Penny Dean and Your Rights

In response to Rep. Laura Pantelakos' repeated inquiries, atty. Dean comes through with specific instances of citizens wrongfully prosecuted for defending themselves.

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An editorial at The Washington Times ( http://www.washingtontimes.com/ ) tells us that "Obama scares women and liberals into the gun store." The article explains how "many of the firearms that have been flying off the shelves in the past two years were purchased by Democrats and women."

DICK ANTHONY HELLER, ET AL., APPELLANTS v. DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, ET AL., APPELLEES

No. 10-7036

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CIRCUIT

2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 20130

November 15, 2010, Argued
October 4, 2011, Decided

PRIOR HISTORY: [*1]
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(No. 1:08-cv-01289).

Williams v. State of Maryland, No. 16, September Term 2010.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – SECOND AMENDMENT – SECTION 4-203 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE – SCOPE OF RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

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<img src="http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2011/06/09/b1handguns-ah_s160x109... align="right">The Washington Times editorial (http://www.washingtontimes.com ) from August 22, 2001 discusses the results of one trillion dollars of cure that the current administration has poured into fixing unemployment. Liberals told us that this would stimulate the economy. It did not.

Liberals also told us that if law-abiding concealed-carry gun owners were to set foot into a restaurant or bar, that there would be shootouts like the old west had.

Although this case is ongoing, we see progress. The Concord Monitor tells us that restrictions and equipment confiscation have been removed from Mr. Blackden so that he can get back to work.

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"The Concord photographer convicted earlier this year of impersonating an emergency responder for coming to a fatal crash scene dressed in firefighting gear can once again take pictures of car accidents.

A Merrimack County judge last week granted Brian Blackden's request to drop the bail condition that prevented him from going within 500 feet of emergency scenes."

In an opinion given by the Indiana Supreme Court (see attached PDF below) we can read that the court says "[b]ecause we decline to recognize the right of a homeowner to reasonably resist unlawful entry, Barnes is not entitled to batter Reed, irrespective as to the legality of Reed‘s entry."

While this sentence is loaded with double negatives and cloudy meaning, it says that the court will not recognize a right that a homeowner has. The right to which they refer is the one that allows you or me to resist someone coming in to our own home unlawfully.

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Something happened in Buffalo, New York, late last year that contradicts the propaganda of those who support "gun control" — the control of law-abiding people who wish to own a gun for protection against the assorted nefarious elements in this world. A citizen actually used a gun, a shotgun, to defend his home and his family against armed intruders. ("Man who fatally shot intruder was victim of previous home invasion," Buffalo News, November 14, 2002.)

A mayoral candidate in Baltimore plans to solve all the crime problems and improve the "quality of life" in Baltimore by charging an extra tax, this one on bullets.

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Otis Rolley said he would, if elected, propose a $1 per bullet tax on all bullet purchases in the city. The idea was part of an overall crime plan he unveiled Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/28595846/detail.html#ixzz1Sh5cfqSr
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