Little-Acorn
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An interesting case.
Some months ago, a guy was arrested by a sheriff's deputy in Florida for carrying a concealed gun without a permit. When the Sheriff found out, he went down to the jail and released the guy, saying that the 2nd amendment made it illegal to arrest anybody just for not having the right piece of paper.
The Sheriff maintained that simply owning and carrying a gun could not possibly be a crime, if you haven't actually done anything illegal with it. Basically the Sheriff nullified Florida's so-called gun-control laws, stating that they were superseded by the 2nd amendment.
That Sheriff was subsequently arrested for official misconduct, and for a more minor charge of destroying jail records.
His trial was this week, and a jury found him Not Guilty of all charges, almost immediately. The verdict came out today.
It's interesting because the jury decided the Sheriff was correct to nullify Florida's so-called "gun control" laws. They found that the 2nd amendment actually DID supersede state and county laws. They also found him Not Guilty of destroying jail records, a more minor charge.
This case has jurisdiction only in that immediate area, and will not affect the entire country. That could only happen if it is brought all the way up to the Supreme Court. Count on the gun-rights-haters to bury it as deeply as possible, and never let it see the light of day after today.
Can you imagine the impact if all Sheriffs (often the highest law-enforcement office in any state) decided that the 2nd amendment actually means what it says, and refused to enforce charges of "carrying without a proper permit" etc. Then the Feds would have to sue individual sheriffs for every case, and prove that local laws supersede Constitutional amendments!
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UPDATE: Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch found not guilty; immediately reinstated into office - Tallahassee News | ABC 27 WTXL: Local News
Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch found not guilty; immediately reinstated into office
Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:26 pm | Updated: 3:46 pm, Thu Oct 31, 2013.
BRISTOL, Fla. (AP) Former Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch has been immediately reinstated into office by Governor Rick Scott.
The announcement was made Thursday afternoon, just hours after an eight-person found Finch not guilty of charges of official misconduct and falsifying public records.
The eight-person jury handed down the non guilty verdict shortly after noon on Thursday, October 31.
Finch was arrested in June of this year by agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and later suspended by Governor Rick Scott.
The charges filed against Finch stemmed from the arrest earlier in the year of Floyd Eugene Parrish. He was arrested by a deputy for carrying a concealed weapon. Finch reportedly released Parrish from jail. Prosecutors say they believe Finch then destroyed jail documents pertaining to Parrish's arrest.
Finch has all along maintained that he had done nothing wrong and releasing Parrish only in an act to protect a citizen's second amendment rights.
Some months ago, a guy was arrested by a sheriff's deputy in Florida for carrying a concealed gun without a permit. When the Sheriff found out, he went down to the jail and released the guy, saying that the 2nd amendment made it illegal to arrest anybody just for not having the right piece of paper.
The Sheriff maintained that simply owning and carrying a gun could not possibly be a crime, if you haven't actually done anything illegal with it. Basically the Sheriff nullified Florida's so-called gun-control laws, stating that they were superseded by the 2nd amendment.
That Sheriff was subsequently arrested for official misconduct, and for a more minor charge of destroying jail records.
His trial was this week, and a jury found him Not Guilty of all charges, almost immediately. The verdict came out today.
It's interesting because the jury decided the Sheriff was correct to nullify Florida's so-called "gun control" laws. They found that the 2nd amendment actually DID supersede state and county laws. They also found him Not Guilty of destroying jail records, a more minor charge.
This case has jurisdiction only in that immediate area, and will not affect the entire country. That could only happen if it is brought all the way up to the Supreme Court. Count on the gun-rights-haters to bury it as deeply as possible, and never let it see the light of day after today.
Can you imagine the impact if all Sheriffs (often the highest law-enforcement office in any state) decided that the 2nd amendment actually means what it says, and refused to enforce charges of "carrying without a proper permit" etc. Then the Feds would have to sue individual sheriffs for every case, and prove that local laws supersede Constitutional amendments!
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UPDATE: Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch found not guilty; immediately reinstated into office - Tallahassee News | ABC 27 WTXL: Local News
Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch found not guilty; immediately reinstated into office
Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:26 pm | Updated: 3:46 pm, Thu Oct 31, 2013.
BRISTOL, Fla. (AP) Former Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch has been immediately reinstated into office by Governor Rick Scott.
The announcement was made Thursday afternoon, just hours after an eight-person found Finch not guilty of charges of official misconduct and falsifying public records.
The eight-person jury handed down the non guilty verdict shortly after noon on Thursday, October 31.
Finch was arrested in June of this year by agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and later suspended by Governor Rick Scott.
The charges filed against Finch stemmed from the arrest earlier in the year of Floyd Eugene Parrish. He was arrested by a deputy for carrying a concealed weapon. Finch reportedly released Parrish from jail. Prosecutors say they believe Finch then destroyed jail documents pertaining to Parrish's arrest.
Finch has all along maintained that he had done nothing wrong and releasing Parrish only in an act to protect a citizen's second amendment rights.
