Careful when you leave America
The president of the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota went to NYC with his checked gun. But he didn’t know that NYC bans gun possession unless you go through a restrictive process for locals and bans it outright for out of towners. He’s suing Delta airlines for his own ignorance of the law.
June 13th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Stupid shit… Handgunlaw.us IS your friend… sigh
June 13th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
This reminds me of the return of one of the characters in Unintended Consequences to NYC from a lengthy stint as a white hunter in Africa.
June 13th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
“But I’m the Head of a University! The Law doesn’t apply to ME!”
June 13th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Regarding NYC’s gun laws: “The general rule is that an unconstitutional statute, though having the form and the name of law, is in reality no law, but is wholly void and ineffective for any purpose since unconstitutionality dates from the time of its enactment and not merely from the date of the decision so branding it; an unconstitutional law, in legal contemplation, is as inoperative as if it had never been passed … An unconstitutional law is void.”
Nobody, myself included, wants to be the test case but I think we should keep in mind that NYC’s gun laws are unconstitutional and in each of these cases the arrested individual is the victim of a crime.
June 14th, 2012 at 9:32 am
I agree with Steve. Good luck!
June 14th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
Given that Delta’s employee called the cops on him, yes, they should pay through the nose.
June 14th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Also, are the NYC authorities trying to get HR 822 passed? University presidents typically know a bunch of politicians…
June 15th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
I think the appropriate defense should be that his arrest violates his constitutional right against self incrimination. The NY law and the FAA regulation acting in conjunction compel him to identify himself as violating the law. There are numerous court decisions going up to the Supremes that you cannot convict someone of violating a law against exercising one’s 5th amendment rights against self-incrimination.