Comments on: Undermining the Cause http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/29/undermining-the-cause/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:27:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/29/undermining-the-cause/#comment-19778 Sebastian Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:57:27 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/29/undermining-the-cause/#comment-19778 I wouldn't dismiss the allegation that the charge is bogus. That's for a jury to decide. But the grand jury apparently felt good enough about the evidence to hand down an indictment in the matter, and the AUSA felt good enough about taking it before them. We know the agency's reputation, so foul play can't be ruled out, but I'm not going to start believing that everything by the ATF is automatically illegitimate. I wouldn’t dismiss the allegation that the charge is bogus. That’s for a jury to decide. But the grand jury apparently felt good enough about the evidence to hand down an indictment in the matter, and the AUSA felt good enough about taking it before them.

We know the agency’s reputation, so foul play can’t be ruled out, but I’m not going to start believing that everything by the ATF is automatically illegitimate.

]]> By: Jim W http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/29/undermining-the-cause/#comment-19777 Jim W Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:51:46 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/29/undermining-the-cause/#comment-19777 According to the story, it was a straw purchase made by a woman on behalf of a felon, not a sale from the dealer to the felon. I'm guessing that said felon got apprehended and they traced the firearm sale to the woman. Did they come back two years later and lean on her to say something that incriminates the FFL? I'm always suspicious of conveniently timed criminal indictments, especially when someone politically influential is going to reap a significant benefit from it. According to the story, it was a straw purchase made by a woman on behalf of a felon, not a sale from the dealer to the felon. I’m guessing that said felon got apprehended and they traced the firearm sale to the woman. Did they come back two years later and lean on her to say something that incriminates the FFL?

I’m always suspicious of conveniently timed criminal indictments, especially when someone politically influential is going to reap a significant benefit from it.

]]> By: Jim W http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/29/undermining-the-cause/#comment-19776 Jim W Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:47:28 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/29/undermining-the-cause/#comment-19776 Of course, the criminal charges could just be a favor for bloomberg's people. Of course, the criminal charges could just be a favor for bloomberg’s people.

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