RE: To Serve and Protect

2007-03-26 Thread Guy Smith
Related question: What are known instances of civilians using firearms to defend themselves against off-duty cop violence and how are these cases typically adjudicated (if there is any typical possible)? I have to imaging the burden of proof shifts dramatically when the person receiving a bullet

FW: To Serve and Protect

2007-03-26 Thread Autumn Rose Press
_ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph E. Olson Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 6:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ucla. Edu Subject: Re: To Serve and Protect No. At my University sex with a student is a capital offense. I know of three instances

RE: To Serve and Protect

2007-03-26 Thread Volokh, Eugene
Folks: Just a reminder that the focus of this list is the law and policy of firearms regulation, discussed on a level helpful to people doing academic research in the field. General questions of police misconduct are not, it seems to me, squarely on-topic (though I realize that they're

Re: To Serve and Protect

2007-03-26 Thread C. D. Tavares
On Mar 26, 2007, at 10:14 AM, Guy Smith wrote: Related question: What are known instances of civilians using firearms to defend themselves against off-duty cop violence and how are these cases typically adjudicated (if there is any typical possible)? I have to imaging the burden of proof

Re: Webb's aid arrested for CCW. Congressmen and Senators may be armed on Capitol Hill?

2007-03-26 Thread Joseph E. Olson
They get away with it because the police brass let them. It's a mild form of political corruption. Which the politicians enjoy. Let's see if SENATOR Webb speaks out against it. ;-) Autumn Rose Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/26/07 5:03 PM Is this accurate? Is there legislation that allows them

RE: Webb's aid arrested for CCW. Congressmen and Senators maybe armed on Capitol Hill?

2007-03-26 Thread Joseph E. Olson
Until the Clinton administration any Congressperson could get a deputy US Marshal letter for the asking. I vaguely remember that being exposed in the press and they stopped issuing them. That would indicate that there is no direct statutory authority. But I'm not good enough at Westlaw to

Re: Webb's aid arrested for CCW. Congressmen and Senators may be armed on Capitol Hill?

2007-03-26 Thread Henry E Schaffer
Autumn Rose Press quotes from the Drudge Report: ... Thompson was booked for carrying a pistol without a license (CPWL) and for possessing unregistered ammunition. ... ^^ What is registered ammunition? And how does one recognize it? -- --henry