single assault rifle. I have a few AR-style, semi-automatic rifles, a couple of AK-47 semi-automatic rifles, an awesome Russian SKS sniper rifle, and a few others. Not a single assault rifle in my collection.

I don’t own any assault rifles.

So, in other words, the 4th and 5th Amendments should be repealed and we should ignore Supreme Court decisions like Brown v. Texas, Delaware v. Prouse and others? What, in your expert view, was “moronic” about what happened?

Actually, this particular officer has been on the force for more than 25 years. He’s known as being overly aggressive with citizens and has already been demoted once. We are waiting on the dashcam video we subpoenaed to come in sometime this week.

This isn’t the first time it’s happened in the local area against veterans and active duty troops that are active in second amendment issues.

http://asp.militarygear.com/2013/04/06/fort-hood-soldier-illegally-disarmed/

Yup, that’s me. I miss the DC freeping! You guys are like family to me and I’ll always treasure what you did for those wounded troops.

Once we have dealt with the wholly-invented “criminal” charge, we will begin the process of a civil lawsuit to ensure that this officer, his supervisors, and the cities of Temple and Killeen understand how to deal with armed citizens.

http://asp.militarygear.com/2013/04/06/fort-hood-soldier-illegally-disarmed/

Explain how this was staged... Especially considering I was out in the country walking down roads that are surrounded mostly by farmland (the majority of which is owned by my family). I can’t wait to hear your explanation as if you were there.

A Fort Hood soldier is fighting charges after he says police violated his gun rights, and he says they're still being violated weeks later.

Army Master Sergeant and well known blogger CJ Grisham says he never should have been arrested and his guns never should have been taken away.

On March 16, Grisham was on a Boy Scout hike with his son on a country road in west Temple.

He had a loaded assault style rifle strapped across his chest.

It was legal for him to carry, but a concerned citizen called police.

His Lawyer Kurt Glass says, "This was not a populated area. SGT Grisham was not threatening anyone."

Police say when their officer arrived, he tried to take Grisham's gun for the course of the investigation, but that Grisham refused.

Glass says, "We believe that SGT Grisham complied with police officers' request and was still arrested."

At some point, the cop drew his own weapon and pinned Grisham until backup arrived.

The officers then cuffed him, took his rifle, plus a concealed weapon with valid permit, and took him to jail.

Grisham's lawyer says Grisham wasn't told at that point what he was being arrested for.

"An officer has a right to disarm you for his safety if there is a problem, and what we're maintaining is that there was no problem," Glass said.

But a Temple Police spokesman says the officer did what he had to do to ensure his own safety.

CPL Chris Wilcox said, "Officers are people too. They have families, they want to go home and see those families. It would be very difficult for an officer to determine immediately who's a threat and who's not a threat when there's a gun involved, especially a high powered weapon, like an assault rifle."

He also says Grisham should have complied.

"The actions of the individual are what led to the arrest. If he feels that the officer acted inappropriately or acted in error, there is a judicial process that he's free to follow," Wilcox said.

In Sec. 411.207, state law says, "A peace officer who is acting in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties may disarm a license holder at any time the officer reasonably believes it is necessary for the protection of the license holder, officer, or another individual. The peace officer shall return the handgun to the license holder before discharging the license holder from the scene if the officer determines that the license holder is not a threat to the officer, license holder, or another individual and if the license holder has not violated any provision of this subchapter or committed any other violation that results in the arrest of the license holder."

On an online fundraising site Grisham created to cover his legal fees, he says quote "I am completely innocent of this and all charges, and time will show that I did nothing wrong besides stand up for my rights as an American."

Grisham's guns are still in evidence at the Temple Police Department.

State law says, "If a peace officer arrests and takes into custody a license holder who is carrying a handgun under the authority of this subchapter, the officer shall seize the license holder's handgun and license as evidence," in Sec. 411.206.

His Lawyer says, "He's concerned about his ability to protect himself and his constitutional rights."

Right now Grisham is just fighting for his right to walk free.

An initial resisting arrest charge was reduced to interfering with a public official Monday.

Still the charge carries up to a $2,000 fine and six months in jail that would essentially end Grisham's military career.

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.207 (Texas Government Code Sec. 411.207)