NRA Foe Ordered to Surrender His Guns

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NRA foe Jefferson ordered to surrender his Guns
Marc Sheppard

June 09, 2007

When Rep. William Jefferson was arraigned on a boatload of corruption and racketeering charges on Friday, he was ordered to surrender his firearms. Apparently, while the Louisiana Democrat stores his FBI-marked bribe money in his freezer in Washington, he stockpiles his collection of rifles and shotguns in his home in New Orleans.

Of course, the confiscation of all those people-killing guns from a man who will likely be on a federally funded meal plan until our next visit from Halley's Comet should help Liberals sleep at night.

But the specter of a gun-toting gun opponent raises some rather curious questions, wouldn't you say?

You might ask yourself, what does a man who, in 2005, voted against a bill to protect law-abiding gun dealers and manufacturers from litigation blaming them for criminal misuse of their products by others, need with rifles? Did he own them when he voted against similar law in 2003?

Why would a legislator with an anti-Second-Amendment voting record that earned him an NRA rating identical to that of Chuckie Schumer and Nancy Pelosi own multiple shotguns?

When asked about the Jefferson mini-armory by U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III, the congressman responded that the guns were for -- what else? Why, hunting, of course:

"I've been hunting since I was 10 years old"

Naturally, had the camo-clothed Liberal been involved in an accidental discharge while stalking gallinules on the Bayou one hot summer's morn', there'd have been no one to blame but Remington.
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Apparently what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander.
 
Geez, I wish there was some way to find out how many politicians rated NRA D or lower actually own guns. My hunch is, its higher than any of their supporters would think.
 
Nah. He was probably keeping his money cool waiting for the next gunshow so he could take advantage of any "loopholes" and expand his collection.
 
Yeah, I don't see why his guns were not confiscated right along with the other citizens' guns.

Pelosi appointed him to the Homeland Security Committee. After the info about the stashed cash, warrant, and recordings, and everything else was revealed. Jefferson must have extra special qualifications to be appointed to that committee. He certainly seems to know how to get things done.

Sort of. The freezer thing really didn't work out too well.
 
Richard Hanson asks:

Why should he be dispossessed of his firearms?

Re this, perhaps a good question. Has the man been convicted of anything? Not so far as I know.

Congressman Jefferson has been "arrained" on a number of charges, which might, according to law, be sufficient to cause to divest an individual of their guns, I don't know. So far as I know, he hasn't been CONVICTED of anything, which might be an interesting point.

As for his position of matters/issues that might interest the NRA, I haven't a clue. I also do not know what the written statutes might have to say on matters such as this.

Of course, should he be another anti gun political type, one who hapens to own guns, while he decries gun ownership for The Common Man, anyone ever hear the following. Do as I/we say, not as we/I do.
 
He is under felony indictment. Passport and firearms are surrendered per course.

As for the 'How many Libs have guns" question, remember these folks want thier policies passed for YOU not themselves. They buy carbon offsets (Pay the enviroment to stay green?), have 'Estate Planners' (Paying less taxes despite thier wealth?), and of course arm themselves as well as possible (911 is good enough for you though, THEY are IMPORTANT people).

I prefer people that hold themselves to the rules they promote.
 
I am willing to bet that many of the "smarter" anti-gun gun-owning legiscritters have the guns to protect themselves against those who are willing to defend the country against enemies, both foreign and domestic. :mad: That's why they don't want us to have guns!
 
Bruxley writes, calling my attention to facets I should have been aware of:

He (congressman Jefferson) is under felony indictment. Passport and firearms are surrendered per course.

As for the 'How many Libs have guns" question, remember these folks want thier policies passed for YOU not themselves. They buy carbon offsets (Pay the enviroment to stay green?), have 'Estate Planners' (Paying less taxes despite thier wealth?), and of course arm themselves as well as possible (911 is good enough for you though, THEY are IMPORTANT people).

I prefer people that hold themselves to the rules they promote.

As to his closing, "I prefer people that hold themselves to the rules they promote.", that simple statement has a certain ring to it. Well said sir.
 
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