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[Mr.Fitnah]

“1 down and 534 to go”


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


Arlington Man Loses Gun License Due To Blog About Tucson Shooting CBS Boston – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and Boston's Best


“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.”

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



This guy should be treated as a threat to politicians and their staff .
The comments on the blog are interesting .

 

[goldcatt]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

 

[Ravi]

This guy should be treated as a threat to politicians and their staff .
The comments on the blog are interesting .

Yes, they are...a lot of stupid people out there.

 

[Cuyo]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

I'll admit, I had to look it up.

So, this guy somehow feels the perp is being forced to quarter a soldier? That's just strange... I have to assume he's got his amendments mixed up.

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

I'll admit, I had to look it up.

So, this guy somehow feels the perp is being forced to quarter a soldier? That's just strange... I have to assume he's got his amendments mixed up.

Maybe he feels like the social burdens being heaped on the people from entitlements is an equivalent .

 

[goldcatt]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

I'll admit, I had to look it up.

So, this guy somehow feels the perp is being forced to quarter a soldier? That's just strange... I have to assume he's got his amendments mixed up.

Maybe he feels like the social burdens being heaped on the people from entitlements is an equivalent .

That's a bit of a stretch, especially in this context.

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

Isnt that what people do?

 

[Mad Scientist]

I agree. We need to suspend the 1st and 2nd Amendments immediately. Plus we need to give the President that "Internet Kill Switch" he wanted.

I mean, if we can save just one person it'll all be worth it.

 

[goldcatt]

Isnt that what people do?

You're right. It is the interwebz, after all. What would it be without a good stretch?

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

Come up with the internet commerce clause .

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

So once you're accused you're guilty until proven innocent? What right do they have to step on this man's First and Second Amendment rights without the burden of proof that he's done anything wrong other than publish some words on the Internet? If I were him I'd sue the Arlington PD.

 

[goldcatt]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

So once you're accused you're guilty until proven innocent? What right do they have to step on this man's First and Second Amendment rights without the burden of proof that he's done anything wrong other than publish some words on the Internet? If I were him I'd sue the Arlington PD.

It's certainly within his rights to do so. I'm sure there are some folks out there willing to help with the expense. *shrug*

 

[uscitizen]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

So once you're accused you're guilty until proven innocent? What right do they have to step on this man's First and Second Amendment rights without the burden of proof that he's done anything wrong other than publish some words on the Internet? If I were him I'd sue the Arlington PD.

It's certainly within his rights to do so. I'm sure there are some folks out there willing to help with the expense. *shrug*

Yep your NRA membership dues at work.

 

[Ravi]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

I'll admit, I had to look it up.

So, this guy somehow feels the perp is being forced to quarter a soldier? That's just strange... I have to assume he's got his amendments mixed up.

Maybe he feels like the social burdens being heaped on the people from entitlements is an equivalent .

Like paying for the health care of veterans?

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

I'll admit, I had to look it up.

So, this guy somehow feels the perp is being forced to quarter a soldier? That's just strange... I have to assume he's got his amendments mixed up.

Maybe he feels like the social burdens being heaped on the people from entitlements is an equivalent .

Like paying for the health care of veterans?

I feel an obligation to those that I do not feel with 3rd generation welfare frauds.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Like paying for the health care of veterans?

Veterans health care is an entitlement? I always thought it was a benefit provided to them in exchange for their service to the country just like you get health insurance from your employer as a benefit of employment.

Attempting to compare veterans' health care to welfare recipients getting Medicaid is like comparing a Sherman tank to a water chestnut.

 

[Ravi]

Maybe he feels like the social burdens being heaped on the people from entitlements is an equivalent .

Like paying for the health care of veterans?

I feel an obligation to those that I do not feel with 3rd generation welfare frauds.

Me, too...put it is really the only logical thing you could apply the third amendment to in this conversation.

 

[Nosmo King]

I'll admit, I had to look it up.

So, this guy somehow feels the perp is being forced to quarter a soldier? That's just strange... I have to assume he's got his amendments mixed up.

Maybe he feels like the social burdens being heaped on the people from entitlements is an equivalent .

That's a bit of a stretch, especially in this context.

Not necessarily. I mean, with the internet, talk radio, political punditry so thick you have to brush it away from your eyes, some nuts (usually disenfranchised loners with little potential for intellectual growth) can be molded into real threats. Most of these folks couldn't pass an eighth grade civics pop quiz, and yet they are filled to the brim with extremist speech and suddenly, voilà! they're constitutional scholars! Just look at some of the creeps on this board. They couldn't think their way out of a wet paper bag, and yet they are spouting vitriol because they have been told nothing but vitriol.

It's a long way from entitlement programs to political assassinations. Unless you're willing to omit all the logic and reason it would take to draw the conclusion.

 

[Nosmo King]

I got as far as them discussing his 3rd Amendment rights and gave up. At the second comment. WTF are people smoking?

But temporarily suspending his license pending investigation is the sane thing to do, IMO. We've all heard of copycats. If they find no indication of a credible threat or that he's a danger to himself or others, then he should get it back. But not until it's fully investigated.

So once you're accused you're guilty until proven innocent? What right do they have to step on this man's First and Second Amendment rights without the burden of proof that he's done anything wrong other than publish some words on the Internet? If I were him I'd sue the Arlington PD.

"I'm going to set the church on fire!" Should the police stop me at the gas station as I fill the gallon container, when I go inside to buy the matches, as I pour the gasoline on the church steps, or after I strike the match?

If this Bozo blogs about 1 down 534 to go and he has a small arsenal, isn't it prudent to keep him from buying more guns?

 

[goldcatt]

Maybe he feels like the social burdens being heaped on the people from entitlements is an equivalent .

That's a bit of a stretch, especially in this context.

Not necessarily. I mean, with the internet, talk radio, political punditry so thick you have to brush it away from your eyes, some nuts (usually disenfranchised loners with little potential for intellectual growth) can be molded into real threats. Most of these folks couldn't pass an eighth grade civics pop quiz, and yet they are filled to the brim with extremist speech and suddenly, voilà! they're constitutional scholars! Just look at some of the creeps on this board. They couldn't think their way out of a wet paper bag, and yet they are spouting vitriol because they have been told nothing but vitriol.

It's a long way from entitlement programs to political assassinations. Unless you're willing to omit all the logic and reason it would take to draw the conclusion.

Logic? Reason? Wash your mouth out with soap, young man.