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Warriorbird
01-21-2011, 12:24 AM
Long. Wacky. Republican.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/01/18/arlington-man-loses-gun-license-due-to-blog-about-tucson-shooting/


ARLINGTON (CBS) – A blog threatening members of Congress in the wake of the Tucson, Arizona shooting has prompted Arlington police to temporarily suspend the firearms license of an Arlington man.

It was the headline “1 down and 534 to go” that caught the attention. “One” refers to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in the rampage, while 534 refers to the other members of the U.S. House and Senate. Police are investigating the “suitability” of 39-year-old Travis Corcoran to have a firearms license “We certainly take this as a credible threat, and credible until we prove otherwise,” said Arlington police Captain Robert Bongiorno.

In his blog Corcoran writes, “It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot indiscriminately. Target only politicians and their staff and leave regular citizens alone.”

Police visited Corcoran’s home and found a “large amount” of weapons and ammunition. Sources told WBZ-TV that 11 guns were removed.

From twitter:

@nanse "reported" ? You so-called liberals make me laugh - you're all for free speech until someone disagrees, then it's "report him!"

@LiberalJaxx Not all killing is murder. US troops have killed many under Obama's presidency. Is he a murderer? Or is it legitimate in war?
7:41 PM Jan 8th via web in reply to LiberalJaxx

@LauraLeslie I don't advocate assassination. I merely defend it as potentially morally legitimate.
I argue that by many standards, including Just War theory, assassination is sometimes a legitimate tool.
As per the Declaration of Indep, when a gov becomes destructive those ends, it may be abolished or
reformed. ...and, presumably, the courts and legislature of that destructive gov would not necessarilly
agree that the gov was destructive. We further both agree that human life has inherit worth, yes? So,
if a gov is to be abolished or reformed, the best tool for the job is the one that spares the most human
lives? Better to assasinate Hitler than firebomb Dresden, yes? I assert that the US federal gov has
grown unconstitutionally large, and the legislature exceeds the powers delegated to it by the people in
Article I Section 8. ROUTINELY. Thus, the gov has grown destructive to the very ends that it was
established to create. Thus, it is legitimate to attempt to abolish or reform it. ...and the most moral
approach is that which spares the maximum number of lives. Thus, assasination is a legitimate tool

Androidpk
01-21-2011, 12:33 AM
1st amendment? What's that?

Warriorbird
01-21-2011, 12:37 AM
So you see advocating assassination as part of one's 1st Amendment rights?

Androidpk
01-21-2011, 12:41 AM
So you see advocating assassination as part of one's 1st Amendment rights?


@LauraLeslie I don't advocate assassination.

I see someone advocating speaking out against the government and having his constitutional rights violated.

Warriorbird
01-21-2011, 12:44 AM
I'm not sure '1 down and 534 to go' and the additional 'It is absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to shoot indiscriminately. Target only politicians and their staff and leave regular citizens alone' are not advocating assassination.

It's kind of like saying "bless his little heart" before you say something insulting in the South or "no offense" after you insult somebody except this is after you suggest shooting members of the government.

Gan
01-21-2011, 08:10 AM
What a nutjob.

Warriorbird
01-21-2011, 10:56 AM
What a nutjob.

Pretty much. I pretty much shrug off all the "Palin used crosshairs!" nonsense but I think this is the kind of stuff that goes too far, no matter who it's directed towards.

Ryvicke
01-21-2011, 11:04 AM
1st amendment? What's that?

This was a joke right?

Latrinsorm
01-21-2011, 11:20 AM
I Could Not Take This Thread Seriously without Proper Capitalization in the Title. Sorry.

Warriorbird
01-21-2011, 11:21 AM
I should throw in some leet speak too. Seriously though, people like this wacko bother me.

Androidpk
01-21-2011, 11:30 AM
This was a joke right?

This was sarcasm right?

Suppa Hobbit Mage
01-21-2011, 12:42 PM
I believe in the 1st amendment as well as the 2nd amendment, and I believe officials were doing their job when they took his weapons. We have rights to free speach, and too bear arms, yes. But we also have responsibility to exercise those rights with common sense. This person had none.

I would imagine he needs to be checked for stability and his background. If he checks out, he gets his weapons back and should walk away from it as a lesson learned.

However, I'm sure he'll sue.