tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post6918815138506716099..comments2024-01-05T12:03:52.460-05:00Comments on No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money: A Heckuva Way To Lose Your Firearm RightsJohn Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-6729195703337959112014-05-26T00:25:38.274-04:002014-05-26T00:25:38.274-04:00The pernicious rapacity that some people call &quo...The pernicious rapacity that some people call "Government" does not now,nor has ever had the lawful power to disenfranchise anyone because no such power has ever been Constitutionally delegated.Schumer and his ilk are in direct violation of 18 USC 241 & 242 as well as their Constitutional oath of office by doing so and belong in a federal prison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-17073940111625131932012-08-28T11:28:50.753-04:002012-08-28T11:28:50.753-04:00It's possible that the way the fraud statute w...It's possible that the way the fraud statute was originally written, cheating in a fishing tournament wasn;t actually covered. Frequently, tehse "one-off" laws are legislated as badly matched caulk to cover what some legislator is loudly decrying as a "loophole". Sometimes, they are even correct. . . Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17340718574781403778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-28968641179970304452012-08-27T23:24:34.632-04:002012-08-27T23:24:34.632-04:00I'm upset with there being a special fraud cri...I'm upset with there being a special fraud crime for fishing tournaments. Isn't the regular fraud statute good enough?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-91181155254414249032012-08-27T11:25:31.749-04:002012-08-27T11:25:31.749-04:00Just to be clear - I'm not upset with them bei...Just to be clear - I'm not upset with them being charged with a felony for fraud. I just find cheating in a fishing tournament where the prize is only $5,000 to be absurd. <br /><br />I'm just not competitive about my fishing except with myself. I've caught some nice fish over the years but catching a 6 inch brook trout can be just as fun as a 41 inch Northern pike (on a flyrod). I've done both and both were fun.John Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-26290443946837438642012-08-27T10:04:54.226-04:002012-08-27T10:04:54.226-04:00Tax fraud is still fraud, and if you don't exp...Tax fraud is still fraud, and if you don't expect the government to come down <i>very</i> hard on it....ThatWouldBeTellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910231314995266781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-14730986010134137892012-08-27T10:03:11.999-04:002012-08-27T10:03:11.999-04:00While this sounds a bit silly, if you strip it dow...While this sounds a bit silly, if you strip it down to essentials, fraud to the tune of mid-4 figures is something we've traditionally considered to be felonious behavior.<br /><br />Maybe we should inflation adjust, but in 1990 dollars it's still $2,850, 1980 it's $1,800, you have to go back to 1970 when it's only $845 before it sounds like it maybe be in the range of a misdemeanor. You have to go back before 1948 before it's below $500.<br /><br />That covers proportionally; otherwise it certainly passes my duck test for a crime, e.g. there's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea" rel="nofollow">mens rea</a></i>, Latin for "guilty mind", essentially meaning the offenders knew they were doing something wrong.ThatWouldBeTellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910231314995266781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-75896450003609079622012-08-27T08:54:19.672-04:002012-08-27T08:54:19.672-04:00I once had a guy looking to get his carry permit t...I once had a guy looking to get his carry permit that was a convicted felon due to paying a few of his employees cash, straight time, in lieu of on the books, and time and a half. A felon is a felon. Gun owners & gun owner wanna be need to keep their noses real clean.Ronhttp://www.defensivepistolskills.com/noreply@blogger.com