WH petition calling for NBC's David Gregory to be charged with FELONY over 30 rd. mag

[midnight rambler]

Possession of hi-cap mag in the District of Corruption is a felony.

Spread this far and wide.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/press-charges-against-david-gregory-possession-30-round-high-capacity-assault-rifle-magazine/gMNRPpPl

[Horn]

http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2012/12/David-Gregory-with-magazine-665x385.jpg

NBC Anchor David Gregory May Have Violated DC Gun Law On ‘Meet The Press’ [Video]
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/452858/nbc-anchor-david-gregory-may-have-violated-dc-gun-law-on-meet-the-press-video/#hABKYeQbwvZ7z97p.99

[mick silver]

two sets of laws ... one for them . one for us , nothing going to happen to him

[Libertytree]

Now this is funny as hell! Wouldn't it be funny if Gregory actually wound up helping overturn the DC law.

Twitter user and lawyer Aaron Walker has graciously offered to defend NBC’s David Gregory, who is now under investigation (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/12/25/D-C-Police-Investigating-NBC-s-Gregory-For-Violations-of-Gun-Banning-Laws) by Washington DC police for brandishing a high-capacity magazine on Meet the Press yesterday.

Walker (whose Twitter handle is @AaronWorthing) says that Gregory’s lawyer should argue that the DC assault weapon ban violates the Second Amendment of the US Constitution:



This is your chance, @davidgregory (https://twitter.com/davidgregory)! You can help get DC's assault weapon ban declared unconstitutional! breitbart.com/Big-Journalism… (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/12/25/D-C-Police-Investigating-NBC-s-Gregory-For-Violations-of-Gun-Banning-Laws)—
Aaron Worthing (@AaronWorthing) December 25, 2012 (http://twitter.com/#%21/AaronWorthing/status/283623415447965696)

So, @davidgregory (https://twitter.com/davidgregory), do you think DC's ban on assault weapons works? Cause it didn't stop you breitbart.com/Big-Journalism… (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/12/25/D-C-Police-Investigating-NBC-s-Gregory-For-Violations-of-Gun-Banning-Laws) #NoWayNRA (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23NoWayNRA) #GUNCONTROLNOW (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23GUNCONTROLNOW)—
Aaron Worthing (@AaronWorthing) December 25, 2012 (http://twitter.com/#%21/AaronWorthing/status/283624213527535616)

http://twitchy.com/2012/12/25/twitter-user-offers-to-defend-nbcs-david-gregory-on-2nd-amendment-grounds/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter

[AndreaGail]

They'll use the bold as an excuse

Washington D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has confirmed that the department is looking into allegations that NBC's David Gregory violated D.C.'s gun banning laws during a recent taping of Meet the Press.

In a discussion about gun control, host David Gregory brandished a 30-round magazine purportedly for an AR-15 or similar "assault rifle." The discussion took place on December 23, during the broadcast of NBC's Sunday morning political talk show.

Washington D.C.’s gun laws, however, state that even possessing such a device is a violation. Meet the Press is filmed at NBC's D.C. studios.

The law in question is titled: DC High Capacity Ammunition Magazines – D.C. Official Code 7-2506.01, and reads (my bold):


(b) No person in the District shall possess, sell, or transfer any large capacity ammunition feeding device regardless of whether the device is attached to a firearm. For the purposes of this subsection, the term large capacity ammunition feeding device means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The term large capacity ammunition feeding device shall not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.

Breitbart contacted the office of the police chief and asked if there were any plans to look into this apparent violation of the District's gun laws. In response, Chief Lanier replied, "Yes, we are investigating the incident to determine if the magazine was in fact real."

We will continue to watch this developing story.


http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/12/25/D-C-Police-Investigating-NBC-s-Gregory-For-Violations-of-Gun-Banning-Laws#disqus_thread

[Libertytree]

Cops told NBC not to use gun clip

NBC was told by the Washington police that it was “not permissible” to show a high-capacity gun magazine on air before Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” according to a statement Wednesday from the cops.

“NBC contacted [the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department] inquiring if they could utilize a high capacity magazine for their segment,” Gwendolyn Crump, a police spokeswoman, said in an email. “NBC was informed that possession of a high capacity magazine is not permissible and their request was denied. This matter is currently being investigated.”

That statement comes a day after the police department told POLITICO that an investigation is underway to determine whether any city laws were violated on a Sunday segment of “Meet the Press.” During the show, host David Gregory displayed what appeared to be a 30-round gun magazine while interviewing Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association.

“There are D.C. code violations, D.C. code restrictions on guns, ammunition,” police officer and spokesman Araz Alali told POLITICO Tuesday. “We are investigating this matter.”

NBC declined to comment.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2012/1...#ixzz2GBpGXg6J (http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/cops-nbc-told-dont-use-gun-clip-85497.html#ixzz2GBpGXg6J)

[gunDriller]

if anybody's going to be packing 30 round magazines in DC, it's DHS !


the US gov. doesn't like competition.

[Shami-Amourae]

He's part of the ruling class. Nothing will happen. David Gregory sends his kids to the same school Obama sends his. The same school that is defended by 12 armed guards.

Do as We say, not as We do.

[Twisted Titan]

So they contacted the cops and the cops told them not to do it. ......

So the lovers of Common Sense Gun laws broke Common sense Gun Laws ON PURPOSE


Just wanted to make sure i got that straight

[Libertytree]

So they contacted the cops and the cops told them not to do it. ......

So the lovers of Common Sense Gun laws broke Common sense Gun Laws ON PURPOSE


Just wanted to make sure i got that straight

You got it straight.

[Libertytree]

Seems that some of the media shills don't like Gregory being picked on, lmao.

David Gregory Investigation Makes No Sense: Wall Street Journal, Greta Van Susteren

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...ef=mostpopular (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/27/david-gregory-wsj-greta-van-susteren_n_2369357.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)

Journalists are blasting the police investigation of David Gregory and his use of a gun magazine on Sunday's "Meet the Press" as completely frivolous.

The Wall Street Journal called the investigation "entirely nonsensical" in an editorial on Thursday. The piece, entitled "Free David Gregory," read:

"Mr. Gregory interrogates Mr. LaPierre on the subject of whether to ban a magazine that it is illegal for Mr. Gregory to display but apparently easy enough to acquire in time for a Sunday morning broadcast. So here we have a possible indictment that would be entirely nonsensical of a journalist who was trying to embarrass an NRA official over an ammunition ban whose impact would be entirely symbolic."

It said that Gregory was guilty of nothing besides "overzealousness in pursuit of the conventional gun-control wisdom."

Police are currently investigating the "Meet the Press" host for showing what appeared to be a 30-round gun magazine on-air Sunday. D.C. code prohibits anyone from possessing, selling or transferring a "high capacity ammunition feeding device," which would include the gun magazine. NBC News reportedly sought permission to use it on the show, and has not issued a statement about the situation yet.

On Wednesday, Fox News' Greta Van Susteren derided the police investigation as a waste of resources. "Investigating NBC’s David Gregory? Really? Can we be any sillier?" she asked

She said Gregory was merely pulling "a stupid TV stunt," and had no intention of committing a crime. "We have so many serious issues of violence in this country... that it is bizarre to me that anyone would spend (waste) 5 minutes investigating NBC’s David Gregory for this," Van Susteren wrote.

CNN's Howard Kurtz also rejected some critics' claims that Gregory is hiding (he won't be hosting "Meet the Press" this Sunday because he is on vacation). "Gregory had no intent to commit a crime; he was committing journalism instead. Gun owners often say they want the government to leave them alone; why then are some clamoring for Gregory to be prosecuted?" Kurtz wrote.

[Son-of-Liberty]

I hope they throw his ass in jail.

I doubt he will get in any trouble over this though.

[midnight rambler]

The Wall Street Journal called the investigation "entirely nonsensical" in an editorial on Thursday.

Oh the irony! Investigating a felony committed with impunity (in order to further an unlawful cause) is "entirely nonsensical" while wanting to start a civil war with American gunowners isn't entirely nonsensical?!?!!??


"Mr. Gregory interrogates Mr. LaPierre

Note the use of 'interrogates' rather than 'interviews' or 'questions'. How fucking arrogant can one get??

I could go on and on dissecting this article by that fugly assface woman who now sports a plastic face so that viewers in teeveeland won't change the channel when she appears and begins her spew but it all should be clear to everyone what's going on here - it's ok to break the law in an effort to make more laws.

[EE_]

Beating a dead horse. Are we sure these Khazars are only 2% of the population?

Gregory was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Carolyn Surtees, an account manager, and Don Gregory, a film and theatrical producer. He was raised in his father's Jewish religion, and remains a practicing Jew.

http://legalinsurrection.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/David-Gregory-Quickmeme.jpg

[Libertytree]

You can bet that if one of us mundanes "brandished" such a magazine we'd be sitting in a jail for a loooong time, no questions asked. They wanted those laws in DC and now it bites them in the ass. I still hope they charge his ass and in order for him to escape prison the law has to be declared unconstitutional, thus setting a precedent against a larger Fed ban.

[joboo]

This one seems kind of silly.

You want them to be legal, but in the next breath drum up a petition to toss someone in jail over them.

Something about it seems self defeating.

[SLV^GLD]

This one seems kind of silly.

You want them to be legal, but in the next breath drum up a petition to toss someone in jail over them.

Something about it seems self defeating.

Nah, if a statute is not unilaterally applicable then it is a farce. A law-abiding, gun-owning citizen may want the laws changed but by virtue abides by the laws as they stand.

It's a real catch-22 for the gun-grabbers to have to decide whether or not their beloved laws apply to themselves. The best chance for change is for them to be shown as the heavy-handed, draconian and repugnant laws that they are.

[drafter]

Wouldn't this be the equivalent of him holding up a huge bag of weed he bought off the street during a discussion of the recent efforts to legalize marijuana?

[EE_]

This one seems kind of silly.

You want them to be legal, but in the next breath drum up a petition to toss someone in jail over them.

Something about it seems self defeating.

I agree.
Maybe it would have been better if thousands of District of Columbia gun owners flooded NBC's D.C. studio, local TV stations and government offices with phone calls, asking if it is now legal to possess high capacity magazines like the one David Gregory is allowed to have?

[Horn]

Yes, a petition to remove the local ordinance should be submitted,

as there is nothing lethal about a magazine.

[Libertytree]

The whole point of wanting to see him charged is wanting him to have to defend himself. His strongest recourse is to argue that the ban is unconstitutional. If he isn't charged or is exonerated this sets a precedent as well, IMO.

[joboo]

Nah, if a statute is not unilaterally applicable then it is a farce. A law-abiding, gun-owning citizen may want the laws changed but by virtue abides by the laws as they stand.

It's a real catch-22 for the gun-grabbers to have to decide whether or not their beloved laws apply to themselves. The best chance for change is for them to be shown as the heavy-handed, draconian and repugnant laws that they are.

Catch 22 no doubt. The anti will come back, and say "well even you think there should be legalities imposed towards ownership". The petition's wording could have perhaps been more carefully thought out?

[midnight rambler]

Here's another one -


"I don’t think Gregory was planning to commit any crimes (by possessing a hi-cap mag in DC)"

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-hadro/2012/12/27/above-law-howard-kurtz-scolds-dc-police-investigating-nbcs-david-gregory#ixzz2GNZLimfc



Us gunowners are not planning to commit any crimes either, so just leave us the fuck alone.

Nor do pot smokers plan on committing any crimes (as in harming anyone, NOT mala en prohibita 'crimes')

[willie pete]

...... in order for him to escape prison the law has to be declared unconstitutional, thus setting a precedent against a larger Fed ban.

...actually I suppose it'd be up to the prosecuter/police to want to file any charges or not....and we all know which way they'd go ::)

[Libertytree]

...actually I suppose it'd be up to the prosecuter/police to want to file any charges or not....and we all know which way they'd go ::)

No matter which way they decide to go, that can of worms has been opened and can be argued. He committed a felony! On national TV no less.

[willie pete]

No matter which way they decide to go, that can of worms has been opened and can be argued. He committed a felony! On national TV no less.

oh sure I agree, but there will only be an argument IF he's charged, and my money says he won't be....::)

[Libertytree]

oh sure I agree, but there will only be an argument IF he's charged, and my money says he won't be....::)

Then the argument will be, why wasn't he charged? Where did he get it? Possession alone is a felony. If he isn't guilty why is anyone else? He was told not to by the DCPD! This crock of shit warrants stirrin'!!

[midnight rambler]

There's always the possibility that due to the uproar that he will be charged for window dressing purposes, then in a few months the charges will be dropped after everyone has forgotten about it and have quit paying attention. I bet this is what happens if it continues to draw fire - don't want the pro-gun folks having the ability to make hay over this indefinitely...

[Libertytree]

I hate to say this because I initially thought this could/might be a good thing...but...it's a pretty easy out for'em really and dude will have a mark on s record, maybe? Before we know it he'll be the pitifull victim . The network will pay the $$ and milk all this publicity till it's dry.

Unlawful Possession of Ammunition (UA): It is illegal to possess ammunition in the District of Columbia unless the person is: (1) a licensed dealer, (2) a federal or city law enforcement officer acting within scope of duties, or (3) holder of a valid registration certificate of same gauge and caliber as ammunition in possession. It is also illegal to possess, sell or transfer any “large capacity ammunition feeding device.” A person guilty of this charge can be sentenced to a maximum fine of $1000 and/or up to a year imprisonment. D.C. Criminal Code 7-2506.01.

[madfranks]

This one seems kind of silly.

You want them to be legal, but in the next breath drum up a petition to toss someone in jail over them.

Something about it seems self defeating.

Not at all! Give them a taste of their own medicine! If they are to insist that such things are dangerous & imminent threats to life, God damnit hold them to the same standard! None of us would be upset about this if harmless things like magazines weren't against the law to begin with!

[General of Darkness]

Not at all! Give them a taste of their own medicine! If they are to insist that such things are dangerous & imminent threats to life, God damnit hold them to the same standard! None of us would be upset about this if harmless things like magazines weren't against the law to begin with!

Well said.

[mick silver]

so , is he in jail

[1970 silver art]

so , is he in jail

Nope. David Gregory is not in jail and I seriously doubt that he is going to go to jail. They probably will not charge him with any crime. I was watching the NBC Nightly News today and while they were talking about the fiscal cliff, it was mentioned that Gregory interviewed President Obama on the fiscal cliff issue. Gregory's interview with Obama is supposed to air on his show, NBC Meet The Press tomorrow morning and so it is safe to say that he will be on the air tomorrow morning to talk about the final days before the fiscal cliff as well as talk about of political issues.

[joboo]

Not at all! Give them a taste of their own medicine! If they are to insist that such things are dangerous & imminent threats to life, God damnit hold them to the same standard! None of us would be upset about this if harmless things like magazines weren't against the law to begin with!

Why even admit that they are dangerous?

The approach is wrong, not only because the anti will see through it at first glance, but also because that same argument will be used against as a counter when reaching for traction.

The focus should have been towards acceptance, rather than prohibition. i.e. if it's ok for the guy to possess it freely on TV, then how could it be illegal?

Then you make the anti point out they are illegal, and counter that.

You can't shoot yourself in the foot just to prove a point.

At the end of the day you're still shot in the foot for trying whether you win or lose.

[midnight rambler]

That cock holster David Gregory skates 'cause there's reprobates in the prosecutor's office - who's surprised by this??

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/no-gun-magazine-charges-for-david-gregory-86079.html

[chad]

everyone in dc should go buy large cap mags, the precedent has now been set.

[General of Darkness]

That cock holster David Gregory skates 'cause there's reprobates in the prosecutor's office - who's surprised by this??

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/no-gun-magazine-charges-for-david-gregory-86079.html

Looks like Irvin (Irv) Nathan is kike.

[madfranks]

Nathan noted that his office’s decision in this case was also influenced by “our recognition that the intent of the temporary possession and short display of the magazine was to promote the First Amendment purpose of informing an ongoing public debate about firearms policy in the United States.”

The hypocrisy is maddening!

[Libertytree]

Crock of.....meet shit.

[collector]

If Holder can get away with accessory to murder ala Fast and Furious, this is a no-brainer ! The rule of law is gone - the sooner people accept that the better off we'll be