Brian Aitken, steamrolled into jail on a flimsy technicality, was released today as a result of an order of commutation signed yesterday by Governor Chris Christie - Link

Christie makes my head swim. He seems to go from strength to strength showing resilience, forthrightness, toughness, intelligence, capability and courage. He keeps this up and by the time the 2012 election rolls around Obama's liable to decide not to run because, let's be honest, what would be the point?

Good for Christie, this was nothing more than the leftists railroading the right.
They got caught and this puts another win in our column against the anti gun freaks.

And he removed the judge as well...

Quote from: Cryptic Bert on December 21, 2010, 12:05:51 PM
And he removed the judge as well...

OOOH! Judges are worth 10 points alone. 8) ;D

If the firearms were legal, he was innocent, so why didn't he get a pardon?

Guy should never have been arrested in the first place.


Billy

Quote from: Shooterman on December 21, 2010, 12:50:07 PM
If the firearms were legal, he was innocent, so why didn't he get a pardon?

If I remember correctly, he did break NJ law, he had illegal clips, or some Bull Shit like that.
You know, clips that are legal where he was headed.

Quote from: Solar on December 21, 2010, 03:45:33 PM
If I remember correctly, he did break NJ law, he had illegal clips, or some Bull Shit like that.
You know, clips that are legal where he was headed.

The weapon was in the trunk of his car, there is a FEDERAL law that says you can transport a weapon thus. It has to be secured, unloaded, I beleive that was the case here if i remember correctly.
Billy

Quote from: BILLY-bONNEY on December 21, 2010, 03:50:41 PM


The weapon was in the trunk of his car, there is a FEDERAL law that says you can transport a weapon thus. It has to be secured, unloaded, I beleive that was the case here if i remember correctly.
Billy

QuoteNope, He also was charged with having "large capacity" magazines and hollow-point bullets, which one state gun-control advocate found troubling.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20101130_Family__New_Jersey_man_serving_7_years_for_guns_he_owned_legally.html

First of all, if I was Aitken, I'd be sorely pissed at my mother. Even "trained social workers" should know better than that. People sometimes say melodramatic things they don't really mean. If I called the police every time that happened around my house, I might as well just invite an officer to room with us. If she was my mom, I wouldn't even be talking to her right now, or probably for the next few years. You don't call the damn cops 'til there's blood on the floor, Mom!

The operative law in this case is NJ state law. It's stupid, pointless law, but quite legal and enforceable in NJ, and it's probably why Christie opted for commuting the sentence, rather than a pardon. Aitken broke the law, and the evidence that he didn't know about it is... well, there isn't any such evidence. In fact, there is ample evidence that he DID research NJ law before his move from Colorado in 2008. His arrest and conviction was for possession of high-capacity magazines and hollow-point ammunition, two proscribed items in NJ for which there is no "moving" exemption. In that state, you can't legally possess those things whether you're moving or not. Again, it's stupid, pointless law, but it is the law.

As far as I'm concerned, from my reading of the plain language of the Constitution and the works of the Founding Fathers, EVERY federal gun law should be overturned tomorrow. If the individual states wish to regulate gun ownership, and they certainly all seem to, so be it. But the federal government has NO business in THIS business. That is the clear and documented purpose of the Second Amendment, backed up by the Ninth and Tenth Amendments. The police powers of government belong to the states, period.

If NJ wants to pass oppressive gun laws, so be it. Those in NJ can deal with it, and those who think it sucks can move to places like Colorado or Montana or Wyoming or Texas or New Mexico or Alaska or New Hampshire or Tennessee where they aren't so liberally shat upon by state lawmakers. The idea of federal "preemption" laws is seductive, but it's meant to be, I think. Inviting the federal behemoth to the party is the worst possible mistake, no matter what the NRA says.

Absolutely right Tbone, the bill of Rights explicitly states the the right to own weapons shall not be infringed upon, and a fed reg, is just that, an infringement.

Quote from: BILLY-bONNEY on December 21, 2010, 03:38:41 PM
Guy should never have been arrested in the first place.


Billy
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    I agree, sounds like the chief bent over by  political persuasion to me...someone ordered that arrest

In view of tbone's explanation of New Jersey law it's obvious the cops and the prosecutors had little discretion. The judge may have had more discretion but even that isn't clear.

As much as it pains me to write it, this travesty of justice is perfectly defensible within the context of the bad law that applies in New Jersey.

I think the issue here was his blocking of evidence by the defendants attorney.
I read it when I first posted this story, he wouldn't allow the jury to hear something crucial to the case, which is, I think what exonerated him later.