“The right to keep and bear arms is not absolute for all persons and under all conditions and circumstances,” Kucharek writes. “Neither does the Second Amendment grant a person some mysterious immunity from any reasonable inquiry by law enforcement in asserting its legitimate desire to maintain the peace and protect the public.”
In 2008, we had a meeting in Berkley, discussing course of action for this community. dougwg, to his lasting credit, predicted it'd be 5 years before we'd be ready to take on the long gun issue. 5 years later, or perhaps 4, depending on how you want to count, the fascinating thing is not only that he was right, but that the line of bull **** remains the same from the antis, even after all we've accomplished with getting the public at large to understand the issues we've brought to light.
In terms of the brandishing charge, we've discussed this in the past, well before this case began, and I do believe that the things he may or may not have said during the stop will be what sinks or saves him. Cops, or perhaps in some cases pigs would be a better term, can be all together too good and leading a victim into saying something they didn't in any way mean, but will have a hell of a hard time taking back in court. Contrary to what this bill of rights hater kucharek says, shutting up with the cops is a very good and very important thing.
