Episode #2 THE HOTSEAT "Open Carry" "2nd Amendment" law in MO
Discussion of Open Carry Law the Second Amendment with MO State Rep. Deb Lavender Richard Lofftus with Open Carry Missouri.
By: The HOTSEAT with Mark Bland
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An Erie man who claimed he could not be prosecuted on weapons charges under the Second Amendment was convicted by a jury of illegally possessing firearms.
Philip R. Zapata, 37, of 6705 Preston St. was ordered held in jail after the jurys verdict this week.
Monroe County Circuit Judge Michael A. Weipert remanded Mr. Zapata to jail after he was convicted of three counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and one count of committing a felony while possessing a firearm.
Mr. Zapata, who relayed beliefs in court that are similar to those known as sovereign-nation citizens, acted in his own defense. A 12-member jury deliberated about an hour before finding the defendant guilty on all counts, said Monroe County Assistant Prosecutor Jack Simms.
Mr. Simms said the defendant claimed that he could not be charged with weapons violation felonies because he was protected under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the right to bear arms.
Mr. Simms called six witnesses, including Erie Township Police Chief Dean Ansel, who testified that he had a legal search warrant when he entered the defendants home Feb. 6, 2014, and found weapons inside. Mr. Zapata was convicted of a felony drug charge previously and was not allowed to be in possession of weapons.
Inside the house, police found three different guns, including a rifle in a bathroom, a 9mm handgun behind a trap door in a wall and a shotgun behind a freezer. Mr. Zapata claimed he had a legal right to own the guns, but the jury disagreed.
Chief Ansel said the trial had to be interrupted up to eight times while the judge excused the jury so he could explain proper procedures to Mr. Zapata, who insisted on defending himself. He added that Mr. Zapata often held up a book in court claiming it to be the Constitution and saying that he was bound only by laws in that book.
I think the judge did a terrific job of running the courtroom and not letting things get out of hand, Chief Ansel said. And I praise the jury for keeping their attention.
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NCT of Delhi Laws Special Provisions Second Amendment Bill 2014 : Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi
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Attorneys for the city of Harrisburg asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss claims by a Pennsylvania gun ownersgroup thatcity ordinances violate their Second Amendmentrights.
The motion filed late Friday by the city's attorneys concluded the Second Amendment claims are"baseless" because the state and federal constitutions allow cities to adopt reasonable regulations to protect the public.
Harrisburg's five gun ordinances do not infringe upon gun owners' rights to bear arms, according to the motion written by Frank Lavery and Joshua Autry, of the Lavery Faherty law firm.
The lawsuit by Firearms Owners Against Crime represents the second one filed against Harrisburg under a new state law known as Act 192. The law allows any legal gun owner to sue any municipality in Pennsylvania to challenge its gun ordinances and seek reimbursement for all legal costs.
A state judge is weighing arguments in the first lawsuit, filed on behalf of a gun rights group called U.S. Law Shield. Attorneys for U.S. Law Shield asked for a preliminary injunction against Harrisburg's ordinances, but city attorneys argued for the court to wait until the Commonwealth Court rules on the constitutionality of Act 192.
Both lawsuits contend Harrisburg's gun ordinances are illegal under the state's preeminence in regulating guns.
The Firearms Owners lawsuit goes a step further by seeking financial damages and alleging the ordinances violate gun owners' Second Amendment rights. The gun owners said they fear prosecution and can't defend themselves under the ordinances, which they say make no distinction for lawful gun use.
The motion Friday dismantled the lawsuit's allegations about the ordinances violating their constitutional rights, one by one:
The motion also asked the judge to hold off rulings on the rest of the lawsuit until the Commonwealth Court rules on the constitutionality of Act 192.
Still, the motion laid out the city's defense against the lawsuit's assertion that the city cannot enact any gun ordinances because that right uniquely belongs to the state.
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Maryland #39;s List of Gun Owners
Retired Maryland state police officer Captain Jack McCauley speaking to a group of second amendment activists in Maryland.
By: James Madison
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