Delaware Concealed Carry Forum
State News & Gun News => NRA & National Gun News => Topic started by: Hawkeye on September 05, 2010, 01:15:07 PM
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This case should scare people. The feds convicted a Texas man for selling a gun to a Hispanic man with a Texas Drivers license who turned out to be an illegal alien.
In Federal District Court on July 20, 2010, the ATF won a conviction from an Austin jury that defies logic and reason.
In a trial before Federal Judge Sam Sparks, government lawyers conceded Texas resident Paul Copeland did not know his buyer was an illegal alien, but the jury they should convict him anyway because he “had reasonable cause to believe” he was selling to an illegal alien because the two men and a boy who were present at his table at the time of the sale: 1) were Hispanic, 2) spoke Spanish, and 3) wore cowboy clothing. And the jury did as asked. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Freel acted as lead prosecutor in the case.
Velte pointed out that “There is no way for a citizen to know who is here legally or not. In fact, under Austin’s ‘sanctuary city’ policy, not even the police officer at the door of the gunshow was allowed to ask a person’s immigration status, yet the average Texan inside the show is expected to assume that a person standing before them with a Texas driver’s license is in the country illegally just because they look Mexican and speak Spanish.”
http://www.infowars.com/feds-convict-texan-for-selling-a-gun-to-illegal-alien-with-texas-drivers-license/
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How absolutely ridiculous. I hope they are able to overturn his conviction.
Simply amazing that the entire jury could have their head shoved in their keester.
Moosie
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Dont they have any decent lawers in TX ??? Seems almost any rookie could win that case. Sounds like a hand picked jury straight from peta :o