It wasn't a specific threat against anyone. If what he said was against the law they would've charged him.
It wasn't a specific threat against anyone. If what he said was against the law they would've charged him.
Would you have infringed upon the rights of any, if not all, of the LOOONY bastards who have committed mass shootings in the last year or so? Take it case by case. Isn't it the governments fault that these obviously unstable individuals were allowed access to firearms?
You're right. He said he would start killing PEOPLE, you know, like maybe in a mass shooting scenario? Please, do try to keep up.
Yeah, I'm sure that's what he meant.
Maybe he's just an obscurantist. Maybe he's just misunderstood. Maybe he's still trying to finish his thesis on The Meaning Of Meaning.
It doesn't matter what he meant. What matters is what he said. I don't think Yeager has any intention of actually shooting anyone, but he said he would. I think he's full of crap, but I can't blame law enforcement for reacting. I actually think you and I would agree on most thing 2A related but right now you're backing a jackass that is the author of his own misery.
You are misinformed. The key is you have to threaten an individual or group/organization/entity and it has to be determined as a true threat. The Supreme Court has already ruled on this many times. Watts v. United States comes to mind as the most well know case in this area. The Supreme court ruled that mere political hyperbole must be distinguished from true threats. What Yeager said was just that political hyperbole. Also local law enforcement was not involved here. It was the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security that suspended his CCW.
I just found this regarding poor Mr Yeager: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.c...ceo-lists-false-firearms-training-credentials
To expect the authorities to not act on something like this is simply foolish.
So basically, his rant was meant to be nuanced? It was all subtle and what not.
He was actually making a coy statement meant to engender thought and shi+.
