Another responsible NRA member

“Duck heck, hit the dirt and don't let your buttons get in the way!”

“I'll say it.

What an idiot.”

“I'll second that.

A pair of idiots, actually.”

“They're running for Congress, right?



That's the first qualification!”

“Charleton Heston may have Alzheimer's.. just got a breaking news e-mail from CNN.”

“That was the link above.”

“Darn! I hate when I come in second place.”

“No hard feelings, eh Artex :)”

“You folks are media meat!
(yeah, I just coined a new term)

Barr, Heston, Chambliss, et al, are some of the most diligent proponents of our Constitutional rights.

Stand up, ya yellow-bellied coyotes!

God Bless America!”

“I shot me a bear.
I shot me a turkey.
I shot me a deer.
I shot me a quail.
I shot me a rhinoscersauce.
I shot me a refrigerator.
I shot me my foot!”

“Gojo, you damn dirty ape!”

“I shot me a lion.
I shot me a tiger.
I shot me a ape.
I shot me a 'coon.
I shot me a 'coon dog.
I shot me, ...”

“gojo-- The G-Man will be there too. I'd go if I were in GA. Hate to hear about C.H. having health issues. He is a good guy, not just because of his 2nd amendment stance. Rosey likely doesn't know that he was an activist for human rights in the 60's and marched with MLK Jr.”

“My how things change in 40 years, eh?”

“He still proud of it. I don't see how the two things are mutually exclusive (that means can't go together). Right is right. Consistently constitutional.”

“ATF agent threatened us, teens tell police
By TOM SUK
Register Staff Writer
09/18/2002
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Indianola, Ia. - The head of the Iowa office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is being investigated on allegations that he drunkenly threatened a group of nine teenage pranksters Monday night with a loaded gun.

Jon Carl Petersen, 41, of Indianola was taken to the Warren County Jail on a charge of public intoxication, a misdemeanor. He was released without bond Tuesday morning on his promise to appear in court and was at work later in the day.

A woman who answered the phone at the Des Moines ATF office declined to forward a reporter's call to Petersen. She referred questions to his supervisor in Kansas City, Mo. The supervisor, Paul Vido, said Petersen will be allowed to carry a weapon while local and federal authorities investigate the altercation.

"These are allegations," he said. "No charges have been filed regarding a weapons violation."

A woman who answered the door at Petersen's home Tuesday night said he would not be available for comment.

Indianola police Chief Steve Bonnett said the incident began when a group of nine teenagers drove past Petersen's house, throwing toilet paper onto trees and homes in the neighborhood as part of a homecoming week prank. Petersen was sitting outside and saw the youths. He got into his Jeep and, after three blocks, caught up with the teens, police said.

About a block away, the teenagers heard squealing tires, Lucas Viers, a 15-year-old who was in a pickup truck, said Tuesday. A vehicle with red lights and sirens pulled up behind them.

"We were laughing about it because we were thinking he was blowing it all out of proportion until he whipped out that gun. He pulled that gun out of nowhere, and we were pretty scared," Viers said.

"At one point, he actually touched the gun to my friend Ryan's back," Viers said. "I was sitting in the back of the truck near the tailgate, and when he wasn't pointing the gun at the driver and passenger in front, he was aiming it at us. I think if he fired, he would have hit one of the three of us sitting in the back by the tailgate."

Viers' father, Alan, said: "I was really upset about it, but the cops are handling it, and I think they will handle it right. He had no business doing it. I would think he would have had better sense than that."

Reports showed that police received several calls about a man threatening a group of teenagers with a gun near Emerson Elementary School about 10:40 p.m. One of the callers reported "that a male subject was pointing a gun at another subject's head," according to police reports.

When Officer Kurt Kness arrived, he saw Petersen standing next to a dark-blue Jeep behind a pickup truck with a group of juveniles standing in the street and along the side of the road. Several yelled that the man had a gun, Kness said.

Kness said he approached Petersen - who wore a white T-shirt, jean shorts and white socks but no shoes - and the agent leaned back inside the driver's-side window of the Jeep. Kness said he ordered Petersen to move away from the vehicle, which he did. The officer handcuffed Petersen and later found the loaded revolver on the driver's seat of the Jeep.

The vehicle is government-owned and equipped with a siren and red emergency lights, police said.

About a dozen officers, nearly the entire contingent of the Indianola Police Department and Warren County Sheriff's Department on duty Monday night, went to the scene.

According to the police report, Ryan Kalitzki, 16, of Indianola was the driver of the pickup. Kalitzki told police that Petersen turned on his Jeep's emergency lights to stop the truck. Petersen then ordered Kalitzki and a friend out of the truck at gunpoint and aimed the gun at the seven teens in the back of the truck, the police report said.

"Mr. Petersen acknowledged that he had stopped the vehicle and that he was armed with the handgun," Kness wrote in his report. "While talking to Mr. Petersen, it became clear that he was intoxicated. His eyes were watery, and his speech was confused and rambling."

Kness said Petersen acknowledged he had been drinking wine. Field sobriety tests showed he had a blood alcohol content of .22, more than twice the legal limit for driving. Police said Petersen refused to take a Breathalyzer test at the jail.

The revolver confiscated from Petersen's Jeep remained in police custody. Bonnett said Indianola police will turn the results of their investigation over to Warren County Attorney Kevin Parker. Parker said he would not comment on whether more charges will be filed until he receives a full report from police. The investigation may take several days, authorities said.

Vido, assistant special agent in charge of the Kansas City Field Division, is responsible for ATF operations in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. The agency enforces the nation's tax, weapons and firearms laws and investigates arson and explosives cases.

The bureau wants "a thorough review of the allegations," Vido said, and will refer the matter to the agency's Internal Affairs Investigation Unit. "We take these allegations very seriously," he said.”

“So, are they going to charge those nine teenagers with vandalism? Stupid meatheads!!!”

“Overheard in a court of law:

"Not only do I resent the allegation, I resent the alligator."”

“Lesson is:

Ban Guns!



For ATF agents




(I was sure someone from "second amendment activists" was going to post something like that. But since y'all aren't keeping up your end of the gun-controll argument, I figgered I'd have to do your work for you).”

“Man pleads guilty in deer's death
By Jon Ostendorff, Staff Writer Citizen-Times
July 3, 2003 10:58 p.m.

Animal famous for living with cows

ASHEVILLE - A Haywood County man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge in the shooting death of a well-known Waynesville deer that had been adopted by a herd of cattle.

Gary Gene Gladden is facing up to 10 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon.

Police say Gladden, 40, a convicted murderer, parked his truck near a pasture in the Hyatt Creek area of Waynesville on Jan. 9, 2002. He aimed a rifle and fired several shots at a deer in the pasture.

Workers at a nearby car dealership heard the shots, rushed to the pasture and found the deer dead. As they carried the deer to the road, officers from the Waynesville Police Department arrived and witnessed a shocking scene.

"Two men went into the cows and picked up a deer that was lying in the middle of the cows and were carrying it to the bank where we were standing," wrote Officer Kimberly Monroe in a report. "During which, all the cows followed the two men carrying the deer."

Gladden was arrested at his Brown Avenue home. He told police he shot the deer because he wanted to "fix it for dinner."

On Thursday, Gladden walked into the Federal Courthouse in Asheville and told prosecutors he was guilty. His trial was scheduled for next week.

"I had done all the work for the case," said Don Gast, an assistant U.S. Attorney. "It was a good case, but I guess it's better to avoid the uncertainty of trial."

The deer, and her cow family, attracted Haywood County residents and tourists alike to the pasture. People would often park their cars along the road to watch and marvel at the sight of the deer living with cows.

John Swift, Waynesville's town planner and owner of the pasture, said a federal agent told him about Gladden's plea.

"I still miss my deer," he said. "I almost tear up when I think about it. But I hold no animosity or hard feelings. I wish (Gladden) would better himself and help his family."

Gladden's 1990 second-degree murder conviction in Alexander County allowed authorities to file the federal charge. His sentencing hearing could be held in four to six months.

Gladden was convicted last year of unlawfully shooting a firearm in the city limits, hunting a deer from a public right-of-way and taking deer during closed season. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, $279 restitution for the deer plus fines and court costs.”

“So FiDdLbOy, where in the story does it say he's a NRA member?”

“Read it again.”

“I repeat the question. It say's he's a convicted murderer, not a NRA member.”

“Bigot n. One who is strongly partial to ones own group...and is intolerant of those who differ.
~American College Dictionary 3rd edition 1993 pp136.

The NRA was founded to improve the quality of US marksmanship with rifles.
The current position of the NRA is to support the right of honest citizens to keep firearms, in conjunction with that the NRA is absolutely against felons, and particularly the practise of plea bargaining. The NRA does not support criminals, the NRA position is that more gun laws are not the answer, try enforcing the laws already on the books instead of making paperwork criminals of responsible people who choose to own firearms for legitimate purposes.

Your false accusation of the NRA whenever a criminal commits a crime with a firearm fits the above definition of a bigot.
You are slandering me and every other member with this type of post.”

“I repeat the question. It say's he's a convicted murderer, not a NRA member.

It's in the invisible text that only rabid liberals can read. That's why you're not able to see it.

:)

”

“For someone who claims to be an editor, you don't read so good.”

“For someone who claims to be an editor, you don't read so good.”

“I cant find anything about NRA either. and of course I am a highly intelligent species. Im female you know. However the deer deserved it! it asked for it somehow you know it did. lol. ok im biased because I paid 800 bucks two years ago from damage to my car. Deer hunting season should always be open! stupid animal ran into me ...i didnt run into it.”

“I think deeddawg must be right!”

“For someone who claims to be an editor, you don't read so good.

C'mon vIoLiN, help out those of us who can't read the invisible words. Where in the text does it make any reference to the NRA?”

“My Bad!

It was in this story:



Haywood man faces charges in death of deer
By Jon Ostendorff, Staff Writer Citizen-Times
Jan. 11, 2002 10:22 p.m.

WAYNESVILLE - For more than a year, Haywood County residents and tourists have been lining up along a road in the Hyatt Creek area to watch and marvel at the sight of a deer living peacefully amid a herd of cows.

The famous deer died Wednesday after being shot by a Waynesville man who told police he wanted to "fix it for dinner."

Gary Gene Gladden, 40, of 1380 Brown Ave., is charged with firing a gun in the city limits and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was released from the Haywood County jail on a $5,000 bond.

Police say Gladden parked his truck near the pasture and shot the deer.

"It really upset me," said Frank Litrico, a car salesmen at nearby Anderson Auto Center who witnessed the shooting. "I was outside looking at a car and I heard a gunshot and automatically I was like, `Oh no, not the deer.'"

Litrico said he ran into the pasture and heard at least two more shots. He found the deer dead beside a small creek. The deer's adopted family was stunned, Litrico said.

"I raise cows myself, and I have never seen them act like that," he said. "They were surrounding the deer. They were hollering and sniffing. They were upset."

By the time Litrico and a friend started moving the deer from the creek, Waynesville Police Department officers had arrived.

Officer Kimberly Monroe described the scene in her report.

"Two men went into the cows and picked up a deer that was lying in the middle of the cows and were carrying it to the bank where we were standing," Monroe said. "During which, all the cows followed the two men carrying the deer."

District Attorney Charles Hipps said his office has had several calls from residents concerned about the deer's death. He said his office is investigating how Gladden's 1990 second-degree murder conviction in Alexander County will factor into the case.

John Swift, Waynesville's town planner who owns part of the cow pasture, said he ran out of his house after hearing the gunshots and told Gladden to stop firing. Swift said Gladden told him he was practicing with the rifle.

"That was his response," Swift said. "It was just for target practice."

A worker at the car dealership got Gladden's license plate number and police arrested him at his home.”

“why would one story bring it up and not the other....OH yeah!! the media is owned in about six different opinionated corporations.”

“Just like your left foot!”

“LOL”

“or is it your eyesight ??

Haywood maN faces chaRges in deAth of deer.

Selective reading and your personal code can read almost anything if you try.

Then again why beat this tired horse. Try the breaking news of the NJ kids planning a killing spree with the firearms owned by the father of one.”

“Violin is so stupid if he spoke his mind he'd be speechless.”

“My Bad!

It was in this story:


Umm... Still not seeing any mention of the NRA... Would you be so kind as to point out just where in the text it makes mention of such?”

“1) Gee I guess I ain't that good at reading between the lines either.

2) I suppose those cows are all going to live long happy peaceful lives?”

“No pedxing, some son of a b*tch is going to slit their throats. Good thing the deer went quick and painless.”

“Well, at least until the next redneck gets hungry...lol...”

“I use to live in spokane washington. the locals have little fleets of trucks that would use scanners to go retrieve roadkill deer before authorities got there. They came to try to get mine but mine didnt die it bounced off my car and ran like mad.”

“I'll give up my backyard pool when you drag my child's lifeless body from it's depths.”

“Cars don't kill people.


Irresponsible teenagers behind the wheel do.”

“I dont know how to post it . but i love this one poster with a peace sign and it says "piece" under it with a gun in the middle. lol”

“Any crime committed with a gun is that act of a conservative. Don’t you know that by now. It has to be true because liberals say so and they would never speak less than the truth. I just love all the information I get about Bush on this site. With out them I would probably still believe Bush was doing what he thought was best for America. Now I know that he is really seek revenge, trying to make his friends richer, destroy the environment and take food from the poor. I know this from the reliable information the good liberals post on this site like the post that stated this thread. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

“And GW made his way to the middle of the swimming pool.... ;op”

“Wow! I even smoked out mtn gal – and got a sarcastic rant too!”