Weld sheriff suspends gun permit of Greeley school member broadcasting anti-MLK message

[ghettodub]

Snippet from the story:

A Greeley radio station owner who has been broadcasting an anti-Martin Luther King Jr. message was served with a temporary restraining order and lost his permit to carry a concealed weapon Thursday after he allegedly threatened a business rival.

Reese, a member of the Greeley-Evans 6 school board, has for three years aired a recording of a letter that calls Martin Luther King Jr. a sexual degenerate, an anti-American communist and an embezzler. He plays the recording in advance of the MLK holiday.

story made me giggle a little

Weld sheriff suspends gun permit of Greeley school member broadcasting anti-MLK message

[Zundfolge]

This is why we need national Vermont/Alaska/Arizona style carry.

Suspending a license for political speech? Frankly the Sheriff should be removed from duty over this.

[ghettodub]

From my understanding though in the article is that it was suspended for threatening someone, not his political idiot message

[Sixgun]

I think he made some threats about having a shoot out, so the person put a restraining order on him.

[Byte Stryke]

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story made me giggle a little

Weld sheriff suspends gun permit of Greeley school member broadcasting anti-MLK message

I really have tried to care about this story.

[cstone]

I wonder how long he has had the CCW permit. If more than two years, and the threat was imminent enough to revoke the permit, then why this year and not last year or the year before.

Questions for the permit holders and those who may know. Once the permit is issued, is there any "Due process" required to revoke a permit? How long can it be suspended without a hearing (Due process)?

If the recording played on the air (presumably protected speech) is the only reason the permit was revoked, this would be an interesting test case.

That said, if the recording played on the air was so egregious, the agency to deal with it would be the FCC.

[ghettodub]

I really have tried to care about this story.

Oh, i'm with you, I think it's stupid. And i think that guy is a moron with his anti-MLK rants, so it makes me laugh...

love that ani-gif

[TFOGGER]

Sounds like the sheriff suspended his permit after the restraining order was issued, in accordance with the current law. As soon as the RO is lifted, he should get his permit back without having to reapply. As far as his "message" concerning MLK, I could give a barbecued rat's ass.....

[Elhuero]

Suspending a license for political speech? Frankly the Sheriff should be removed from duty over this.

I agree, to say the least.

[hurley842002]

This is why we need national Vermont/Alaska/Arizona style carry.

Suspending a license for political speech? Frankly the Sheriff should be removed from duty over this.

Considering Sheriff Cooke is probably one of the most pro 2A sheriff's in the state, it would be a shame to lose him.

I will however agree with you on the Vermont/Alaska/Arizona style carry.