MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRONG
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MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRONG
At 6 AM, the sky outside my apartment is still purple-black. It’s too early. I stagger out of bed and stand under a scalding jet of water in the shower, trying to remember where I’ve been, where I am, and where I need to be. Oklahoma. Austin. Houston. In less than eight hours I have to climb a stage and tell a roomful of strangers my story. As far as stories go, it’s pretty interesting, I guess. It’s got thrills, heartbreak, what technically counts as crime, and even a little bit of vindication. But telling it wears me out. Living through it was more than enough.
Three years ago this month, thanks mostly to poorly written laws and a vindictive judge, I turned 27 while incarcerated in Mid-State Correctional Facility in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
I got sentenced to seven years in prison for legally owning guns. I had purchased them in Colorado and brought them with me to New Jersey, home to some of the harshest gun laws in the country, where I moved to be closer to my young son. I complied with all of the regulations, but one day the police searched my car and charged me with unlawful possession of a weapon—even though my handguns were locked, unloaded, and in my trunk. The court said it was on me to prove that I wasn’t breaking any laws, which obviously was very difficult. When Reason magazine covered my case, it wrote, “Even the jurors who convicted him seem to have been looking for a reason to acquit him. But the judge gave them little choice.”
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Three years ago this month, thanks mostly to poorly written laws and a vindictive judge, I turned 27 while incarcerated in Mid-State Correctional Facility in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
I got sentenced to seven years in prison for legally owning guns. I had purchased them in Colorado and brought them with me to New Jersey, home to some of the harshest gun laws in the country, where I moved to be closer to my young son. I complied with all of the regulations, but one day the police searched my car and charged me with unlawful possession of a weapon—even though my handguns were locked, unloaded, and in my trunk. The court said it was on me to prove that I wasn’t breaking any laws, which obviously was very difficult. When Reason magazine covered my case, it wrote, “Even the jurors who convicted him seem to have been looking for a reason to acquit him. But the judge gave them little choice.”
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Psalm 144:1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
HSC USAITC June 86-April 88
NAVSEA, 2014 to Present
Psalm 144:1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
This is why when I chose to move I took each state's gun laws into consideration before picking a place to live.
HHC 1/75 mtrs Apr 2000- dec 2003
hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
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hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
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Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
In the same vein as that story, California confiscates legally owned weapons due to the crime of not paying your toll in a timely manner...
http://downtrend.com/travis/california- ... ased-guns/
http://downtrend.com/travis/california- ... ased-guns/
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2/325, 82nd Airborne 1979-1984
F Company, 51st LRSU 1986-1988
5th Special Forces Group 1989-1995
3rd Special Forces Group 1997-1999
RS - DHG 5-85
Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
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Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
Guns frighten me! I do not own a gun, nor have I ever owned a gun. Guns should be banned everywhere so innocent people won't be killed.........are you reading this Eric?
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Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
Why not? He reads everything else we write.Slowpoke wrote:Guns frighten me! I do not own a gun, nor have I ever owned a gun. Guns should be banned everywhere so innocent people won't be killed.........are you reading this Eric?
Ranger Class 13-71
Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
I actually lost all of my guns in a freak boating accident. It was a real shame.Slowpoke wrote:Guns frighten me! I do not own a gun, nor have I ever owned a gun. Guns should be banned everywhere so innocent people won't be killed.........are you reading this Eric?
HHC 1/75 mtrs Apr 2000- dec 2003
hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
1st Ranger Bn...We may not go down in history but we will go down on your sister
hang it, FIRE!!!!
"I feel sorry for anyone who is not an alcoholic---How would you like to wake up every moring & know that is the best you will feel all day?" W.C. Fields
1st Ranger Bn...We may not go down in history but we will go down on your sister
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Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
Sold all at flea market except a worn out single barrel shotgun to be used for firing into air just to scare off intruders.
A Co. 3/75 Ranger Regt. HQ Section Dec 85-June 86.
HSC USAITC June 86-April 88
NAVSEA, 2014 to Present
Psalm 144:1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
HSC USAITC June 86-April 88
NAVSEA, 2014 to Present
Psalm 144:1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
On New Years Eve!Flesh Thorn wrote:Sold all at flea market except a worn out single barrel shotgun to be used for firing into air just to scare off intruders.
Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
Abducted by aliens I was, while I was en route to a "Guns for Money" event to support orphaned baby sharks. Kept my guns, sent me back. No one ever believes me.
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B/2/121 Inf, 48th BCT Iraq 05-06
B/1/118 Inf, 218th BCT Afghan 07
I'm not stupid, I'm crazy...there is a difference.
Re: MY LIFE AS A CONVICTED GUN OFFENDER WHO DID NOTHING WRON
You, too?IEDmagnet wrote:Abducted by aliens I was, while I was en route to a "Guns for Money" event to support orphaned baby sharks. Kept my guns, sent me back. No one ever believes me.
Ranger Class 13-71
Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867