Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Prisoner Gary Bornman Thanks NRA, Promises to ‘Stop at a Gun Show' When Released

 Opposing Views

In his letter, Bornman thanked members of Congress for following the NRA's lobbying efforts against the background check bill.

“I, along with tens of thousands of other criminals, couldn’t do what we do without you," Bornman wrote.

In a letter published in The Courant last Thursday, Bornman also wrote:

As a lifelong career criminal, although I no longer enjoy the right to keep and bear arms, I’d like to take a moment to express my appreciation to the National Rifle Association for nonetheless protecting my ability to easily obtain them through its opposition to universal background checks.

Upon release in a few years from my current federal sentence on bank robbery and weapons charges, I fully anticipate being able to stop at a gun show on my way home to Connecticut — where new laws have made it nearly impossible for a felon to readily purchase guns or ammunition — in order to buy some with which to resume my criminal activities.

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  1. On Tuesday afternoon in Hartford, he stood for sentencing before U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson. Staring at Bornman's record, the judge seemed in awe.

    ``It does not appear you can be rehabilitated, nor does it appear you can be deterred,'' Thompson said.

    With 81 convictions on his sheet, Bornman, 39, has made the rounds.

    He went to reform school at age 9. Except for brief interludes, usually involving bank robberies, he's been locked up ever since.

    You know, I can respect those who find some like minded police chief to use as a spokesperson to further their cause, but how many felons have we now heard from being touted as experts on gun policy?
    The various supporters of the gun control industry love to show pictures of various NRA muckety mucks when they run afoul of the law while never noticing that the Mayors Against Illegal Guns seems to have trouble keeping enough Mayors in the ranks because they have to kick them out when they go to prison.
    Is using felons as spokespeople a new technique because you at least dont have to act suprised when they reoffend? Or is it the poor misunderstood criminal thing where all he needs is the proper treatment so desperately needed before he tries to victimize the wrong guy and suffers from terminal extrajudicial execution?
    The best thing to do with this guy is to have someone follow him around till he does something wrong. From the sounds of his record, it wont be a long wait. And he seems to have over 80 convictions so far. Where's that three strikes law when you need it?
    Though an old article, it seems to give a good indication of what to expect from the guy.

    http://articles.courant.com/2001-06-13/news/0106130065_1_fbi-agents-bank-robber-suicide-attempt

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    1. He provides the gun control freaks with a stereotype--a straw man that they can point to whenever we offer evidence that the vast majority of us are law abiding.

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  2. When you use "experts" like this guy, your side doesn't need enemies. But someone should point out to him that declaring one's intention to break the law while still in prison is bad form.

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    1. I wonder if this little note could be used at his next parole hearing as to his intentions upon being released.

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    2. After 80 convictions, I'm pretty sure he knows he can say whatever he wants and they'll still let him go.

      But, yeah, guns. That's the problem.

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    3. As Sarge said, this is the kind of guy for whom three-strikes laws exist.

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  3. Don't forget, he's got a good sense of humor.

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