A Case to Keep an Eye On
A friend of SayUncle has been arrested, presumably on firearms charges, supposedly mostly on the say-so of his ex-wife. The pro-gun bias over at SayUncle is thick, and sometimes difficult to sift through for those who don’t agree politically, but if the stories he’s conveying are true, it’s still troubling.
For those of you not inclined to support gun rights, make the subject in question something other than guns and gun parts — for example, grow lights, books on growing plants and herbs indoors, etc. And recall that while you might not like many of the activities, most of them (possibly all of them) are still legal. Gun activists are known for pushing the envelope on legality in these areas, but most of the ones I know (including family members) are exceptionally careful about it, and I’m not sure they deserve quite that sort of intrusion (even if I still think the “jackbooted thug” rhetoric is a bit heavy-handed).
I’m reserving judgment until I have more details, but initially (assuming the stories are true), what’s going on looks an awful lot like a fishing expedition, at the spiteful behest of a bitter ex.
UPDATE: As it turns out, it looks like the friend in question turns out to have a felony conviction on his record. That would make all of his gun activities illegal. Looks like they’ve dropped the machine gun charges, but the felony thing means that the guy is pretty much screwed. To his credit, Uncle has apologized for raising the alarms prematurely, and has returned any money that people had donated.