Sparky1911
NES Member
Rob I respect you very much. Great guy in our community, but you’re wrong. There was no response until called out. I really dont care anymore as I dont donate my money to them anymore. But don’t act like the media and just say things that aren’t true.I checked - there was timely follow-up to the case Sparky claims got no response.
As to the future, I see "due process" as a big attack surface. Prior to Heller/Bruen, an LTC denial was about an administratively issued license, and a denial was not considered punishment or deprivation of a right by the courts. This attitude survived post-Bruen when the courts cited the "minor penalty" discharge within 500ft of a dwelling was a per-se offense, not even considering lifetime PP status as part of the penalty. I know of no other right that a user can be stripped of without the protections of due process being afforded to the accused.
A proper federal case would raise at least some of the following questions:
The rules are different for stripping someone of a constitutional right than handling of an administrative licensing issue. The MA system has not yet caught up to that.
- May a finding of not guilty or dropped charges be used as the basis for stripping a person of a constitutional right?
- Can heresay evidence be used for that purpose?
- Can an individual be denied their 2A rights because they believe they were abducted by aliens? (yes, this has happened)
- Does the individual have a right to confront their accuser?
- Are police reports accepted as fact with the individual having no right to elicit testimony from the author?
- Can rumor or reputation, not substantiated by sworn testimony be used for such a purpose?
- Does the individual have a right to know who provided adverse information to the licensing officer, and confront that accuser in court?
- Does the fact that a case involves deprivation of a constitutional right entitle the subject to a jury trial?
- Does the prospect of losing a constitutional right entitle one to discovery?
- Is the standard "reasonable doubt" or "preponderance of the evidence"?
- Etc, etc.
This is a close friend of mine I work with every day. What was claimed was that he/ whoever represented COMM2A was out of country and the email got bounced back. My buddy never recieved an email until I made a stink on this site. And when he got a response finally he was told nothing can be done, this stuff takes a long time.
Making a call to the pd was suggested, a simple letter…nope. And in the long ring it was a letter sent from another resident that at least got the process rolling again. Imagine what a message from COMM2A could have done. .
Just can’t stand disinformation