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    Hmmm? Am I the only one in this thread with real concerns about this? Isn't the part I bolded above an ongoing problem with pot right now, even with driving? My understanding is that unlike alcohol (where there's a pathway for proving guilt by way of a blood alcohol content level that can be measured), it's not so with pot. Someone could have smoked 24 hrs earlier - or - smoked 30 min before they grabbed and used their firearm... but they'd still have THC in their bloodstream without a definitive, measurable way to show whether or not that level of THC made them impaired. (If I'm wrong, I trust someone will come on and correct me). Perhaps roadside sobriety tests (you know those "close your eyes, now touch your nose" tests) carry more weight in a court of law than I'm aware of? Because I would think a good lawyer could make mincemeat out of those roadside tests - "my client was tired after working long hours... he also had a recent inner ear infection... of course, he couldn't walk straight, your honor..." etc. (Isn't that likely why cops follow-up with a breathalyzer or blood test in the first place? To have evidence that is harder to refute in court?). It's bad enough if someone drives (or carries, etc.) when they're drunk... at least you can definitively, measurably prove that... and if nothing else, justice will be served after-the-fact. I just don't see how you can ensure the same result if someone is high. And I hate like hell the thought that some dumbasses will have some "bad shoots" while high, thereby giving our anti-2A opposition MORE ammo to use against us. I just don't see how this is a positive development... besides, I feel like our society is self-medicating at a rate that's growing alarmingly fast. I don't see any of this as a social good.
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    Just cleaned up a number of extraneous posts... pls get this thread back on track. Thanks.
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    The map is interactive with regards to the time frame, and the details of each incident. Click on the time frame buttons at the top of the page, and then the incident buttons on the map to get details of each incident. https://datavisualizations.heritage.org/firearms/defensive-gun-uses-in-the-us/
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    Taking it off the menu for most of the year is smart. I've been lulled in by this trickery. I see an ad and it looks good. I like ribs. So I'm driving past a McDonalds and I pull in to try one. And as soon as I have my first bite I'm reminded that it tastes like it's made with earlobe meat. They've gotten me more than once.
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    The "Mother, may I" mindset in this state has to change, but I doubt it will.
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    I'm only on page 23 of the 54 page decision, but this footnote jumped out at me and I wanted to share it here: 58 Bear in mind that the United States’ theory would likewise allow Congress to add any substances it wishes to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act’s schedule of drugs, and then disarm citizens of their right to possess a firearm based on their use of that substance. Imagine Congress deeming aspirin a Schedule I controlled substance. Having placed aspirin on Schedule I, any user of that substance would be automatically stripped of their Second Amendment right by operation of § 922(g)(3). More as I get further into the decision, which so far seems to be very well reasoned. Page 37: It bears repeating that all the United States would have to prove at trial to justify depriving Harrison of his right to possess a firearm is that he is a user of marijuana. But the mere use of marijuana carries none of the characteristics that the Nation’s history and tradition of firearms regulation supports. The use of marijuana—which can be bought legally (under state law) at more than 2,000 ordinary store fronts in Oklahoma — is not in and of itself a violent, forceful, or threatening act. It is not a “crime of violence.” Nor does it involve “the actual use or threatened use of force.” That Congress may have passed § 922(g)(3), as the United States suggests, with some vague relation to public safety or “the public interest” does not change this conclusion. It is not appropriate for a court to “reflexively defer to [a legislative] label when a fundamental right is at stake.” And the use of marijuana does not become a violent, forceful, or threatening act merely because a legislature says that it is. Conclusion None of this is to say that the government cannot play a role in protecting the public from dangerous persons possessing firearms. It can, and it should. For example, if the State of Texas thought that Harrison’s alleged involvement in a shooting demonstrated that Harrison was a danger to the public, it could have demonstrated to a Texas judge—in an individualized proceeding of which Harrison would have been given notice and the opportunity to be heard—that Harrison ought to be jailed while awaiting trial for that shooting. The Constitution, after all, permits pre-trial detention, and such detention would be a highly effective means of furthering the government’s interest in protecting the public from a gun-toting Harrison. But that didn’t happen; Harrison was released pending trial in Texas. And so here we are, with the federal government now arguing that Harrison’s mere status as a user of marijuana justifies stripping him of his fundamental right to possess a firearm. For all the reasons given above, this is not a constitutionally permissible means of disarming Harrison. Because the Court concludes that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) violates Harrison’s Second Amendment right to possess a firearm, the Court declines to reach Harrison’s vagueness claim. The Motion to Dismiss the Indictment is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Indictment is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. IT IS SO ORDERED this 3rd day of February 2023. Patrick R. Wyrick United States District Judge
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    Burlington County - Willingboro Twp. 8/16/22 Fingerprints done same day and app handed in 9/15/22 References contacted 10/26/22 Sent to court 12/12/22 MO cashed 12/28/22 Sent to Judge 1/10/23 Signed by Judge 1/31/23 Picked up from Local PD
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    While I don’t, and never have smoked pot, I don’t see this as an issue any more than I see alcohol as an issue other than the intoxication side of it. Now let’s see our lawmakers apply some critical thinking and repeal the NFA.
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    Let's hope the Mom's Demand Action types don't read this thread. https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/forum/198-good-guy-stops-a-bad-guy/
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    And all the drug and gang related shootings and the innocents shot in a reckless manner, NJ would be a solid blue.
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    If they can get it, let me know. Been looking for that myself. In other news. I was given a bottle of Kentucky Gentleman bourbon for christmas . It came from the MDL PX, so I wasn't expecting much from the plastic bottled spirit, but it exceeded my low expectations. It's not Knob Creek, but it is very good with mixers, and works extremely well in home made BBQ sauce. There is nothing particularly complex about the flavor, it's basic bourbon done well.
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    In the end you can't fault waitstaff for not discriminating against a tyrannical gopher and his whorishly dressed handler.
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    The majority believe those lies because critical thinking has left the building. They only know what they are fed.
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    that's ashame. me personally? if i walked in and saw him already sitting, i'd tell the hostess or someone working there that i cannot frequent their establishment if they're gonna have lawbreakers there. if i were already seated and he came in, i'd leave a note on the table and just leave without saying anything else.
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    Ugh.. How can you stand breathing the same air as him much less eating a meal?
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    Clothing store clerk shoots armed robber in self-defense - TheBlaze
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    "In town it's the law. Out here it's me." John Rambo, holding a Marine Corps bowie to his throat. One of my all-time favorite movie quotes.
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    Police stop = Gov tax collector trying to steal from you so since you're so inclined to help. Why not just have the cop follow you to bank withdraw your limit and hand it to them. LOL. some of you people are a bunch of .... The law says I dont have to answer any of their questions and I can do one of two things. 1) show my ID and that generally ends most stops as if I were a cop. 2) Hide the ID and screw with the just because I can. Hell after work I race the cops going to the highway. My agency knows my car and I have yet to be stopped flying past them @ over 85.
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    Feds finalize rule governing the kind of gun modification used by Oregon District mass shooter (yahoo.com) "...gun owners who use stabilizing braces to turn pistols into rifles..."


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