Comments on: Philly Media Turning Up Heat

By: Les Apt

Les Apt — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:56:24 +0000

[Racist comments won't be tolerated. It makes all gun owners look bad. Sorry]

By: cmmnsns

cmmnsns — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:28:55 +0000

The Ledvansky amendment put up in the House this week was horrible. There was no intent requirement in it at all. The penalties were criminal up to a felony. If I reported my gun stolen on day 4 because I wanted to check at my cabin or talk to my brother before I called the police to report a theft, I would get arrested when they recovered my gun!! Whoever heard of such a thing? Talk about a disincentive to report my gun stolen. This law would have done the opposite of what the gun control groups are saying… they are misleading the public. The vote this week wasn’t about ending violence - it was about the vote; it was about politics - plain and simple. These groups should be ashamed of themselves.

By: Bogus Laws « The Right To Bear Arms

Bogus Laws « The Right To Bear Arms — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:11:38 +0000

[...] Sebastian has far more on the PA gun control measures that went down in flames, particularly the “lost and stolen” provision that would have made it easier to turn law abiding PA residents into criminals: As I’ve stated [...]

By: Les Apt

Les Apt — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:02:10 +0000

So, when will the do-gooder politicians, identified by the “D-Philadelphia” or the “member; Legislative Black Caucus” following their names, pass legislation to up the penalty for straw buying?

By: gattsuru

gattsuru — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:21:26 +0000

No, the problem isn’t reducing the burden of proof. There are legitimate cases where the burden of proof is honestly ridiculous, albeit rather rare ones. Laws against fleeing the scene of a crash, for example, exist primarily because someone doing so actively reduces the amount of proof available to police officers and the courts (as well as possibly contributing to other harm that they’ve done). These are not

The problem is that the law is even simpler. The law is making inactivity alone illegal. The bill does not require negligent behavior, does not require behavior harmful to others or themselves, nor does it require behavior that hides or decimates evidence of a crime. If I’ve got the right bill, it requires someone to discover the theft, and time to pass, only.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:13:26 +0000

I’ve heard of that too, and it’s a good point. At some point we need to find out why Philly revokes so many LTCFs.

By: VariableFeedback

VariableFeedback — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:52:08 +0000

In addition to what you’ve posted, I’ve also read stories about the Philadelphia Police Department revoking LTCFs from people who reported a stolen handgun (even if the handgun was secured in a car, and the car was stolen).