The Attorney Arguing Patrick Adamiak’s Appeal
During the new resentencing hearing, Larosiere may have the opportunity to present additional evidence, even about the questionable ATF testimony. However, he must argue before the same judge.
During the new resentencing hearing, Larosiere may have the opportunity to present additional evidence, even about the questionable ATF testimony. However, he must argue before the same judge.
The judges’ verdict was mixed. They agreed that one of his convictions violated the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment. But as to Adamiak’s other legal concerns, the judges wrote: “we discern no other reversible error.”
The complaint asserts that, with the removal of the excise tax on constitutionally protected arms like suppressors and SBRs, the NFA registration regime can no longer be upheld as a legal exercise of Congress’s taxing power.
I can’t express how much I learned at GRPC. Not only from the presenters, but also by talking to people in the hallways and at the evening events.
My take-away from the theme of Advocacy through Action is that being on the defensive and waiting for our God-given rights to be attacked is a loser’s strategy.
“We want to make certain constitutional violations like what happened after Katrina are never repeated.”
It never ceases to amaze me at the epic level of hypocrisy that comes from the gun-grabbing left. The group
“Constitution Day serves as a great reminder that the Second Amendment stands on equal footing as all other rights afforded American citizens.”
If a journalist wants to show that the work the commission produced is deficient, maybe she should use voices more potent than an aging thespian and a physician with an axe to grind to support her narrative.
One ATF official told me they were reviewing Adamiak’s case to get a U.S. Attorney to release him from prison. That ATF official is no longer returning calls. I think he was just playing for time and trying to stop us from telling Adamiak’s story.