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• Tuesday, December 2, 2008 08:53 AM

  Puppy Pix and a bit of unfulfilled Gun Lust * * * that does the trick * * * but probably won't work after Mike Bloomberg becomes President

  Wall Street Journal:

  http://www.careerjournal.com/article/SB122790763963865173.html

  NOVEMBER 28, 2008, 11:48 P.M. ET
  Seeking a Presidential Pardon? Try Praising the Right to Bear Arms
  Five Forgiven by Bush Share a Trait: They Really Missed Their Weapons

  By AMIR EFRATI

  [...] On the surface, the list of the 14 people pardoned by the president this week shows few common denominators in terms of time served, geographic location or even type of crime, except that the felonies were non-violent. But a closer look at some of the newly pardoned shows many of them are church-going, blue-collar workers from rural areas (and ardent Bush supporters) who had little trouble finding jobs after their convictions. There is another common thread: the important role firearms once played in their lives.

  [...] The state of Illinois allowed Richard Culpepper to keep his shotguns after he was convicted in 1987 of lying to the government in order to receive unemployment checks. But in 2002, when he bought an English Pointer hunting dog and tried to buy a new gun, he says he was rejected and the state revoked his privilege.

  So, the 52-year-old retired locomotive engineer from Mahomet, Ill., says he applied for a pardon by explaining the situation and attaching photos of Cartman, the dog.

  [...] Many felons can win back some rights from their states after they complete their punishment. But the right to possess guns can be restored only by the president [...]

  - - Wall Street Journal

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