Countdown to the Heller Case-Seven Days.

Washington,D.C.--It looks as though I accurately predicted the U.S. Supreme Court would hold Heller for its parting shot, Monday June 23rd.

I have done everything I could to figure out how the court can decide this case. Try as I might I can only come up with is the simple answer. Either there is or is not a right to keep and bear arms. It’s an all or nothing proposition.

Predicting The Supreme Court’s direction is dangerous since all nine members have personal agendas. Far too many of those agendas are not in line with what our founding fathers envisioned.

Can rights be doled out or regulated? The short answer is that rights are rights. Americans that have not lost their rights through due process of law can keep and carry suitable military arms.

What can be regulated is conduct with these arms and that’s already covered by laws against assault, battery and murder.

This may seem like a gun owners, Wish List but it’s not. This is based on the way other Constitutional rights are normally honored by government. Somehow our Second Amendment found itself as an orphan since it was never applied to the states through the 14th Amendment. That’s about to change.

The concept of keeping and bearing arms in America is not something new. That right has just been ignored sometime after 1934. My prediction is that on June 23, 2008 the Second Amendment will be dusted off and returned to a free America.

If Keeping and bearing of arms is a right that means:

1. No more Gun Free Zones will exist in America.
2. No taxes or charges on registration or permits.
3. Permits and Registration must be instantly issued.
4. Gun sales will have no residency requirements.
5. No purchase or transfer waiting periods.
6. No regulation of multiple sales of firearms.
7. Gun Dealers will not be regulated more than any other retail establishment such as one selling alcohol.
8. Barrel length and firing rate will no longer be a concern of government.
9. Proficiency or written testing requirements before possession or carrying of firearms will no longer be required.
10. Any law abiding American will be able to manufacture a firearm and ammunition.

Laws that will survive Heller:

1. Government firearm and or owner registration schemes that don’t deny or delay firearm possession or carrying. (Remember that twice the Supreme Court has held that convicted felon's self-incrimination rights preclude their having to register.)
2. Laws that require majority of age to be reached before purchase or transfer.
3. Laws restricting felon's rights to guns.

The impact of a right to keep and bear arms is that our society will begin to exhibit newfound politeness. Criminals will find that using crime and violence against others will shorten their lifespan. Guns will lose a lot of their glamour and mystique because the common man or woman will be once again able to own and carry them.

I don’t expect that the Supreme Court will use such a broad brush other than to strike down the D.C. Gun Ban. The other issues will come to pass as our local courts litigate pending and new civil or criminal cases using the old and now new law of the land.

Update: The court has at least 20 more opinions due before June 23 including Heller. The court announced they’d meet on Thursday morning which means they will unload some more cases. I still stand on my prediction that Heller will be their parting shot on June 23rd. If anything changes I will have it here first!

We Must Address This Problem Here Soon Or Suffer

America’s love for political correctness may kill us all.

Tim Russert 1950-2008

Jessie Jackson's Pointless Political Demonstration

Lake Barrington, IL--Rev. Jessie Jackson brought in some 80 gun haters to Lake Barrington, Il to get a high end firearm manufacturer some publicity.

DS ARMS specializes in making great civilian semi-automatic copies of the venerable, 65 year- old FNFAL rifles. That Browning design made the FAL one of the top ten battle rifles ever produced.

There is a serious problem with using this rifle and that’s the cost. You can buy perhaps three AK-47 rifles for the cost of one DS ARMS Copy.

DS ARMS’ products have not made their way to police crime labs because of their use in crimes. So Jessie, what’s the big deal here? We know you hate the Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment but are you really that ignorant?

Jessie, gun laws were created specifically to keep you and all African-Americans disarmed at the point in our time when the slaves were freed. I guess you want to honor the tradition of the Ku Klux Klan.

Jessie we've seen what happens to unarmed Negros in Africa who were being protected by the United Nations instead of having gun rights. Is that what you want here? Jessie is population control your agenda?

DS ARMS

Read more and see the video here.

Airport Gun Arrests Are an American Disgrace

Over the last 30 years thousands of forgetful people have brought firearms inside carryon bags to the checkpoints and have been arrested.

Today despite the fact that there is not a single known case where airport guards stopped a hijacking by uncovering a weapon, there is a zero tolerance policy for anyone with a gun in their bag.

Under American laws there must be actual knowledge and intent to carry or bring the gun on the plane in order to gain a criminal conviction. Forgetfulness is a valid defense in court.

If a gun owner wants to travel with a gun there is a simple procedure that allows for the gun be placed in checked baggage. Gun owners all know they don’t have to sneak their guns on to the planes.

Because prosecutors allow these cases to be litigated, a jury must decide if the defendant truly forgot.

After a court acquittal the defendant is in debt for bail bonds, lawyers and time off from work, to get his or her day in court. In other words, the defendant was innocent but still punished.

Should investigation reveal the gun carrier is a felon or the weapon is stolen that’s a different matter that should be prosecuted. Of course that is rarely the case at our airports.

The TSA guards look for and find the weapons and nobody is ever in danger. These bogus prosecutions must end.

Violence Policy Center And Brady Campaign Folks Realize Their Impending Defeat.

Washington D.C.—With the Heller case not yet decided, Brady Campaign Chairman Paul Helmke conceded defeat recognizing 75% of Americans believe that the Second Amendment is an individual right. Helmke announced that he expects the Heller case to be a lost cause for gun prohibitionists.

Helmke hopes the loss will bring about some sort of a political mobilization intended to get a reversal of the Heller case down the road. The gun prohibitionists have hope of still seeing bans on “certain” firearms and other harassment tools for government to use against gun owners.

The gun ban crowd wants to bring in new Liberal, activist Supreme Court judges to rewrite rather than interpret the Constitution. They have high hopes that the reduction of gun control issues in the political arena will help Democrats gain many more seats at all levels of government.

The experience of the NRA’s membership swelling to 4 million after the now expired assault weapons ban was enacted and then dramatically declining once the ban ended is the best example. Their loss of the Heller case may have a similar effect on the gun banners. I don’t expect the gun rights haters to take this defeat without screaming their heads off.

Don’t look for the prohibitionists to search for any real and effective ways of reducing violence. The real joke is these people will never support extended stays for violent criminals as they blame guns for violence rather than the robbers, rapists and killers that misuse All manner of weapons. They only want long prison terms for legitimate gun owners.

The Supreme Court’s Heller decision will be published here at Crime, Guns and Videotape in its entirety. The countdown is only nine days! Of course they could decide this Monday morning.

Taking The Bus Was Interesting.

I found myself vehicle challenged yesterday and took the bus to keep an appointment. It was the first time I had done that in perhaps 30 years. I dreaded the thought of riding with the gang punks, felons and those smelly untouchables. The waiting, the slow travel and my unfamiliarity with the routes, fares along with perceived misadventures were real concerns.

I thought I might find a blog article along the way so I did not feel the need to put off my appointment until I had my car.

I arrived at the bus stop early. I received my first insult when I asked how much the fare was. The lady bus driver said, “For you it’s a quarter.” I put in the quarter only to later learn that was the reduced senior citizen price for those over 62. I’m not that %&*#$@$ old yet! I guess I must have had that look as though I needed some Viagra.

As I passed stores and buildings I’ve often driven past but this time it was different. I could actually see them for a change. Girl watching was easier too because the bus was slow and I did not have to worry about hitting a lamppost because I wasn’t driving!

When I arrived at my destination I did not have to worry about parking or some fat lady with a nasty car door swing damaging my ride in a parking garage.

It turned out somewhat pleasant however in the future I’d bring some hand sanitizer product to use after I grab the railings and such.

With the skyrocketing fuel costs trains and busses may well be a necessary alternative. Why drive just because you can?

Watch the video and meet some of my new friends! Of course I brought my Ipod and played the sexiest song I could find for this not so sexy trip. Can you name that tune?

Former Manson Groupie Is Dying

Corona, CA--God and perhaps the devil are the only ones that will ever know what led several young and privileged women to become mesmerized by a little man who would shock the entire world with a cruel murder spree in 1969. The women involved destroyed their own precious lives after they made the choice to follow Charles Manson straight into Hell.

The most notorious act in the Manson Family terror campaign was the bloody massacre in Benedict Canyon that slaughtered the pregnant, young and beautiful film star, Sharon Tate and six others.

Many will argue they should have all been executed as their trial court had ordered. I say that death would have been a gift over spending nearly 40 years in a California prison. I'm convinced that life in prison is much worse than death.

Susan Atkins now 60 years-old, eventually renounced Manson and became a law-abiding prison inmate. She and the other Manson girls have unsuccessfully sought parole ever since they were eligible to do so. For Atkins, her impending death is about to free her.

Adkins has cancer. The disease led to the amputation of her leg and she’s been suffering from terminal brain cancer and other related problems. Adkins is not expected to live more than five months.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is considering Adkins release since she’s virtually helpless and hopeless. It’s a safe bet that Adkins poses no danger to the community.

We wonder what fate awaits a soul that viciously shattered families and cruelly murdered innocent people. Susan Adkins will find out very soon as she prepares to meet her maker.

What The #@$%!!!

Breaking Drew Peterson With Detective Joseph Kozenczak’s Techniques

Okay, I’ll agree Drew Peterson is a pariah these days. I can’t agree that he deserves this label since he was career cop with no criminal history. The worst anyone can really say about him is his penchant for young attractive women. I guess that puts me in the same category since I too enjoy them.

The real question is what happened to Peterson’s third and fourth wives and did Drew Peterson bring about their fate? The short answer is, nobody knows. Humans are a suspicious lot and murder investigations begin and too often end at the ones closest to the victims. Humans seem to only hurt the ones they love.

Where’s the proof? The third wife drowned in the bathtub. Perhaps she had help in getting that way but we can only guess. After we make the first guess as murder we have to guess again who was responsible.

Then there is Stacy Peterson. We can’t say that she was murdered because we just don’t know. We suspect foul play but have zero evidence and we can prove nothing at all. The suspicious folks and arm chair amateur sleuths guessed that the missing girl was murdered and they guessed further that Drew Peterson killed her.

I’m sorry folks but guesses don’t count. If it’s going to count it must be hard and cold evidence. For now and perhaps always that will be the case. There are may thousands of crimes that have never been discovered or have simply gone unsolved. They don’t write too may books and never make movies about unsolved crimes. Absolutely nobody wants to read or watch that story

As for the police they have a nearly impossible task. They must determine if there was a crime or crimes and uncover enough evidence to bring someone to justice. The cops are not clairvoyant and without a confession and minimal evidence to support it they are powerless.

Right now the Illinois State Police have only one tool to use and that's unlawful harassment. They know that sometimes works as it did in the case of the infamous Chicago area serial killer, John Wayne Gacy.

Gacy was stressed out and confessed because of remarkably clever stunts used to unnerve him. Most of those incredible tricks used by retired Des Plaines detective Joseph Kozenczak 30 years ago are in every homicide investigator’s playbook today.

The problem is that retired police sergeant Drew Peterson has read that playbook too. If Drew Peterson killed anyone, the undeniable fact is he knew and knows how to avoid detection.

It’s not a fair world, people get away with murder and innocent people are punished for murder. America’s founding father’s got it right when they gave us the Bill of Rights. Even Drew Peterson deserves those protections.

Check Out One Of My Favorite Singers Video’s

Sue Ann Pinner is a gifted soprano and a dear friend. Together we created Illumination a biographical song about Pope John Paul II. I’m not really sure how I got involved with this since I’m the kind of Catholic that only seems to remember the importance of religion when the chips are really down.

For me Pope John Paul, II is special. I’ve seen him four times. Twice he appeared on the street where I lived and actually looked up and waived at me. Twice he blessed me from only several feet away. I made no special plans to see the Pope he simply came to me. These things happened as John Paul II was the most traveled Pope in history and made numerous visits to the USA.

Yet another “Pope factor” is that I have another dear friend and that’s Golden Globe and Emmy winning actress, singer and dancer, Ann Jillian. Both Pinner and Jillian are devout Catholics. On September 16, 1987 Pope John Paul II presided over a Mass at L.A.’s Dodger Stadium. Among various singers there were two soloists that sang for the Pope, Ann Jillian and Sue Ann Pinner. Until I introduced them to each other nearly 20 years later these talented ladies never met. Now that’s another coincidence.

When John Paul, II died in 2005, he was the most popular religious leader ever in world history. His popularity crossed every religious and political line.

So one day after hearing a musical composition written by Pinner I suggested we create a biographical story song about this amazing leader of our time.

I have two of Sue Ann Pinner’s videos for you to enjoy. Illumination and a beautiful, haunting and surprising version of Amazing Grace are here for you to enjoy. Trust me, they will rock you!

A Cursed and Charmed Life--A Story Beyond Belief.

It was a L.A. County Superior Court Press Release that called my attention to this story. The court was trying to do some damage control on a minor factual issue in the HBO documentary, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

If the Superior Court was complaining I had to see what the fuss was about. The court was going to be exposed for a horrible example of Celebrity Injustice.

In Poland, Roman Pulaski’s Catholic mother was murdered by the Nazi’s and his father was sent to a concentration camp. Polanski lived on a farm and after attending a film school the lad escaped from then Communist Poland to France, where he was born. Soon Polanski was living the American dream finding himself quickly thrust into film making and Hollywood’s A-List.

Polanski met and married the beautiful actress, Sharon Tate. While Polanski was in Europe the Manson Family butchered Tate and her friends. The murders were ritualistic in appearance and since Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby some muck-raking members of the international media declared Polanski as the obvious suspect. He had to morn his pretty young wife and their unborn child under the cruelest of circumstances.

One night Polanski found himself in actor Jack Nicholson’s hot tub with a delightful, nude 13 year-old girl, Samantha Geimer. A lot of champaign had been consumed by both and there was sex. In most American states that’s considered a somewhat serious crime but in Europe they are more cavalier about such things.

Soon Polanski found himself in yet another international media firestorm. During my time as a criminal defense investigator I’ve worked two celebrity cases where I learned about Celebrity Justice. As an investigative TV news producer I've covered several others.

Celebrity Justice is inherently unfair because of media involvement and the serious matter of cops, prosecutors and Judge’s behavior throughout these cases. Instead of just doing their jobs human nature prompts these players to perform and bask in their new found fame. Caught in the glare of the media floodlights was Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Laurence Rrittenbrand.

The alleged victim, Samantha Geimer and her parents did not want to see Polanski imprisoned of even jailed. A plea bargain was struck. Because of despicable judicial shenanigans by Judge Rittenbrand things became incredibly convoluted. Polanski was ordered to surrender to California’s Chino State Prison for an evaluation period of six weeks. There is nothing pretty about a diminutive young celebrity like Polanski getting sent to prison on a child sex beef. That punishment in and of itself could be a death sentence. Polanski served his time.

Soon the Judge demanded more imprisonment even though nobody, including prosecutors and probation officials were asking for that. Polanski understandably was distrustful, frightened and fled to France. France refused to allow Polanski’s extradition.

Polanski did not authorize the documentary which included participation by most people still alive today including, Samantha Geimer. Grimer forgave Polanski long ago and was an honored guest at the New York Premier of this documentary film.

Polanski is 74 years-old today and has since won an Academy Award as a Director. He’s been punished and victimized more in his life than most people on our planet. The documentary is first rate and a must see for court watchers and people working within the justice system..

It’s time for a California Governor to issue a pardon to Polanski while he is still alive for humanitarian reasons.

Watch an interview with the documentary director!

Charging By The Pound For That Airline Ticket…

If the airlines does not have enough problems with public relations, this new idea will bring yet another skunk to the airport.

According to the Travel Industry Association, 41 million airplane trips were avoided last year by fellow Americans. That in turn dealt a $67 Billion cumulative cost to our economy.

Now in addition to being fondled and frisked like criminals American passengers will be forced to stand on scales revealing their weight. Somehow I don’t think this plan will be popular with women who would rather do their work out getting into their control-top pantyhose than at the gym.

Since most Americans haven’t seen their own ideal weight since high school this may finish the job our Transportation Security Administration started of destroying the tourism ingustry. Our airports may become the quietest places around. No more airport noise for neighborhood communities to complain about.

My friend Zelda McCorville told me she'd burn down the arrports before she'd ever stand on a scale for some ticket counter twinkie.

Israel Must Bomb Iran This Summer!

At least that’s my reading of the predicament facing the leadership of Israel. We all know that Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a holocaust denier who has vowed to destroy Israel. In addition Iran’s current nuclear ambitions are provocative and threatening.

Why must Israel attack this summer you ask? American politics is the answer. Bush, who has a track record as a defender of Israel is set to leave office. Our election is deemed too close to call and Israel’s leaders know that Barak Obama is not committed to doing anything other than withdrawing American troops from that part of the world.

Obama’s cozy relationship with the American born Nation of Islam also must trouble Jews worldwide. Obama can’t be counted on to provide more than lip service should Iran follow up on threats against the Jewish state.

Waiting for America’s November election to be settled would be too dangerous for Israel since Iran is getting stronger every day. Israel must act now or risk not having any backup later.

Is Mrs. Clinton Hedging Her Bet?

Mrs. Clinton “suspended” her Whitehouse campaign at least until she can figure out a way to cut Obama off at the legs. She’s pledged her allegiance to Obama but she has her fingers crossed or the former First Lady would have ended her campaign.

As for Obama, you better keep looking over your shoulder and remember, Vince Foster…

Scott Peterson Will Be Leaving California’s Death Row!

Modesto, CA--Scott Peterson stands alone as a convicted and condemned killer where no evidence of murder ever existed. Peterson’s pregnant wife Laci died for sure, but it’s still unknown what caused the woman's death.

I believe Scott Peterson was convicted because of the efforts by those Court TV harpies, led by that lynch’em, lightening rod, Nancy Grace.

It was a trial by hate that convicted a cheat, liar and womanizer of murder sans a simple cause of death. The jury had to assume that Laci Peterson was murdered, and then leap to convicting Scott Peterson of capital murder.

Laci Peterson’s parents have filed a wrongful death civil case against Scott Peterson. That’s far more complicated than it sounds. If Peterson chooses to testify in the civil case he must be removed from Death Row of the San Quentin State Prison to a Modesto, CA jail cell for the civil proceedings.

This is where the fun begins. Scott Peterson has nothing to lose and everything to gain by standing trial in a civil court. This is the kind of thing defense lawyers live for. This lawsuit is more than a gift, it’s a way to reopen the entire case, re-examine witnesses and re-test the physical evidence all over again.

The court is going to hear a plethora of inconsistent testimony by government witnesses. With fresh subpoena power, defense lawyers and investigators can find what they missed or mistakenly felt would not be helpful the first time around.

The civil jury will hear about shoddy police work, evidence tampering and the unbridled greed of Laci Peterson’s divorced parents.

Peterson’s former girlfriend, massage parlor worker, Amber Frey will have her butt right back in the hot seat for a brand new round of examination and cross-examination.

Frey has a lukewarm IQ at best, how is she going to remember the crap her writer attributed to her in her literary offering, “Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson”? How did profit from book and film deals influence Frey’s testimony during the criminal trial?

Frey has serious credibility issues. In 2005 it was revealed that Frey snookered a man, Anthony Flores into paying child support for her daughter that was fathered by another man. Flores paid Frey for four years before the scam was revealed by DNA testing.

The Scott Peterson case is old news and the media attention is far less likely to influence a jury.

It’s difficult to imagine but what if the civil jury can’t find enough real evidence with a much lower standard of proof than reasonable doubt needed find Peterson liable?

Stay tuned, this is destined to make history!

The civil trial is set to begin July 8.

Hate Your Job As Much As This Guy?

This fellow showed his co-worker just how he feels. I suspect he got a long and needed rest from the challenges his employment brought him. It’s silent surveillance video. I only wish I could figure out how to add the Vogues, 1966 hit, Five- O’clock World to this video.

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If California Has a Financial Crisis, I Have the Fix!

In California as in other states the schools are in trouble and so are the hospitals. At least a million or more of the children enrolled in California’s schools are illegal aliens.

The hospitals treat many millions more uninsured, illegal aliens for non-life threatening ailments. American taxpayers are forced to pay these bills.

Congress and California’s politicians have no intentions of getting serious about deporting the aliens. Can they get serious about doing anything about the problem at all?

My question is why must we continue to force American taxpayers to pay for the education and medical services for people who should not even be here?

Perhaps if all but life-threatening medical services were denied to those trespassers America would become a lot less attractive to international freeloaders. If services to illegal aliens were eliminated that would be an incentive for them to return home.

Signs in Spanish should go up in every tax-supported school and medical institution in America, “No Papers, No Service.”

If we can’t get serious about deporting these squatters we can them out of our wallets.

Don’t look for our politicians to deal with these problems anytime soon.

Learning From Hitler and Stalin, The Neighborhood Safety Zone Is Here!

Washington D.C.—Freedom has been dead in the District of Columbia for three decades. The Leftist politicians have created an ignorant, totally dependent and lawless society through repression and giveaway programs. The unlawful D.C. gun ban has emboldened the District’s violent criminals who have dominated the inner-city population.

Conservatives warned about the catastrophic consequences of ending personal responsibilities, punishing productivity through excessive taxation and rewarding failure with handouts. D.C. Like other major cities run by the Far Left Fringe politicians is a complete social failure.

These anti-American social experiments, was nothing less than racism and even genocide. The victims are African-Americans who can expect to remain at the lowest possible rung of human development. One can only guess how long it will take to undo the damage.

Now two fine examples of totalitarian style government are introducing Nazi style checkpoints to restrict movement of American citizens in the name of Public Safety. They are, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and the head of his Gestapo, Cathy L. Lanier.

I look upon this as an act of war against Americans by the D.C. government and if the courts won’t quickly step in to correct this outrage I’d personally consider Americans who’d use force and violence to end this program patriots and heroes.

Most residents of D.C are far too ignorant, dependent and helpless to understand or try and protect their own rights.

Fenty and Lanier must be stopped our democracy is at stake.

Read more about the D,C. Safety Zones here.

Dennis Farina Is Facing Three Bogus Misdemeanor Counts for Simple Forgetfulness

Los Angeles--The Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney filed a three count complaint against retired Chicago police burglary detective turned actor, Dennis Farina.

Los Angeles City Prosecutor, Rocky Delgadillo wants to follow an unreasonable path of zero tolerance for gun possession rather than seeking justice.

It seems prosecutors want to somehow convince a jury that Farina Knowingly and willfully, violated the laws involved. That’s where prosecutors lost their way on this one. If Farina forgot he had that gun in his briefcase the required elements of the offense of, knowingly and willfully are just not present.

My sincere hope is that Farina does not cave in to some plea deal just to avoid the process. Farina should have no problem going to court and simply telling a jury he forgot he had that gun in the briefcase he brought in from Arizona.

Although there is a possible penalty of jail time it’s doubtful that would ever happen in this case even if Farina were to be convicted.

Farina was charged with:
Count One, possession of a weapon in a sterile area of an airport.
Count Two, carrying a concealed weapon on his person.
Count Three, carrying a loaded weapon in a vehicle.

The wild card in this case is the Supreme Court ruling due to be delivered on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the case of D.C. vs. Heller. That will happen on any Monday morning before June 23, 2008.

It may turn out that Farina was merely engaging in constitutionally protected activity if he indeed has the rights spelled out within the Second Amendment of our Bill of Rights.

The court discovery process will begin along with pre-trial motions made by the defense. These cases are never settled quickly unless the defendant chooses to simply fall on his sword.


Farina is represented by one of the finest criminal lawyers in all of California, Blair Berk. Ms. Berk keeps a low profile and carries a really big stick. I can’t think of a better lawyer for Farina. Berk is making her first appearance at The LAX Superior Court June 5, 2008 on Farina’s behalf.

Dennis Farina has never before been charged with anything more serious than a minor traffic violation in his entire life. There is no way this career lawman would have ever willfully, knowingly or intentionally brought any prohibited item on an airplane.

The complaint:

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Update: Denis Farina’s arraignment was continued until July 18, 2008. It’s expected that Farina will enter a plea of not guilty and the slow process to a trial may begin.

Of course all manner of issues may affect the progress or direction of this case. None the least of which is the Heller case that’s ready to be unloaded by the Supreme Court. Stay tuned…