The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
Brian Aitken, the man that New Jersey authorities arrested & convicted for legally owning guns while moving, is writing a book, and he need people to pre-order to fund the many costs associated with it. Oh, and the profits will go to funding a Supreme Court appeal. Why is he going the route of writing … Continue reading “Buy Brian Aitken’s Book”
Eugene Volokh mentions the case. Aitken’s convictions for unlicensed transport, and high capacity magazines were reversed. His conviction for having hollow point ammunition was allowed to stand. There’s one crime Brian Aitken is guilty of, and that’s believing when he moved to New Jersey he was still living in America. On the charge of transportation … Continue reading “2 out of 3 of Brian Aitken Convictions Squashed”
I’ve been meaning to listen to this for a couple of days, but just got around to putting it on as background to working on random projects. Brian Aitken did an interview with Sam Adams Alliance to talk about his arrest, and this portion gives the basic story with a focus on why he turned … Continue reading “Brian Aitken Interview”
He’s home. Best of luck to you Brian, and I hope you enjoy your holidays back home with your family where you belong. It’s worth noting that ANJRPC is asking people to call Governor Christie and thank him. I agree this is very important. We need to be good at the positive as well as … Continue reading “A Message from Brian Aitken”
This one is very sympathetic. At this point, it’s pretty clear that Governor Christie has the cover necessary to do the right thing. Governors hate this kind of thing, no matter what the issue. You don’t want to pardon a guy then have some 14 year old girl come out two weeks later and say … Continue reading “Another Daily News Piece on Brian Aitken”
There’s been a lot of news in the Brian Aitken case lately. First there was a rally planned, then there wasn’t a rally planned. Then people started speculating what was up. I’ve been trying to get information on what’s going on. People are being very tight lipped, but there are many people working to get … Continue reading “Governor Christie on Brian Aitken”
I’ve never seen the Philadelphia media cover a railroaded gun owner so favorably. Fortunately, the Judge who railroaded Aitken was dismissed by the Christie Administration, but the right thing for Christie to do here is to pardon him. I’m relatively appalled the jury, who clearly wanted to find this guy innocent, didn’t just do so, … Continue reading “Surprising Daily News Coverage of Brian Aitken”
This is pretty standard for how the State of New Jersey treats gun owners. There’s clubs over in New Jersey that run a lot of good matches, but I won’t go to any of them because of this. I’ve asked people who are lawyers what they thought of a PA resident attending matches in New … Continue reading “How Brian Aitkens Got Railroaded”
Bryan Miller, who never met a gun owner he didn’t hate, has this to say about Brian Aitken’s clemency: Bryan Miller, project director for the anti-gun violence group Ceasefire NJ, said only a “tiny majority” of people actually want to loosen the state’s gun laws. He hopes others don’t see the governor’s decision on Aitken … Continue reading “Bryan Miller on Aitken’s Pardon”
The Daily Caller is noting the growing pressure on Governor Christie to pardon Brian Aitken. UPDATE: More from Fox News.