Recent content by lysander

Treo...I don't think anything written by the OP indicates that the cop was p*ssed off. There is a big difference between having a legal claim...and having a legal claim that you can recover against. I can't tell you what the standard for recovery would be in a case like the one listed by the...

Not hardly. Officer safety and sovereign immunity are pretty big hurdles to clear, even in a civil rights lawsuit.

I concur with those who have already mentioned that the real trick to these mock trial problems is ignoring "red herring" facts when you are prepping your case. The cost of the repair likely has nothing to do with the overall disposition of the legal issues you are facing. The "safety catch" is...

I am a recent law graduate...and a departing member of my school's Trial Team. As part of my Trial Ad coursework, I was counsel for the defendant in a mock trial that turned on self defense/homicide. The use of a gun by the defendant was a big part of the case. Led to a conviction in most...

Most of the membership here at THR would classify me as a "liberal." I suppose that I am. I have never had an issue with private citizens owning arms. Nor have I ever struggled with owning them. Firearms are tools. No more, no less. Owning a saw, a square, a hammer and a bag of nails doesn't...

Also....Rolling Meadows is a bit far south...and a touch poorly located to live over the border in Wisconsin.

Well.... 1) Your CCW is going to be off the table statewide. 2) Illinois does not register guns on the state level (to my knowledge). You are required to keep records of private sales. 3) To legally own firearms in Illinois you will have to apply for a FOID card. The process isn't all...

You mean to tell me that Chicago cops are bucking against a Fibbie outsider who has been brought in to "clean up the department."? This is... This is... Well it is shocking I tell you. Simply shocking. ....now if only the suburban cops could do something about Drew Peterson's "sawed...

BUY IT!! Unless it has really, really been beat to hell (which is hard to do) it is worth the $$ they are asking.

Absolutely! But you won't get that in a film about guns.

I would contend that nearly every action movie ever made is "anti-gun", in the sense that the films rarely, if ever, give nods to the notion of the human right to self defense (or even attempt to discuss it for that matter). Think about it, in most Hollywood films "the gun" is an instrument of...

OK everyone....take a deep breath and relax. :rolleyes: I fully comprehend the import of the Second Amendment. I understand how it got written. I understand the philosophy behind it. I understand how it has been construed by courts and policy makers alike. I understand what shall not be...

I thought the question I asked was bolded out in the first post. ;) Orange_Magnum: I agree with you. Throughout history, civilian disarmament is/was/has always been about control. It doesn't matter if we are talking about Feudal Japan, Feudal Europe, Medieval Scotland, Turkey at the turn of...

Perhaps you are right...or perhaps 4th gen/assymetric warfare can make a $50 million dollar stealth fighter useless and thus worthless. Again...I'm not talking about equipping soldiers for conventional wars with other armies. I am talking about civilian firearms ownership. If you think that...

OK...but what is a "gun" ?? ...and what is "possession"??