From a legal correspondent:
And it was probably "Project Safe Neighborhoods," you know, that public/private partnership (say, isn't that the core of...fascism...?) that everybody who's anybody is on board with...
I was in court today (I'm a criminal defense attorney) and noticed two ATF agents. One was a "gun crimes task force" guy, and the other was some kind of "Project safe America" agent. Whatever that is.Yes I can. But not being an "Only One," and a BATFU "Only One" at that, I don't think it would have ended well.
Anyways, I wish I could've taken a pic, but the courtroom was off limits to cameras, and I didn't want to risk a picture with my blackberry.
Here's the problem: the ATF agent was standing in front of the Judge, with his Glock holstered on his thigh, but unstrapped, and he had his hand on the butt of his pistol the entire time he was talking to the Judge. Seriously. I didn't know whether to take that as a threat to the Judge, but I was tempted to ask him to remove his hand from his weapon and secure it.
Hope that that made sense to you. I was just dumbfounded that he had his hand on it like he was going to draw. Of course, I had to disarm to go to court, but.... oh well.
Can you imagine if that were you or me?
And it was probably "Project Safe Neighborhoods," you know, that public/private partnership (say, isn't that the core of...fascism...?) that everybody who's anybody is on board with...