Comments on: Hopeful for Heller http://rikba.com/gun-control/hopeful-for-heller/ We defend our Right to Keep and Bear Arms Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:48:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://rikba.com/gun-control/hopeful-for-heller/comment-page-1/#comment-4 admin Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:48:15 +0000 http://rikba.com/?p=32#comment-4 Ed - Thanks for sharing your story. You are not crazy, at least not on the merit of assuming that DC is rife with idiocy in matters pertaining to personal freedom. Fenty disgusts me, and I hope this morning gives him what has been a long time coming. Our constitutionally guaranteed freedoms don't come from politicians, presidents or protests. They come from God. The constitution is merely a memo to the current government that said rights are not to be tread on. I, for one, am crossing my fingers for tomorrow's ruling. Ed –

Thanks for sharing your story. You are not crazy, at least not on the merit of assuming that DC is rife with idiocy in matters pertaining to personal freedom. Fenty disgusts me, and I hope this morning gives him what has been a long time coming. Our constitutionally guaranteed freedoms don’t come from politicians, presidents or protests. They come from God. The constitution is merely a memo to the current government that said rights are not to be tread on. I, for one, am crossing my fingers for tomorrow’s ruling.

]]> By: Ed Raymond http://rikba.com/gun-control/hopeful-for-heller/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Ed Raymond Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:02:58 +0000 http://rikba.com/?p=32#comment-3 I am an African American, government employee (12 years) second year law student, law abiding citizen, no priors and a past victim of crime. On April 6, 2007, while traveling in MD looking for an address in MD on the DC border, I inadvertently came into the District. While coming less than a mile into the District I was pulled over for no reason by Metropolitan Police officers. I was at a yield sign and a cruiser yielded for me to proceed into a traffic circle for them to pull me over. One theory that I have is that black men in luxury vehicles is suspicious activity (DWB). They illegally search me and my car, discovered my firearm in the glove box. I obtained a Concealed Weapon Permit from the State of Maryland for maintained it for 3 years now. They arrested me and seized my 2006 Infiniti M35x ($60k). The District has been steadfast in their civil forfeiture case and has not let up. It has been a year and a half now and yesterday I am awakened to a call that my car has been vandalized and my property has been stolen. All of this for a law abiding citizen who wanted to protect himself from those who would harm me. Am I crazy or is there a lack of common sense in the District (especially with respect to the Constitution)? I am an African American, government employee (12 years) second year law student, law abiding citizen, no priors and a past victim of crime. On April 6, 2007, while traveling in MD looking for an address in MD on the DC border, I inadvertently came into the District. While coming less than a mile into the District I was pulled over for no reason by Metropolitan Police officers. I was at a yield sign and a cruiser yielded for me to proceed into a traffic circle for them to pull me over. One theory that I have is that black men in luxury vehicles is suspicious activity (DWB). They illegally search me and my car, discovered my firearm in the glove box. I obtained a Concealed Weapon Permit from the State of Maryland for maintained it for 3 years now. They arrested me and seized my 2006 Infiniti M35x ($60k). The District has been steadfast in their civil forfeiture case and has not let up. It has been a year and a half now and yesterday I am awakened to a call that my car has been vandalized and my property has been stolen. All of this for a law abiding citizen who wanted to protect himself from those who would harm me. Am I crazy or is there a lack of common sense in the District (especially with respect to the Constitution)?

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