Dog the Bounty Hunter and the 2nd Amendment

[Perd Hapley]

I heard him on the Laura Ingraham radio program this morning.  He swerved into RKBA after noting all the guns criminals carry out west.  I guess criminals use more civilized weapons in the East.  He then went on to say that the founders wanted us to have the right to keep and bear arms, but "Abraham Lincoln and his boys didn't know we'd have AK-47s that can cut a car in half."  (According to memory.) 

Wow, that's a genius, there.  The interview can be heard on her website, but only for subscribers, unfortunately. 

[The Rabbi]

.  He then went on to say that the founders wanted us to have the right to keep and bear arms, but "Abraham Lincoln and his boys didn't know we'd have AK-47s that can cut a car in half." 

It would be difficult, if not impossible, to make this up.

[Stetson]

He is a reformed felon, he can't own one anyway.

[Fly320s]

Funny, I always envisioned Honest Abe as shotgunner.  Tweed and tea, and all that. Pip, Pip.

As for the Dog, well, that's TV.

[Cromlech]

You could fill the Grand Canyon with what that man doesn't know.

[El Tejon]

Fly, why on earth would you think that???  Abe was a known rifle shooter, growing up in Indiana and Illinois I assume he used shotguns for hunting as well.  He wrote about shooting a bear at the age of 9 (IIRC) while he was living in Southern Indiana.  He shot rifles on the White House lawn during the Civil War.

Tweed?  No, it was in Lincoln's words "a land of pure butternut."  (Butternut, course cloth dyed tan, popular in Kentucky and Indiana at the time he was growing up).  Travelers often wrote that the people (all armed to the eyeballs) all seemed to take on the color of their clothing (from outside labor).

Tea?  Sure, but it did not come from China, but from sassafras, boxberry, wintergreen, etc.

As for Dog's comments, what should be expect?

[auschip]

I heard him on the Laura Ingraham radio program this morning.  He swerved into RKBA after noting all the guns criminals carry out west.  I guess criminals use more civilized weapons in the East.  He then went on to say that the founders wanted us to have the right to keep and bear arms, but "Abraham Lincoln and his boys didn't know we'd have AK-47s that can cut a car in half."  (According to memory.) 

Wow, that's a genius, there.  The interview can be heard on her website, but only for subscribers, unfortunately. 

Wait just a second.  You mean to tell me a felon doesn't want individuals to be able to protect themselves?  Well, color me shocked!

[Gewehr98]

Isn't he about to get deported to Mexican "pound-me-in-the-ass" prison for bounty hunting there illegally?

You'd think he'd learn about running afoul of laws after his first conviction.

[Sergeant Bob]

Isn't he about to get deported to Mexican "pound-me-in-the-ass" prison for bounty hunting there illegally?

You'd think he'd learn about running afoul of laws after his first conviction.

He was, but the Mexican government has dropped all charges against him. Now he has to fight the charges against him here.

[wmenorr67]

What charges does he face here?

[Bogie]

Guys, it's "reality" television.

Personally, if I was in the business of following folks and dragging them back to some court, I'd NOT have an easily recognizable Mullet From Hell atop my cranium...
 

[Perd Hapley]

I said something mean, but, never mind.  Bogie, all that aside, it's just an hilarious quotation. 

[Sergeant Bob]

What charges does he face here?

US bond remains for TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman after Mexico drops charges
The Associated Press
Published: August 18, 2007
 
  HONOLULU: TV bounty hunter and now best-selling author Duane "Dog" Chapman is upset with a $300,000 (¬222,000) U.S. federal bond that remains in place even though a Mexican judge has dismissed charges against him in the case.

Chapman posted the bond and was freed after being arrested last September as he fought extradition to Mexico. He was charged under Mexican law with "deprivation of liberty" for his 2003 capture of fugitive convicted rapist Andrew Luster, the Max Factor heir, in Puerto Vallarta.

Intl Herald Tribune
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However, this may explain why the bond is still being enforced (whether we agree with it or not)....


Mexican Court Appeals Decision To Close Case Against Duane Dog Chapman, Bounty Hunter

Posted on Thursday, August 16, 2007

LAWFUEL - The Legal Newswire - The Mexican criminal case against Duane Dog Chapman may not be over yet. Fox News reports that although a Mexican judge has ruled to close the criminal case against bounty hunter and TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman, but state prosecutors have appealed the decision, officials said Thursday.

In the July 27 ruling, Judge Jose Alberto Montes said the statute of limitations has expired on the case, said Guillermo Diaz, assistant prosecutor for the state of Jalisco, where Puerto Vallarta is located.

Chapman was arrested in September by U.S. authorities on a Mexican warrant stemming from his 2003 capture of fugitive convicted rapist and Max Factor cosmetics heir Andrew Luster in Puerto Vallarta. Bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico.

State prosecutors, however, want to continue pursuing Mexico's request to have Chapman extradited, Diaz said. The courts are expected to rule on prosecutors' appeal in coming months.

LawFuel.com

[longeyes]

It gets worse.  Not only was he wobbly on The Second, he revealed to Laura that he wears hair extensions.

[Perd Hapley]

Oh, yeah, that was funny, too.  Well, anybody in TV also wears make-up, so.   

[Paddy]

Don't diss da dog, dude.  He's had a tough life.

[helpless]

I love this argument from antis, The founding fathers never envisioned us having this or that.

[MechAg94]

Yeah, we have no freedom of speech on this site.  The founders never envisioned computers and the internet. 

[The Rabbi]

Yeah, we have no freedom of speech on this site.  The founders never envisioned computers and the internet. 

Actually you don't have freedom of speech here because the Founders never envisioned Oleg.

[wmenorr67]

Hey it isn't Oleg locking threads; it is Mike.   

[HankB]

Funny, I always envisioned Honest Abe as shotgunner.  Tweed and tea, and all that. Pip, Pip.

I remember hearing a story that when the Army wouldn't buy the newfangled repeaters that had just been introduced (by Spencer?), they staged a demo for Abe and he ordered the military boys to buy some.

They did, and promptly stashed them in a warehouse . . . I guess Abe neglected to order them to issue the rifles.

As for Dog . . . if I were running the State Department, I wouldn't even discuss his case with Mexican authorities until they sent back all the wanted (in the U.S.) criminals they're shielding from extradition.

[Perd Hapley]

Yet there was a repeating rifle issued to Union troops during the war.  Wasn't there?  The Henry?

I heard "Dog" on the radio again this weekend (he's got a book out) and he endorsed a Hillary/Obama ticket.  I swear I'm not making this up. 

[stevelyn]

Dog is a mullet-headed redneck that has enough charisma to entertain the lowest common denominator. A scholar and critical thinker he is NOT.

[JWarren]

Don't diss da dog, dude.  He's had a tough life.

The person HE murdered didn't exactly have a bed of roses, either.


As I see it, he has ZERO credibility in a 2A discussion.  I've got several guns and somehow I've managed not to kill anyone and be convicted of murder.  Da Dog can't say that.


-- John

[jeepmor]

Actually you don't have freedom of speech here because the Founders never envisioned Oleg.

+1 on that.   THR political subforum comes to mind.  Sure, folks got rude to each other, namecalling and all that good stuff.  Not much different than our halls of power, except I think THR folks were being honest to what they believed in their arguments, unlike our congress critter type betters.

As for Mike, polite seems to be part of the mantra he sees as optional.  He comes across as the typeA boss; harsh, rude and always right.

As for dog, I hope he comes out okay in all this.  I've watched the show once or twice, the operation he runs actually comes across as "fairly" compassionate, not a just some hard*ss out for the buck.  Even though that is what it's about for him financially, he seems to relate to his mealtickets in the sense that he really wants the people to work through their problems, pay their dues, and get back on track with their lives in a productive manner.  Sure, he's like Tred Barta, as in quirky, odd and utterly bumbling sometimes, but his heart really seems to be in the right place for the people he's hoping to detain.