Friday, October 26, 2007

Arizona crackhead judge ok's illegal aliens carrying guns.

File this under "you gotta be kidding" but Arizona Judge Ann Scott Timmer just handed down a ruling that says that Arizona's prosecutors cannot bring charges against illegal aliens who are carrying guns in our country (in addition to being here illegally) unless they also prove that the gun was used or shipped in interstate commerce.

This warped ruling came down in the case of Israel Perez, an illegal alien from Mexico who had already been deported three times, each time sneaking back into our country. This time he was caught packing a gun and prosecutors in Maricopa County charged him with being a "prohibited possessor" pursuant to state law which forbids those illegally in the country from possessing weapons. per a report in the Arizona Daily Star,
Federal law already makes it a crime under some circumstances for people here illegally to possess weapons. But legislators were told in 2004 that meant it was up to federal agencies to decide whether to bring charges. This statute was aimed at letting local police and prosecutors handle the cases.
In this case, Perez was stopped earlier this year by Mesa police after he was observed speeding and weaving through traffic. He was arrested when he failed to produce identification and instead gave officers what appeared to be a phony Mexican driver's license.
A search found a .38-caliber revolver in the center console. A fingerprint check found that Perez had been deported three prior times, each time returning with a different identity. That led to the weapons charge.
Timmer said the federal law mentioned in the state statute specifically deals with illegal entrants who have weapons that have been "shipped or transported in interstate commerce."

Thanks Judge. Thanks for boning the rest of us and giving illegal alien gang members and criminals a reason to smile. With friends like you on the bench, America doesn't need any foreign enemies.

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