Lt. Vance, Have you ever listened to yourself? History is full of guys like you...

Messager to Lt. Vance and all those appointed or elected over him:

 “The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts. One’s right to life, liberty, and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of worship and assembly, and other fundamental rights may not be submitted to vote; they depend on the outcome of no elections.” ~ Justice Robert H. Jackson of the Supreme Court 1943

Let that sink in. By saying that the Bill of Rights withdrew certain subjects from vicissitudes of political controversy and placed them beyond the reach of majorities and officials, he meant that the rights protected by the Bill of Rights could not be legislated upon, and it did not matter that the entire nation clamored for laws infringing upon a certain right, they simply could not do so.

Un peu plus de recul...↓ A little more perspective ↓

 

"The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people."

 

NOAH WEBSTER

"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive."

Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution (Philadelphia 1787)

TENCHE COXE

"Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American...[T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people."

Tenche Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety

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Lt. Vance take a lesson from Officer Dale

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A group of gun enthusiasts took to Grand Rapids streets Sunday openly carrying guns.
“We are law-abiding people that are just looking out for ourselves,” march organizer Tom Lambert said.
The march to support open carry in Grand Rapids followed Johann Deffert’s lawsuit against the city and the Grand Rapids Police Department.
Deffert alleges his right to openly carry a gun was violated when he was ordered to the ground at gunpoint and his weapon was taken on March 3, 2013. In the federal lawsuit, he claims that he was walking along a public sidewalk near a church openly carrying a handgun in a holster at his hip when officers confronted and then detained him for about 10 minutes before he was released.
Michigan law does not prohibit open carry.
“We believe very strongly that he was detained unlawfully. We want to march and protest and say that was wrong,” Lambert said.
Lambert is a gun rights activist who has also been attending the Grand Rapids City Commission meetings while carrying openly – something Mayor George Heartwell disapproves of.
“Hopefully we clear up confusion on all levels. Hopefully we make sure that GRPD makes sure and understands what is OK and what is not OK ,” Lambert said.
The march started at Fuller Park and ended on Lakeside Drive, near where Deffert was detained.
Deffert’s lawsuit says the incident constituted a violation of his First, Second, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The suit also claims the city failed to properly train the officers on Michigan gun laws.
Deffert is suing for a $100,000 judgment and another $500,000 for punitive damages, as well as attorney fees.
Dashcam video of Deffert’s detainment via YouTube:

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Sometimes it takes awhile for the message to sink in...

They always regret it years later...