AZ Man Ordered to Surrender Guns – Just for Blogging!

09-30-2011 • World Net Daily via e-mail

An Arizona man has filed a federal lawsuit against some of the state's top judges, claiming they're taking away his freedom of speech and right to own firearms, all because someone didn't like what he wrote on his blog.

"You can't suspend someone's constitutional rights [for blogging]," said Mike Palmer, who is bringing forth the legal action. "Everybody in America blogs or Twitters, so it's a First and Second Amendment issue."

The scenario started when Palmer, a 55-year-old Christian missionary from Phoenix, was online discussing "spiritual death" often referred to in the Bible.

But, according to the suit, a woman from Prescott, Ariz., Melody Thomas-Morgan, complained to authorities that Palmer was threatening her with "death," keeping that word in quotes in her legal filings.

Palmer explains, "It is true that the blog, 'That Woman Jezebel' talks about spiritual life and spiritual death. ... Spiritual 'death' as in 'The wages of sin is death.' (Romans 6:23) ... It is not true that the blog ever mentions the 'death' of Miss Thomas-Morgan."

Kenton Jones, superior court judge for Yavapai County, went along with the woman's harassment complaint and ordered Palmer to surrender his guns.

"The order says that I am not allowed to possess firearms or ammunition, and directs me to turn over any weapons to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office," Palmer told WND.

2 Comments in Response to AZ Man Ordered to Surrender Guns – Just for Blogging!

Comment by C.G. Mace

Entered on: 10/2/2011 10:40:56 AM

This is got to be a joke?? If not, the people of this country better start standing up to this political correctness junk! This women evidently is looking to win some money by filing such a stupid complaint.

Comment by mike garfinkle

Entered on: 10/2/2011 7:06:05 AM

I hope he wins his suite. The perpetrators that restrict freedom need to be removed from positions of authority and need to be prosecuted as an example.

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