Firearm Deprivation

[AJ80]

I feel your pain, I had jury duty yesterday as well & was similarly traumatized at leaving my pistol in the car.

I got distracted, though, when I got called to a jury panel & discovered that the civil trial in question was scheduled to run for 6 WEEKS!!!!!!

I pled my case to the judge for being excused, and he let me go - didn't even have to go through voir dire. PHEW!!!

That would be terrible!
6 weeks of daily disarmament!

I'm glad you got excused.

[glocklvr]

6 weeks of daily disarmament!

I thought cruel and unusual punishment was unconstitutional but being disarmed happens to me every day while I am at work

[Heartland Patriot]

I keep pictures of my loved ones in my phone for those times I'm feeling lonely.
...oh, and the family is in there too.

Now THAT is funny! I don't think any other forum can equal the quality of humor found here, for better or worse.

[speedsix]

...funniest thing I've had happen at jury duty was I walked up to the metal detector archway and put all my pocket stuff in the basket...and the little deputy grabbed my fingernail clipper on my keychain and said "You can't take that in there..."...I said "WHAT?"...she said..."There's a file on it...and you can't take a file in there...it might end up in the jail"...I expressed my opinion about that...then turned to go back to my truck..then said "No...I'm not going all the way back there"...broke off the little pot metal 1 1/4" file and gave it to her...and put the fingernail clipper...capable of much more personal injury or property damage...in my pocket and walked in...and she actually thought she'd done something...
...for an hour and a half after that...I watched people go to the men's room from the jury room...and hold the door open to let folks from the hallway walk straight into the "secured" jury room...and from the street to the bathroom and then to the jury room...completely bypassing the security checkpoint...strain at a gnat and swallow a camel...

[sjfcontrol]

...funniest thing I've had happen at jury duty was I walked up to the metal detector archway and put all my pocket stuff in the basket...and the little deputy grabbed my fingernail clipper on my keychain and said "You can't take that in there..."...I said "WHAT?"...she said..."There's a file on it...and you can't take a file in there...it might end up in the jail"...I expressed my opinion about that...then turned to go back to my truck..then said "No...I'm not going all the way back there"...broke off the little pot metal 1 1/4" file and gave it to her...and put the fingernail clipper...capable of much more personal injury or property damage...in my pocket and walked in...and she actually thought she'd done something...
...for an hour and a half after that...I watched people go to the men's room from the jury room...and hold the door open to let folks from the hallway walk straight into the "secured" jury room...and from the street to the bathroom and then to the jury room...completely bypassing the security checkpoint...strain at a gnat and swallow a camel...

I can see it now -- Hardened criminal holding a nail clipper, threatening a guard, "Unlock the door, copper, or I'll give you a mani-pedi!"

[glocklvr]

I can see it now -- Hardened criminal holding a nail clipper, threatening a guard, "Unlock the door, copper, or I'll give you a mani-pedi!"

These are the same type idiots that take knitting needles away from 90 yr old ladies at airport check points

[gdanaher]

I have found that is helpful to carry a small piece of thin rope in my pocket. I palm it nervously and then during voir dire, proceed to tie a noose knot. Works every time.

[PappaGun]

I have found that is helpful to carry a small piece of thin rope in my pocket. I palm it nervously and then during voir dire, proceed to tie a noose knot. Works every time.

I like that!

As a side note, I lived in New Mexico for 30 years and never got called for jury duty.

I have lived in Texas for about 2 years and have been called twice.

The Bailiff said they will send out about 175 summons for a day's jury pool and about 25-50 will show up.

He also said they don't enforce any kind of fine for no shows, but that they go to the top of the list for the next round.

The problem with that though is that if they no show once with no penalty, why would they not do the same thing each time.
I'm sure they do.

I think it's the same logic that says if you make handguns illegal, gun crime will be less.

Go figger.

[speedsix]

I have found that is helpful to carry a small piece of thin rope in my pocket. I palm it nervously and then during voir dire, proceed to tie a noose knot. Works every time.

...a great laugh...and I'll bet defense attorneys stumble all over themselves to remove your influence!!! More effective than Madam DeFarge's knitting...

[HadEmAll]

"PS. Try not to take this post too seriously."

I do feel as you do, and do think it's a fairly serious matter.

You are forced to park in some lot or garage that you are normally not familiar with.

You are forced to leave your handgun in your vehicle, unless you choose to drive from your home to downtown (fill in city) without one.

You walk through that downtown, with no otherwise legally carried handgun, worse, not a knife or anything that can be construed as a weapon by the security at the courthouse. Once going to, and once going from, the courthouse to your vehicle.

I like participating in the process, but resent deeply that they do force you for that entire period, to be a true "sheeple".

I did keep a couple of ballpoint pens at hand.

The tourists I passed on the way to and from the courthouse were better armed than I.

[srothstein]

I can see it now -- Hardened criminal holding a nail clipper, threatening a guard, "Unlock the door, copper, or I'll give you a mani-pedi!"

An even funnier story is really true and explains why at least on jail made sure the inmates had no nail clippers.

Back around 1990, Bexar County built a new jail. As with many things done in South Texas government, there was a little bit of politics played with the construction contracts and subcontracts. So, some materials used in the construction were slightly lower standards than the original contract called for. Things went well though, and the building was completed and inspected and accepted. They were starting to move the inmates from the old jail to the new one. Sometime rather early in this process, the news came out that the guards were confiscating all of the nail clippers that had been issued to the inmates. Yep, they were taking back the issued clippers. And the news media made sure the public knew why. It seems like one of the substandard materials used was the grade of chain link fencing around the exercise yards and building areas. The issued nail clippers were strong enough to cut the fence that was put in. That means the guards were guilty of supplying the means of escape to every inmate.

The nail clippers were taken to prevent the second escape from the jail. The first escape had occurred before any inmates were housed there. One of the inmates on the work parties cleaning and getting it ready escaped before the jail opened. I don't remember it being announced how he got out or if it had something to do with the clippers, but I never did hear a reasoanble story for how they found out the clippers would cut the fence either. It just isn't soemthing I can see a guard testing out of curiosity.

[sjfcontrol]

I can see it now -- Hardened criminal holding a nail clipper, threatening a guard, "Unlock the door, copper, or I'll give you a mani-pedi!"

An even funnier story is really true and explains why at least on jail made sure the inmates had no nail clippers.

Back around 1990, Bexar County built a new jail. As with many things done in South Texas government, there was a little bit of politics played with the construction contracts and subcontracts. So, some materials used in the construction were slightly lower standards than the original contract called for. Things went well though, and the building was completed and inspected and accepted. They were starting to move the inmates from the old jail to the new one. Sometime rather early in this process, the news came out that the guards were confiscating all of the nail clippers that had been issued to the inmates. Yep, they were taking back the issued clippers. And the news media made sure the public knew why. It seems like one of the substandard materials used was the grade of chain link fencing around the exercise yards and building areas. The issued nail clippers were strong enough to cut the fence that was put in. That means the guards were guilty of supplying the means of escape to every inmate.

The nail clippers were taken to prevent the second escape from the jail. The first escape had occurred before any inmates were housed there. One of the inmates on the work parties cleaning and getting it ready escaped before the jail opened. I don't remember it being announced how he got out or if it had something to do with the clippers, but I never did hear a reasoanble story for how they found out the clippers would cut the fence either. It just isn't soemthing I can see a guard testing out of curiosity.

Sheesh! The fence must have been made out of mono-filament!