tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post5014163068099362705..comments2023-10-16T07:06:52.428-05:00Comments on Armed and Safe: Badger guns, and 'crime guns,' Part IIKurt '45superman' Hofmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-33922875198157238252009-10-04T07:47:55.942-05:002009-10-04T07:47:55.942-05:00Mr. B-Three-hundred-two-thousand, I certainly agre...Mr. B-Three-hundred-two-thousand, I certainly agree that it is up to you to decide how heavy a burden of proof is required for conviction in the "court of mikeb302000's opinion." I distrust the idea of lightening that burden, though--I think it fosters an attitude in which the accused is presumed guilty. The jury, after all, is drawn from a pool of people who might have read about the case, and might have their thinking altered by that kind of attitude (same for the judge, I suppose).<br><br>As for the "FFL guy" who "acts badly enough to lose his license and he turns the business over to his relative or friend and carries on as if nothing ever happened," we disagree about that--but what's the relevance here? Beatovic (the original owner) never <i>did</i> lose his license (as far as I know--perhaps I missed it?)--he just retired to Arizona.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-89012471558801694312009-10-04T02:10:57.501-05:002009-10-04T02:10:57.501-05:0045superman, Thanks for the link to my post on the ...45superman, Thanks for the link to my post on the Badger situation. <br /><br />You know what just occurred to me? So often people accuse me of not respecting the presumption of innocence, but maybe that's just for the courts. Maybe in op-ed articles and blog posts, it's permissible to jump to reasonable conclusions and pursue those directions. We're just talking. We're not suggesting our ideas should carry the weight of law.<br /><br />When an FFL guy acts badly enough to lose his license and he turns the business over to his relative or friend and carries on as if nothing ever happened, I say that's a travesty of justice, and I don't understand how you can condone and defend it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.com