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Wayne Wright has a serious problem. About eleven years ago, the Vietnam veteran, police officer, and firefighter was the subject of a triumphant LAPD press release about a conquest it had achieved in its war on the private ownership of guns by California residents. The press release is still there on its website for all to behold . . .
Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department aggressively targets suspects involved in the illegal sale of firearms to stop the flow of guns to the streets of Los Angeles.
On September 16, 2004, the Gun Unit, Detective Support Division, working from recently developed intelligence information, conducted an undercover gun buy operation in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles. The suspect, Wayne Wright, engaged in an unlawful firearm transaction with an undercover Gun Unit officer. Wright was immediately arrested for the violation and during a subsequent search of his vehicle 11 additional rifles and shotguns were recovered.
Gun Unit Detectives then obtained a search warrant for Wright's residence in the city of Simi Valley. During the service of the warrant, Gun Unit detectives recovered 376 weapons, including rifles, shotguns, handguns and assault weapons. Many of these guns are the types routinely used in crimes in Los Angeles. Also recovered at Wright 's residence was a silencer and thousands of rounds of ammunition, including tracer rounds and armor piercing rounds, all of which in California, are felonies to possess.
During 2003, the gun unit seized 348 firearms. Year-to-date in 2004, the Gun Unit has seized 411 firearms. The seizure in this case of 388 total firearms nearly equals that for the first 8 months of 2004 and exceeds the total seizure for 2003.
The suspect, Wayne Wright, is not a licensed gun dealer and the Los Angeles Police Department believes that Wright is actively engaged in unlawful gun trafficking.
Suspect: Wayne Wright, 56 years of age, a resident of Simi Valley, California was booked at Devonshire Area Police Station for 12072 (d) P.C. – Transfer, Delivery or Sales of Firearms.
Traditional media outlets like the Los Angeles Times jumped on board, dutifully reporting without question whatever the police said about the matter. The story even managed to make the Sydney Morning Herald.
The only problem with the story: Wright wasn't actually engaged in unlawful gun trafficking. Despite the seizure of hundreds of his firearms by the police, the only violations the DA could make stick was a single misdemeanor charge of unlawful possession of an "assault" weapon (apparently he'd been the executor of the estate of a brother law enforcement officer, and, according to his attorneys, had simply 'forgotten' about it, which might be plausible given that he had 300+ firearms to keep track of.)
Wright ended up working out a plea deal for informal probation on that charge, and because the misdemeanor wasn't punishable by more than one year in prison, Wright didn't lose his right to own firearms.
That should have been the end of things. But it wasn't. Despite completing the informal probation, Wright never got all of his guns back. The City of Los Angeles kept over 300 of them, with an estimated value of over $700,000.
He's spent years jumping through hoops, fulfilling (arguably illegal) demands for proof of ownership, copies of original sales receipts, and the like. Everything from 1911s to a Walther PP, a Browning Hi-Power to a Browning Citori. The entire list can be seen here, in the complaint recently filed by Wright's attorneys.
Despite the fact that none of them were owned or possessed in violation of the law, despite the fact that he remained legally entitled to own them, despite the fact that even some elements of the bureaucracy acknowledged that, yes, the firearms should be returned, the LAPD ignored all of his efforts to have them returned.
And then it got worse: the LAPD simply destroyed the lot of them.
Wright isn't taking this lying down. He and his attorneys – C.D. Michel and Joshua Dale – filed a complaint alleging not just violations of U.S. civil rights law, but also violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, under the theory that the firearms were destroyed to show that "the City's Gun Unit was being sufficiently effective in using federal grant money to keep guns 'off the streets'…."
It's an interesting theory. RICO provides additional penalties and causes of action against criminal acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. It was intended to assist in the prosecution of criminal gangs (i.e., the Mafia) but it has been applied to many organizations deemed to be criminal enterprises in the past including, interestingly enough, the Key West, Florida police department.
To prevail in a RICO action, Wright will have to show that an enterprise, in this case the LAPD, engaged in conduct that showed a pattern of racketeering activity. Here, they argue that since the city Gun Unit intended to deprive Wright of his firearms even though he wasn't under suspicion of any crime, simply to bag a large haul to show that they were being effective at keeping guns off the streets. And to continue to enjoy the fruits of federal largesse supplied to them for that purpose.
The complaint alleges – unsurprisingly – that Wright is hardly the only one to have been subjected to this sort of behavior from Los Angeles's finest. They point out the rather strange conditions of his arrest (which they consider entrapment):
The Gun Unit, led by Defendants Tompkins and Edwards, contacted [Wright] as ostensible purchasers of a firearm from [his] collection. They arranged to meet…to inspect the firearm and arrange the transfer. [They] met in Los Angeles County…. Edwards agreed at the meeting to purchase the firearm after inspecting it. {Wright] wanted to immediately take the firearm to a local Federal Firearms Licensee ("FFL") in order to properly effect the sale under state and federal law. Edwards agreed to the immediate FFL transfer, but played the "eager buyer" and insisted that [Wright] allow Edwards to drive the firearm to the local FFL to surrender the firearm to the FFL and begin the transfer paperwork. After cajoling by Edwards, [Wright] agreed, and gave Edwards possession of the firearm to drive to the FFL, at which point, Gun Unit officers appeared and arrested [Wright].
[Wright's] reluctance to engage in the transaction in the unlawful manner which Edwards insisted upon was clear from the surveillance recordings of the encounter, and the matter would never be charged as a crime…. It was apparent that no crime had been committed but for Edwards's insistence of "holding" the firearm while they drove to the dealer to get the lawful transfer process started. It was a bad sting. Nonetheless, LAPD then used the fact of the arrest to get a search warrant to seize Plaintiff's collection, claiming, with no corroborating evidence, that the collector was a "gun trafficker…."
The complaint also details the many steps Wright took to get his property back, and how, despite having the law on his side, and having gone above-and-beyond to meet every request, no matter how unreasonable, they not only kept his firearms, but destroyed them.
Will Wright be successful in this lawsuit? I'm not a California attorney, but I understand that occasionally, justice prevails even in that distant land. We shall see.
DISCLAIMER: The above is an opinion piece; it is not legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship in any sense. If you need legal advice in any matter, you are strongly urged to hire and consult your own counsel. This post is entirely my own, and does not represent the positions, opinions, or strategies of my firm or clients.
154 Responses to CA Vet Seeks Justice After LAPD Destroys His $700k Gun Collection
Ouch-californiastan strikes again…I got no suggesttions…
Ive got a couple that might set off an NSA alarm..
I live in gun unit territory. My security system is set up mainly to slow them down or at least preserve some evidence. Regular criminals I can deal with..
The face of one party far left rule is the face of the gestapo storm trooper. Weathers nice though.
"Inside Every Liberal Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out"
"Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it."
~Kurt Hofmann.
Add an RPG, land mines & claymores to your property for additional safety from government mafia goons.
Take off and nuke it from orbit…it's the only way to be sure.
Should start with some orbital kinetic strikes to get things going
Neutron bomb, yo! Don't damage the infrastructure!
Well-placed kinetic strikes may crack the San Andreas fault wide open, right? I'm sure we can all get behind that idea.
Lovely…some of us fellow gun rights fighters and gun enthusiasts live here in CA. Yeah, just bomb us and/or have us drop into the ocean. Great plan.
WHY does anyone who likes guns and values their freedom still live in that cesspool?!?!
I was born in NJ and I got out as soon as I could!
Come on Zermoid, everyone wants out of NJ…
Being from California I even agree with this plan! I suggest you invest in some new ocean front property in Nevada! But seriously get out, get out and leave cali to destroy its self! Good luck in your fight!
We can't just nuke em Ripley , don't you realize how much money the government has invested in that place ?
All right , you heard the man , asses and elbows . COME HERE HUDSON >
……….. I think we should lay down suppressing fire and back out of there .
"What is it, Hudson?"
"How do I transfer out of this chickensh!t outfit?"
While I hope he wins, it sucks that the California taxpayers have to foot the bill for this criminal activity.
Well, a majority of voters, many of them taxpayers, did vote for their government.
I've been saying this for a while:
The only real difference between the mob and government is that government has tricked the majority into believing it serves a legitimate purpose.
I would be willing to bet money that the mob is less corrupt AND more effective than our legitimate Govt in CA at Federally.
I mean, those pesky bill of rights and the amendments sometimes trip them up, but the Govt never lets those setbacks dampen thier spirits.
Yeah, I would agree. Given the same task, the mob would undoubtedly accomplish their goals before the government.
@jason m
The thing that makes organized criminals efficient is that they have two enemies to outsmart. Those enemies are of course other organized criminals that will kill them for their money, and the government that does the same.
I am curious if Wright, now retired and on a public pension, ever infringed upon the 2A rights of others during his work.
I'm curious if you are an idiot.
Hahh.. name calling…you certainly win mr. Wonderful. The question I pose is valid, as the article states he was a career policeman.
Excellent observation of the hypocrisy of a LEO. They can't understand that they are just useful idiots until the state comes after them.
Definitely a good question. While he was certainly a 'victim' of The State here, how often was he the arm of The State in the past?
LA taxpayers – the city that just outlawed magazines > 10 rounds. Poetic justice IMO. The rest of of are funding the stupid litigation that prohibits any pistol images on CA gun storefronts.
We've reached a said state of affairs when a criminal is a valuable asset to the injustice system, as a milking cow they can pass through revolving doors repeatedly. At the cost of our lives, limb, livelihood and quality of life. Then to be punished for damaging such asset in any way.
Revolution Now !
Search the cops houses. If one weapon ever turns up all CA 5-0 do hard time. Re-open Alkatraz.
Stupid loose-lipped beat cops would never be trusted to withhold evidence like this; check the houses of the department Chief on up to the Mayor, and their friends/donors/family living 'la dolce vida.'
Damn it, man! I was *just* thinking about moving to California, too. Or not.
Stay away from the coast, and it isn't so bad except for the laws the legislature shoves down our throats. LAPD and LASO are infamous for their bad conduct in conducting stings and raids.
The corrupt "justice system" in LA Co stole a S&W Model 29 and a Ruger Single Six Convertible from me in 1980. When asked for the the return of my guns, the judge said that they had already been destroyed, even though all charges were dismissed and the record expunged. I would never consider living in LA Co again.
Was Proof of destruction ever offered, or was it simply a case of "word from on high", not to be questioned by the mere citizen?
I have a need to take care of my aging/dying parents. What is your excuse ?
Be informed, be educated, prepare.
Nothing is more petty, vindictive, and spiteful than a bureaucracy. If they want to do you over, morals, ethics, and even the law will not stand in their way.
Why? It is all for the greater good.
"Nothing is more petty, vindictive, and spiteful than a bureaucracy. "
And beware when you a-hole neighbor has a friend in city/county government:
The real criminals here: LAPD.
More evil liberal blue house of (D) bs. I blame all residents of CA, since you don't have to be a citizen to vite there.
You should write and publish a romance novel (D)ude
Yeah. That Ronald Reagan, who signed many of these anti-gun laws, was quite the liberal blue (D) left…yada, yada, yada…
JasonM ,
Could you please elaborate , I did not get the comment , AT ALL .
What guns ? What laws ? What are you talking about .
I would love to discourse with you on this subject if it is pertaining to RR .
Until 2014, no rebloodican, democrip, independent or libertarian ever overturned the anti-firearm laws, in any state. As they began in 1933.
LAPD gun unit?! LOLOLOL wow…if the BAFTE, FBI, and DOJ weren't interested then its probably because those agencies knew it was nothing they could control or adequately prosecute….of course that has never stopped Kommiefornia from making hell on gun owners….
I'd say the entrapment charge based off that story will stick. Entrapment is very tricky to prove, I have some case law on it somewhere but its tripped the DOJ by the legs in bigger rings than California so I have hope. After the Key West PD got RICO'd anything's possible. I happen to know an Asst. US Attorney that RICO'd a gang or two lol, if I get a chance I'll ask him about this since I've always been curious about RICO in general and he's one of the few prosecutors that seams to be a pro at it.
I'm sure a lot of those "destroyed firearms" ended up in a lot of officers' private possession.
300K worth? I'm pretty sure a lot of these cops turned around and sold these guns to people who'd keep their traps shut (organized crime) for some quick cash.
According to the complaint, most of the guns were C&R.
I think you may be right.
If they don't have video evidence of the destruction, I don't believe a single one was destroyed.
"under the theory that the firearms were destroyed to show that "the City's Gun Unit was being sufficiently effective in using federal grant money to keep guns 'off the streets'…."
It's an interesting theory. "
When the government does the very definition of furthering a criminal enterprise by engaging in illegal activities it is just a theory, but when motorcycle enthusiasts do it they get shot in the head,illegally detained, and their cases deemed more top secret than one of hillary's Secretary of State emails.
The burden of proof is supposed to be on the state, which is no longer true. Now, the state can't even be bothered to follow the law, which is an abuse of authority that already has a name.
The case you refer to is a stain on Texas. I hope the guilty are actually punished, regardless of uniform or agency.
Asset forfeiture makes all cops racketeers. This is self-evident.
Has been for decades. Remember when the DEA didn't have a large fleet of private jets?
The only things important to California voters are Marijuana intoxication and all forms of welfare. I'm glad I left.
The entire Los Angeles Police Department needs to be replaced. If they aren't shooting up two innocent women delivering newspapers in pickup truck, they are stealing a firearm collection from an innocent man. It is time for all new staff from top to bottom.
Hopefully some of the parties involved made ineligible for gun ownership via the convicted felon route.
Ain't gonna happen. Only the LA County DA can bring charges, which will never happen, or the US Attorney, which is only slightly more likely. The civil suit can only result in a damages award.
Given the value of many of the firearms in that collection, I'm sure many of them ended up in LAPD officer's homes and offices. Some of those guns are worth over $5K each. Many of them are what I would consider nice guns, with several Very Nice Guns scattered in there. I'll wager that many of the Springfield 1903's weren't in military dress, but were sporterized rifles with an obscure heritage and lacked provenance, but still valuable nonetheless.
This report, coupled with the LEO stonewalling on the biker gang slaughter in Texas, give me yet more reasons to despise cops. This proves what I said last week: law enforcement officers lie. They'll lie right to your face, they'll lie right to your attorney's face, they'll lie to a judge's face. They'll lie about the law, they'll lie about warrants, they'll lie about jurisdiction. They'll lie on affidavits, they'll lie to labs, they'll ask forensic labs to lie for them. They'll play party to a DA committing a fraud upon the court, and here, they're showing they have no qualms about perpetrating grand larceny under color of law.
This all results in my indifference (tipping into smug approval) in response to reports of cops being killed in cold blood by various urban activists. You cops bought this result. Enjoy the result as people like me tell well reared and upstanding young people to always beware of cops, that cops will lie right to your face, and there are almost no situations that are improved by calling the cops.
And when young men ask me about a career in law enforcement, what I now tell them is "You are always known by the company you keep. Think carefully about whether you'd want to be thought of as most cops are perceived. It doesn't matter whether you're a bad cop. You're not that kind of person. But… people don't get to interview cops before cops stop them or visit their home to find out which cops are good and which are bad. So when people read reports of bad cops, they start to assume the worst of all cops. It is human nature to stereotype. If you see a grizzly bear tear your neighbor apart, are you going to give the next grizzly you see the benefit of the doubt? Of course not. The next grizz you see could be a bear that will run, not walk, the other way when he sees you. You, however, won't give him that chance – you'll be pointing a gun in his direction ASAP – because you remember what happened to your neighbor. Stereotyping is a human evolutionary adaptation. It's in full effect when you're dealing with people."
law enforcement officers lie
When cops do it in court, it's called "testilying." Yes, it's a thing.
"When cops do it in court, it's called "testilying." Yes, it's a thing."
As much as people despise lawyers, they're the most effective weapon to use against corrupt law enforcement.
Don't take this personally, but the most accomplished liars are lawyers and politicians. But cops lie, too, and should absolutely be held accountable for them.
For the record, I'm not LAPD or LASO and had no part in this incident. If this promotional transfer goes my way LA will be in my rear view mirror.
Lawyers may be very accomplished liars, but sometimes you've got to fight fire with fire, and the lawyer is on your side. Now if only we could get politicians on our side as well…
PS, I hope you can put LA in your rearview ASAP.
Cops are the new Vietnam veteran (as perceived by media of the day)
Except no one is drafted unwillingly into being a cop. 'Nam vets are different story.
80% of Vietnam vets volunteered, brah.
Although it would seem cops today are far more delusional.
"We mutilated your baby with a flashbang for public safety."
A lot of Vietnam vets volunteered–for the Navy or Air Force so they wouldn't get drafted into the Army. I grew up during the 'Nam war. I don't know a single person who volunteered for the Army. I know some who got drafted and others who volunteered for other services.
Although I know that Westmoreland said 2/3 of Vietnam vets volunteered.
My unit in Vietnam was mostly drafties. My service number started with US55…….. so I was one as well. There did seem to be a lot of us in Nam.
@More Dead Soldiers, I was a Vietnam era volunteer in 1967 — in the Air Force. I figured that the USAF was the one branch where the officers went out to fight, and the enlisteds stayed home.
I chose well. I know plenty of young guys who did the same. I advise young people who want to enlist today to do the same. Some of my friends who chose to enlist in the Marines back then have their names engraved on a wall in DC. I don't think that it helped their families cope with their loss.
People "volunteered" for the Army, too, in order to get preferential treatment as per assignments versus if he waited 15 minutes to be drafted. So they show up as "volunteers" instead of "draftees" in official records, proof that government lies. Another truth is that after the volunteering was complete, the Army went back on its' promises. My brother was promised a research job, utilizing his BS in Chemistry, in 1968, or he could wait a few weeks and be drafted. So he volunteered! After 18 months of mostly infantry training as a 2/Lt, he was told his promised desk job would be waiting upon his return from Vietnam, past the end of his commitment. Unfortunately, he did not return alive. So, I guess he fits in the demographic of dead "volunteers" as opposed to dead "draftees". Pardon me if I don't recognize any difference, we were all draftees, except those career military before the war began.
If even a single one of the 'destroyed' guns ends up in an officer's possession, or anywhere else but the true owner's hands, it should unleash a shitstorm.
It probably won't but I can hope.
Yeah, "The LAPD simply destroyed" a lot of them. Kind of like those unfortunate boating accidents, where many former firearms owners lost their collections…
When the political hacks of LA last had a hissy fit about guns (the 1930's), they literally took boatloads of guns seized from private owners out past the harbor limits and dropped them in the Pacific. I have pictures of this from 20 years back, but I can't find them right now. I should digitize all this stuff I have and ship it up to the RKBA cloud somewhere…
I think what I must be confused about is the callousness towards police evidenced by the remarks here by people who live predominately in Progressive States . I can only assume that when you deprive the citizenry of their 2nd Amendment rights for long enough the law enforcement community become evil tyrants standing above the law and lauding their authority over the citizenry like jack booted thugs .
Police officers don't behave this way in my neck of the woods . They are by and large respectful , helpful and supportive of Americans constitutional rights .
mark s, what state do you live in?
Again, mark s, I ask you–what state do you live in?
That would seem to be the great state of Denial. Police abuse rights everywhere.
I wish the citizen the be of luck, along with the following. Hire the best legal talent available. Then put oin your "patience coat", for the guilty parties the LAPD, the city and county of Los Angeles among others, will likely drag the thing out for as long as they possibly can..
OMG. Someone needs to pay for destroying all those firearms. Kill him, jail him, flog him, and kill him again.
I love the part about how "many of these guns are the types routinely used in crimes in Los Angeles". If that's so, then LA's gang-bangers have really nice taste in old collectible guns. Lots of drive-bys being perpetrated with Mausers, Krags, and turn-of-the-century .25ACP Colts?
And guns like this:
– Springfield Armory Model 1898 Krag, NRA Style Sporting Rifle
– Mannlicher Schoenauer Model 1905 Carbine, London proofed 9X57 Mauser Lyman sights
– FN Model 98 Mauser Rifle.333 OKH (which most people here won't recognize, but I know is a custom 'smith job)
– Mauser Model 1898 6.5X57 Fehringer
– Francottee, Acier Special Belgium Double Barrel (which is in contention to be considered a "best gun" in English parlance)
– L.C. Smith No. 2E Grade, Double Barrel Shotgun
– J.P. Sauer 12 Gauge, Double Barrel Shotgun
– L.C. Smith 12 Gauge, Double Barrel Shotgun, No.3E Grade Museum Letter
– Browning Superposed, 20 Gauge Shotgun
– Remington Model 32 Shotgun
Yea, real gang-banger pieces right there. All of them worth considerable money.
Most cops wouldn't know what those guns are from the listing, but seeing them in person, I'm sure the reptile kleptocratic parts of their brains said "Oh, niiiice… I'll take that one!"
There's that word again. I LOVE that word.
Adding reptile to it as a descriptor is icing.
The Francottee caught my eye too.
I also saw a Chinese SKS labeled as a war trophy. Likely brought home by him.
Just my humble opinion, but I don't think that collection could be replaced by the amount of dollars he suing for.
If I were him, I'd use some of that money to move east a couple of hundred miles. Then start over.
The problem with valuing a collection such as the one named in the link is that so much of the valuation depends on condition. Without extensive and properly executed photographs, or the actual gun in front of you, there's no way to say whether the guns are in 80% condition or 95% condition. On some of the higher end or rarer long guns, the difference between 80 to 95% condition can be thousands and thousands of dollars per gun. I have had some LC Smiths through my shop recently that were very unusual instances of LC's – but their condition was harmed by some very moderate bore corrosion. That seemingly minor bore corrosion tool perhaps as much as $1K valuation off what could have been a $8K gun.
So without the gun in hand or good photographs having been taken, a middling appraisal must be made, which probably screws the owner of a collection like this.
DG, if the cops cannot produce the guns for inspection due to their own actions, they should just have to take his word that they were ALL 95%. Fair, no?
Although truth be told, it would be pretty classy for a criminal to do hits with a custom .300 H&H Express rifle….
Saturday night Specials all.
He meant that they're all centerfire firearms, which is the kind most criminals use.
He meant they make a noise (not even a loud noise) when fired, or looked something like a gun, which makes them "like a criminal would use."
The writer of that press release probably has no clue, not one single neuron's worth of an idea, of what kind of guns LA's criminals actually use.
The Second Amendment states: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
"On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." (Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Johnson, June 12, 1823, The Complete Jefferson, p. 322)
"The whole of the Bill (of Rights) is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals…. It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of." (Albert Gallatin of the New York Historical Society, October 7, 1789)
"The right of the people to keep and bear arms has been recognized by the General Government; but the best security of that right after all is, the military spirit, that taste for martial exercises, which has always distinguished the free citizens of these States….Such men form the best barrier to the liberties of America" – (Gazette of the United States, October 14, 1789.)
"No Free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." (Thomas Jefferson, Proposal Virginia Constitution, 1 T. Jefferson Papers, 334,[C.J.Boyd, Ed., 1950])
"The right of the people to keep and bear…arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country…" (James Madison, I Annals of Congress 434 [June 8, 1789])
"A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves…and include all men capable of bearing arms." (Richard Henry Lee, Additional Letters from the Federal Farmer (1788) at 169)
"What, Sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty…. Whenever Governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins." (Rep. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, spoken during floor debate over the Second Amendment [ I Annals of Congress at 750 {August 17, 1789}])
"…to disarm the people – that was the best and most effectual way to enslave them." (George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 380)
"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." (James Madison, The Federalist Papers #46 at 243-244)
"the ultimate authority … resides in the people alone," (James Madison, author of the Bill of Rights, in Federalist Paper #46.)
"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of 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 bands of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States" (Noah Webster in `An Examination into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution', 1787, a pamphlet aimed at swaying Pennsylvania toward ratification, in Paul Ford, ed., Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, at 56(New York, 1888))
also muskets and flintlocks.
"Cap em with a perc. cap" is how it goes down on the streets.
1897 Ivers Johnson 32 caliber hammerless conceal carry pistol .
The gangsters best friend .
Used to shoot two presidents .
Wrong, JFK was shot by at least 2 riflemen if not 3.
Ronald Reagan shooting failed to kill him.
Both puppets but JFK was truly an Irish Mafia Scumbag, a P.R. person to appease the people.
Says one thing but does another. Like all scumbag that followed, current president included.
If these are all the facts, this is an atrocity! How can this happen in The United States of America? I have no words …
What rock have you been living under the last 40 years?
These cops abused their jobs, violated their oaths, and in my view, should all serve some hard time. Contempt, is the word that describes the attitude of these…these…..crooks with badges! Their punishment should be a career-ending, pension-revoking, jail sentence. And they did this to a fellow officer, with impeccable credentials, and an honorable service record. The LAPD Gun Unit has been corrupted by the Fedgov.; paid-off with our tax dollars. Isn't that called receiving stolen funds?
They think they're the guys from "The Shield".
Probably a few high ranking investigators crouched down on their knees , in a very dark storage room , investigating these guns with those tiny little investigator flashlights .
If he ends up with 2.1 million of NYPD money, the idea of criminal prosecution might come back up!
2.1 million is almost an entire LAPD pension payment , God forbid .
I'd bet money that guns ended up missing, and that's because they were stolen by cops. The LAPD knew they had a big problem, they were supposed to give the guns back and with lots of guns missing, OOPS!!! So the destruction was invented. Hell, it's not their money if they have to pay up.
I can tell you for a fact that during asset forfeitures and this type of action, valuable sought after firearms, cops steal it them, just like every other thief. It's just that simple. Nobody is going to walk in and arrest a cop and they get away with this stuff, until they don't.
Agreed. They probably thought the asset forfeiture was guaranteed so they started taking what they wanted and when he was found innocent and actually filled out the correct forms, they had a big problem that most of the guns were gone, so instead of having a huge memo to return (not to mention many were likely already sold as well as not wanting to part with them) they chose to externalize the cost and avoid getting in trouble with the "whoops destroyed lol" lie.
Theft under the color of law. That simple. Zero surprise it was performed by the LAPD. The people there (majority) do nothing about it – they are totally ok with it and nod their heads supporting this kind of activity.
I am so glad I moved out of CA
Cops only do stuff like this so that white people can hate them too.
My hat's off to him for assembling such a fantastic collection.
Which just makes the actions of those tyrants all the worse.
"Types of guns used in crime: Those that fire." Duh.
I only have one question: Why is anybody surprised about this coordinated abuse of power?
I spent a decade of my 20 year Air Force career stationed in California. As soon as my final enlistment was finished, my family and I left for "The Free States". California is a beautiful place but run by statist jackwagons and full of useful idiots.
California is a beautiful place but run by statist jackwagons and full of useless idiots.
There, fixed it for ya.
No, they are very useful to the statist jackwagons.
Lived in Torrance California between the age of 4 and 7 . Watched the fires of the Watts riots from a rooftop . Manson family creepy crawled my neighborhood . My dad worked for an ophthalmology group in LA and he fit Michael Landon with contact lenses while I scraped and fought these three Puerto Rico kids in school , from the same family , the Angelo's , ages 6,8,10 , nearly every week , my brother , four years older than myself fought the older boys of the same family , ages 11,12,14 . We were taught to stand up for ourselves and not back away from a fight or a bully or it would only get worse , a lesson I passed onto my own children . We were chased by gangs of Mexican kids from the swap meat on several occasions and we once witnessed a shooting and robbery there , just after they had closed up . I have a lot of whacky memories from those days .
I think California should become Three states . Northern , Eastern and Central Southern .
And if he wins the lawsuit, the money doesn't come from the LAPD budget. . Out comes from the tax payers.. along with the legal defense bill. .
Those poor guns. Pleasant, useful, educational objects gone from the world. Further proof the cause can only be hurt by discussing compromise and so called common sense laws on guns. Any new law would lead to more jackboots with more excuses to do stuff like this.
I hope he prevails. He should also demand compensation for legal fees and punitive damages as well. As far as the taxpayers of LA county (not CA as a whole) having to pay for it, well when you vote for the kind of filth that runs that town, this is what you get. Does anyone here believe that the LAPD operates without the full knowledge, cooperation, and direction of the politicians? Who put the politicians there in power?
This is harassment. They knew what they were doing was unethical, they knew that their bullshit charges would be dropped, but they also knew how the media would play it and how much pain would be inflicted upon this "evil" gun owner.
You think cops care?
The article states he was a cop too…was he LAPD as well?
I don't know what agency he worked for, or how many different positions he held. At one time he was a LEO helicopter pilot. Don't know what else, if anything, he did in law enforcement. Sheriff's Deputy, CHiP… There's more to his story, though. He was used as fodder in a political race where his attorney was running against someone who had the support of the unions, so he and his attorney (the candidate) were publicly flogged as criminals and criminal lovers, joined at the hip in political smear ads.
He was against the union-favored candidate and was suing them and pointing out what thugs and liars they were. So yeah, the police union was against him.
Destroy his stuff. Or at least say it was all destroyed.
suit says former Glendale PD
That's because cops are evil scum.
Wondering if Wayne Wright reported the collection as stolen now that it has been allegedly destroyed. ATF might take a dim view if some were discovered in market or recovered from crime scene.
Yeah, if it were me, and the LAPD couldn't provide verifiable proof of destruction (and a piece of paper saying "we smashed these guns" isn't good enough), I'd take that list of guns directly to the ATF and have it entered into whatever "stolen gun" databases they have. After all, the guns were stolen.
He should get $100 million for pain and suffering, for all the years he couldn't show his collection to friends, couldn't pass the hours caring for them, etc.
And in a just country, he'd get to use one on each of the officials involved in playing this corrupt game.
I don't like the use of a RICO charge (like the PATRIOT Act, it was a law that gave lots of authority to fight a very specific type of crime\criminal but since then has been expanded to everything under the sun) but otherwise I wish him luck.
Shouldn't the LAPD have to prove ownership before they destroy something?!?
This happens less frequently in countries where corrupt local bureaucrats are found tied to trees or in ditches.
Some of that is coming.
Upside down from a lamp post would be more apropo.
Woodchippers are all the rage these days. 😉
I see what you did there. 😉
Deprivation of property is always a tyranny's hole card.
Sounds like he's gotten hosed pretty badly by the People's Republic out there. That's to be expected there.
There's nothing stupid about responsible firearms ownership. However, California is a stupid place full of stupid people. Two out of three is bad enough. Get out while you can.
"uh, we can't give 'em back, because uh, oh I know, we destroyed them! Yeah, that's the ticket, we, uh, destroyed them!"
yeah, right.
I'm sure that the names of the LAPD Gun Unit, if not already known, can be readily and easily found out, from the lowliest trooper to the highest captain. Then publish names with all pertinent PII (phone numbers, addresses). Then, let the harassment begin, by one and all. The GU has harassed you long enough. Time to return the favor. Midnight phone calls and loud knocks on doors. Break home and auto windows, puncture car tires, etc. You get the general idea.
Now all you remaining freedom loving Kalifornistanians, get busy.
This story could be a John Grisham novel.
I went through that list. It broke my heart. It starts on page 28 of the PDF in case you don't want to bother with the preceding lawyer stuff.
I would read that one, just to see the bad actors get their comeuppance.
Reading through that listing, my jaw kept inching closer and closer to my keyboard. So many familiar models that I want to acquire….what a farce.
One of the major reasons I moved out of California in particular Los Angeles–this is a disgrace
This article if deeply disturbing, I and probably others believed that ultimately L.E.O.s and military personnel are Americans, and that they wouldn't shred the Constitution. But in this case bureaucrats in uniform did help destroy someone's civil rights, not only that but they turn on one of their own.
Police are getting out of hand everywhere. Albuquerque PD, which modeled itself after LAPD, has a long and infamous history of violations of rights. We've paid out $24 MILLION just this year in just THREE (3) cases of police misuse of deadly force. In January 2015, the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Narcotics Unit shot his own UNARMED man four (4) times at point blank range, in the bright light of day, nearly killing him. Two officers, Dominique Perez and Keith Sandy are going to be standing trial for murder. And this little goody, which is video footage of the Albuquerque PD buzzing our neighborhood, ESPECIALLY MY HOME and LAND, at about 100 feet of altitude in their 1981 Cessna 182R Skylane, was caught by my cctv security cam video on the day it happened. They buzzed my home, and others close to my home, at this low altitude a total of 13 times. They've not said WHY since I emailed them 17 August 2015. Complaints have been filed with the FAA & NTSB. Televised and print media have also been notified. I'm glad this gentleman is not giving up and continuing to fight them. The media here, though, are just as gullible as it is out in California.
These are just two (2) of the 13 passes/'buzzes'.
Destroyed ? HAH ! those guns are now stored away in the homes of LAPD cops.
Nothing is gullible or stupid at that level, fake news government media is a tool of brainwash & propaganda.
Despite having seen only one side of this story, the entire thing reads like an ongoing episode of California BS, Entrapment seems likely, though it might be hard to prove.
Current NYC Police Commissioner and former LAPD William (Bill) Bratton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bratton (see page 2 line 18 giving defendants) in suit http://michellawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Complaint.pdf
None of the NY papers (NY Times, Wall Street Journal, NY Post NY Daily News) appear to be aware that their chief cop is being sued under the RICO statute for property destruction and for violations of the 4th, 5th & 14th Amendments to the Constitution.
It would indeed be a tragic stain on his sterling reputation if the NY press were made aware of the litigation.
The newspapers mentioned likely know what is going on, at least re actions at law, otherwise known as law suits.Thar being said, what they know about, and what they are willing to write about or report are different things.
Well it is after all the LAPD, and they are often thought of by many as the most corrupt PD in the nation. I wish the victim success in his efforts to prosecute. And BTW, he should look for PROOF of destruction with a complete inventory. Given the LAPD's reputation, many of his guns may have 'walked out' of the evidence room and be sitting in some cop's closet. Or may have been walked to some Mexican drug gang.
He should be glad he is not in Hawaii. They would have sent a "tactical team" to gun him down because he "Knew how to use a gun" (That was the justification used to send a bunch of closet homos with ARs to lock me up for taking a picture of my neighbor making death threats after coming on my mom's property.) Note – never take pictures of an ex police employee making death threats to an elderly woman.
Sounds like you have a wonderful case for an attorney. Helps if you find one that's experienced in successfully litigating against police. Also helps if you're clever about damages: attorney fees and something that city or county would find acceptable. Mandatory PD training, etc. In many instances, city/county doesn't want potential liability of bad cops. They're OK with throwing PD or specific officers under the bus if not too costly.
Throwing bad cops "under the bus" was mentioned by one commentator. Sounds like a good idea, except that re throwing people under the bus. have a care. Obviously, while the individual offending officers deserve punishment,I submit that it is the people who set policy who should be "thrown under the bus", and that said bus needs to go back and forth over them several times.
As is the case with the Civil Asset Forfeiture scam, aka Theft Under Color of Law, jumping up and down of the first thing in sight might cause a feeling of satisfaction,however it won't come close to solving the problem, the problem lying at law making and policy setting levels, which are quite far removed from the immediately offending party or parties, annoying as they e, for they are small potatoes.
Absolutely agree. Sometimes practical considerations dictate that one settle for half loaf v. none.
Fortunately in this property seizure case former LAPD Chief / current NYC Police Commissioner Bratton and others who guided the seizure policy are named as defendants plus City of LA, and 50 unnamed Does.
Not sure if Bratton's contract obligates LA to defend him. Hope not.
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August 21, 2015 at 16:53
Absolutely agree. Sometimes practical considerations dictate that one settle for half loaf v. none.
Make sure that,if half a loaf is all you get, that you get the "right" half, that being the policy setting half.
Re the possibility of the victim, that being the citizen obtaining compensation for his loss, I submit that in the end, it all boils down to the question of who has greater staying power, which is to ask who will outlast whom.


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Bemidji HS cross country teams finish second in home meet
Bemidji's trio of Jenna Truedson, Bailey Drewes and Kim Truedson finished strong once again and their efforts helped the Bemidji girls cross country team capture second at Tuesday's four-team meet at Greenwood Golf Course.
Moorhead took the title with 27 points while BHS was second with 42. Detroit Lakes had 62 and Trek North 120.
Lumberjack Jenna Truedson was the individual winner as she completed the 4-kilometer course in 15:15.22. Drewes placed third at 15:34.81 and Kim Truedson was fifth at 16:05.16.
Bemidji's other finishers were Laura Edwards in 16th (17:08.4), Emma Brokl in 17th (17:21.35), Kayla Olson in 18th (17:30.26) and Mikayla Connell in 19th (17:34.16).
Trek North runners finished 22nd through 27th and its field included Madeline Treuer (18:24.45), Madeline Hawkins (18:35.93), Hannah Lash (18:50.04), Kaija Roy (19:15.41), Rachel Lash (19:30.92) and Kaitlin Bakker (20:44.04).
"It was a hard race, very windy and hilly," said Jenna Truedson who broke out of the lead pack two miles into the race and maintained an advantage the rest of the way.
Jenna Truedson has been among the leaders at most of this fall's meets and she hopes that trend continues Oct. 28 at the section competition.
"My goal is to finish in the top 10 and to have the team finish at least second," the eighth grader said. "If we do that we will go to state."
Kim Truedson shares that objective.
"We're very close to going to state when you look at our times," Kim said. "To make state our top three girls will have to run like we've done all year and we'll have to have a couple others move up in the standings. But that certainly can be done."
Drewes was disappointed with her time Tuesday but the senior knows that the important race will come next week.
"It's been a fun senior season and what I like about cross country is the personal challenge to continually improve," Drewes said. "Everyone is so nice, even your opponents. They know what you are going through to run cross country because they are doing the same thing."
Andy Berube finished third overall and helped the Jacks place second of three teams in Tuesday's boys race.
Moorhead entered the week ranked sixth in the state poll and the Spuds lived up to that billing. Moorhead finished with 21 team points to take the title while Bemidji had 35 and Detroit Lakes 79.
Lukas Gemar of Moorhead was the overall winner with a time of 16:00.76 over the 5-kilometer course.
Berube's time was 16:49.80. The other Lumberjacks finishers were Alex Schoneberger in sixth (17:06.64), Dan Clemenson in seventh (17:08.10), Jake Urban in eighth (17:21.65), Sam Carlson in 11th (17:27.00), John Buckanaga in 13th (17:55.46) and Ryan Erickson in 17th (17:55.46).
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Attends First STEPHEN WARD Rehearsal
Legendary composer and theatrical impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber attended the kick-off of rehearsals for his new West End musical STEPHEN WARD this week and a glimpse at the world's most successful composer in action working alongside director Richard Eyre on the hotly anticipated new project is now available to view.
Also, the official STEPHEN WARD Facebook page provided the following update about the event earlier today, as well: "Following months of hard work from Andrew Lloyd Webber and the creative team, cast and crew came together today for the first day of #StephenWard rehearsals. The show is already being recommended as the West End's next hot ticket. Book your preview tickets now and be the first to see a show that promises to be as exciting as the scandal itself!"
View the first social media image released for STEPHEN WARD, available here, as well as the second, available here, third, available here, fourth, available here, fifth, available here, sixth, available here, seventh, available here, eighth, available here, and ninth, available here.
Subsequently, character icon social media images have been released, as well, available here.
The official synopsis for STEPHEN WARD is as follows: "STEPHEN WARD deals with the victim of the Profumo Affair - not, as is widely supposed, John Profumo himself, the disgraced Minister for War, nor even the fatally wounded Conservative government of Harold Macmillan, but the society osteopath whose private libertarian experiments blew up in his own and everyone else's face. In a trial as emblematic to the twentieth century as Oscar Wilde's was to the nineteenth - from which he was the only protagonist to emerge with some dignity and honour. Ward became the targeted scapegoat of a furiously self-righteous Establishment. By no means a hero, he was a reluctant martyr, thanks to an unholy alliance between Press and police of a kind we can all too readily recognise today; inadvertently, he was the hinge between two worlds and the harbinger of a revolution in manners, music and morals when the ordered, stuffy, respectful universe of the fifties gave way to the classless, truculent, unstoppable sixties."
STEPHEN WARD was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and Don Black, beginning previews in the West End on December 3. For more information, check out a previous article on STEPHEN WARD here.
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The pews will be fuller at one Philadelphia Catholic church on Sunday. The city's first "Mass mob" event is gathering Catholics from across the city to worship together at St. Francis Xavier in Fairmount.
Sometimes people of faith invite a friend or family member to accompany them to services. Ben DiFrancesco is going way further than that. He's hoping more than 100 people will respond to his invitation.
"The site of the first Mass Mob is St. Francis Xavier Parish, which is my parish, in the Fairmount neighborhood. There's four Masses, each weekend and any given Mass would have about 100 people in attendance," he said. "We'd be looking to double or triple the attendance of that given Mass."
DiFrancesco, who lives in Fairmount, works as a software engineer in the Philly suburbs. As the organizer of "Mass mob," he's been using social media and the web to invite Catholics to the church.
"The parish where the first 'Mass mob' is being hosted in a neighborhood that used to be basically all Irish immigrants. Basically big Catholic families," he said. "And those demographics have changed and that can be a challenge for different parishes."
DiFrancesco said other churches have expressed interest in hosting a 'Mass mob.' Given the event's focus on social media, it's perhaps no surprise that he plans to use online voting via social media to select the location for the next event.
"Specifically we're looking at city churches -- bigger, older beautiful buildings that, specifically due to shifting demographics, may not have high attendance or may not fill those buildings every week," he said."So just looking to unite people to enjoy mass together at one of those churches."
The event is modeled on one held in Buffalo.
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Inc said it would offer an iPad 4 tablet in place of the mid-range iPad 2 at the same price and the company launched a cheaper, lower capacity version of its plastic-backed iPhone 5C in Australia, China and some European countries.
The iPad 4 is available at $399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $529 for the 16GB Wi-Fi + cellular model at the four major US carriers – AT&T Inc, Sprint Corp, T-Mobile US Inc and Verizon Communications Inc.
The fourth-generation iPad [2], which has a 9.7-inch Retina display and supports 4G carriers worldwide, was launched in 2012, while the iPad 2 was launched in 2011.
Apple discontinued the iPad 4 last yea [3]r when it launched its current flagship tablet, the iPad Air. The company had cut the price of iPad 2 to $399 in 2012.
Tablets based on Apple's iOS platform held 36% share of the market in 2013, trailing those based on Google Inc's Android software that had 62% share, according to research firm Gartner.
Apple also launched on Tuesday an 8GB iPhone 5C priced at GBP 429 ($710), GBP 40 cheaper than the 16GB version, according to the company's UK website.
The 8GB iPhone 5C will also be available in France and Germany.
"We believe this newly configured device will have a lower gross margin as we estimate the difference in cost to Apple for the 8GB of NAND is $5 to $10," Cross Research analyst Shannon Cross wrote in a research note.
Analysts have said earlier that the iPhone 5C, which is about $100 cheaper than the iPhone 5S, was unable to grab market share from rivals offering lower-cost phones based on Android. [4]
Apple's shares were up 0.5% at $529.60 in noon trading on Tuesday on the Nasdaq. [4]
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It has been a rough week for the Harrisburg activists' movement, as various attorneys set out to shred the argument that landlords can be held legally liable for their tenants' bad behavior.
Since last summer, a group of homeowners led by neighborhood association President Lori Davis and former Augusta Commission candidate Butch Palmer has pushed for the city to crack down on drug dealing and prostitution in the poverty-ridden former mill village, contending that gentrification could begin only if absentee property owners were made to answer for enabling nuisance renters.
On Tuesday, in a response to a small claims court complaint Davis filed against the owner of a rental house on Eve Street, attorney Jack Long cited a state law that says landlords aren't responsible to third parties for damages caused by tenants' negligence or criminal behavior.
"Otherwise, nobody could rent a piece of property," Long said. "You would have a bunch of vacant apartment buildings. Nobody is going to rent a piece of property when they can be sued for the actions of the tenant."
Davis said she doesn't disagree with Long's interpretation.
"I'm not going to win this lawsuit," she said. "I'm proving a point, and the point is that we need a Chronic Nuisance Properties Ordinance."
But then later in the week, she took a hit on that front, too.
At a meeting Thursday of the committee drafting a nuisance ordinance, of which Davis is an appointed member, it appeared constitutional worries by attorneys for the city and the sheriff's office have derailed the effort. The Law Department has "grave concerns" about the code it drafted, staff attorney Wayne Brown said.
The proposed ordinance would have landlords cited when six nuisance activities take place on their property within six months. The process could lead to liens, which, if not paid off, could result in a house being sold on the courthouse steps.
That an owner could potentially lose property because of the behavior of others is "as un-American as you can get," Brown said.
Lt. Scott Gay said the sheriff's attorney, Jim Ellison, had similar concerns. As drafted, the ordinance relies heavily on the cash-strapped sheriff's office for enforcement.
Now the committee is looking at other options. Commissioner Joe Bowles, its chairman, said a better route might be creating a task force to work with neighborhood associations, code enforcement and law enforcement, zeroing in on problem properties and using existing codes to step up pressure on tenants and owners.
At Thursday's meeting, Bowles said the task force could be funded with about $150,000 a year from the commission. He said in an interview later that it could be coupled with a landlord training program, and some of the nuisance codes on the books could be tweaked.
Bowles said the nuisance ordinance as it's drafted won't be adopted.
Brown also noted that, while other cities across the country might have such codes, they haven't been tested in court.
Davis grew frustrated during the meeting and later called on Portland, Ore.-based nuisance ordinance expert John H. Campbell, whom she and others brought to Augusta in February to address the committee -- at a cost of about $8,000.
Campbell said Friday that he's aware of cases in his own city where the code held up under challenge, and he said he called Brown and referred him to a former Portland city attorney. He said he's "highly confident" other test cases could be found with some digging.
Davis said she's disappointed the committee didn't take a vote before apparently nixing the ordinance it was charged with drafting, and she wants to see the commission take a vote on it.
"I would like for somebody to explain what's un-American about trying to get criminals out of your neighborhood," she said. "I will die trying before I lose this neighborhood, and somebody is going to own up for the responsibility of what's been allowed to happen."
She and Palmer might get their next shot in Magistrate Court. In March, Davis filed a $5,000 claim against John B. Weigle Jr., the owner of 223 Eve St., which she called in her complaint a "known neighborhood drug house."
Palmer filed two $15,000 claims -- one against Joe Smith, the owner of the building at 1739 Fenwick St. that houses Mercy Ministries, the other against the ministry itself, which owns an adjacent two-story boardinghouse at 644 Crawford Ave.
Mercy Ministries is a Christian outreach to the poor, operating the city's only day shelter for the homeless. The activists say it has been a magnet for vagrants, increasing crime and litter in the neighborhood.
Both Smith and Weigle hired attorneys who fired back answers Tuesday.
Long said he expects Davis' suit to be dismissed at the first hearing, which hasn't been set.
Smith's attorney, James Trotter, told Palmer in a letter that if he doesn't drop his "frivolous" claim, his client will countersue for damages.
Palmer said he's considering hiring his own attorney.


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Small, intimate and a great value for Fiji, Aquarius on the Beach is Nadi's hidden gem. Nestled right on Wailoaloa Beach in Nadi, Aquarius on the Beach is a small family-owned hotel in a converted luxury home where every guest is special. Winners of 2015 Fiji Excellence in Tourism Award for Budget Accommodation.
Whether you are into active sports or you want to chill out and relax, Aquarius on the Beach caters for your needs. We have a full restaurant, bar, and swimming pool. Offering both private and dormitory-style accommodation, our amenities are all clean and modern with a Pacific touch.
The Wailoaloa beach community offers something for everyone. Dine in and enjoy high quality meals at a decent price, or sit at the bar or around the pool and try a famous Aquarius cocktail. Why not take a 5 minute drive to a wide range of restaurants, night spots and entertainment? Smiling and laughing is very contagious at Aquarius On The Beach, and many people meet and become fast friends during their stay.
You can chill out in one of our many hammocks or beach chairs, or take advantage of our beach volleyball, kayaks and more. Nadi is also Fiji's activity capital, with tours, cruises, extreme sports, and cultural visits all on the list of things to do. We can help you to find activities that are just right for you and fit into your budget.
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Virginia Tech swimmer builds on Mars prep career
A freshman, former Mars standout Maggie Gruber was happy just to have competed for Virginia Tech at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships from March 20 to 22 in Minneapolis.
But she has bigger goals in the years ahead.
Gruber, an Atlantic Coast Conference finalist in the 100-yard butterfly, hopes to qualify individually at other events.
"Maggie qualified as a key relay swimmer and is getting valuable experience," coach Ned Skinner said. "We look for her to be an All-American one day."
Gruber swam the third leg for the 400 medley relay team that finished 24th in 3 minutes, 37.44 seconds and anchored the 800 freestyle relay that placed 28th (7:20.77).
Virginia Tech finished 24th overall, the third consecutive year it was in the top 25.
"Maggie really hammers it as a flyer in the 400 medley (relay)," Skinner said. "She's a tenacious worker."
Gruber finished sixth in the 100 butterfly (53.82 seconds) at the Atlantic Coast Conference championship meet from February 19 to 22 in Greensboro, N.C.
A consolation finalist, she placed 16th in the 100 backstroke (54.48) and the 200 butterfly (2:02.04).
She was in the 400 medley relay that finished third and qualified for the NCAA championship (3:35.45).
She also swam the lead legs of the 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays that finished sixth and seventh with marks of 1:31.74 and 1:39.39, respectively.
She scored 46 individual and 148 relay points for Virginia Tech, which finished fifth overall.
"I was more nervous going into ACCs than NCAAs," said Gruber, 18. "Doing well gave me confidence."
"Maggie was third in the preliminaries of the 100 (butterfly)," Skinner said. "That was an important moment for her."
A six-time WPIAL Class AA champion, Gruber holds WPIAL records in the 100 butterfly (53.88) and 100 backstroke (54.51), and the PIAA record in the 100 butterfly (53.50).
She is considering majoring in hospitality and tourism management.
Karen Kadilak is a freelance writer for Trib Total Media.


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Tiller Corporation expected to begin initial site work on the Zavoral mining and reclamation project in Scandia this week. Mining of gravel and reclamation will take place on 64 of the 114 acres at the site near the intersection of state highways 97 and 95.
Initial prep work due to begin includes installation of best management practices to control and manage stormwater and ensure water quality in the area, initial vegetation transplanting and removal, and preliminary grading for the first phase of reclamation.
The project has undergone extensive environmental review and will be regulated by several local, state and federal agencies. The majority of the site has been previously mined and left un-reclaimed, which has led to much of the site being overrun with non-native, invasive species and irregular landforms.
Under the terms of an agreement approved this year by the city of Scandia, Tiller will undertake a three-phase, 40-month mining project that will remove up to 1.2 million tons of gravel. The majority of the material will be transported to a nearby facility in Scandia for processing. Some of the material will then be used in local construction projects.
Tiller will conclude the project with significant reclamation of the site, including the establishment of dry prairie, mesic prairie and coniferous woodland communities. Such diversity of habitats does not exist at the site today.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada said a decision by the United States to scrap a law which the World Trade Organization said was costing Canadian beef and pork producers over $1 billion a year was a sign of improving relations with the U.S.
Beef and pork trade with the United States will return to normal levels, government ministers told reporters after the U.S. Congress agreed to repeal a 2009 U.S. requirement that retail outlets label food with information about its origin.
The U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules had been a long-running source of contention between Canada and the United States.
Canada's International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said the outcome was a sign of improving relations between Canada and the United States since Canada's new Liberal government was elected in October.
"One of the things that the prime minister has asked me to take particular care about is really working hard to make our relationship with the United States strong and effective and that's a reason today's repeal gives me particular pleasure," she told reporters on a conference call.
"This is a real demonstration of our commitment to working closely with our North American partners to advance our shared prosperity," she added.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) earlier this month authorized Canada to retaliate against the United States over the meat labeling rules, saying they cost Canada 1.055 billion Canadian dollars ($757.14 million) a year in lost sales and lower prices.
"The WTO ruled that our producers were being discriminated against, were suffering a billion dollars worth of damage a year. That is now being reversed," said Freeland.
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A 156 page book containing party photos from Teresa & Mario Achiam's 65th wedding anniversary held on February 18-19th 2011 in Denmark.
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Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
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- Publish Date Apr 27, 2011
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Steven Achiam (1976) Born and raised in Denmark the author has a background in videophotograhpy and received a bacholor in photojournalism from The Danish School of Journalism, Århus in 2007. His subject matters are humanistic storytelling and his work has been published in VG, De Morgen and Børsen. For this he has received recognition from World Press Photo, PDN, POYi, Danish Press Photo of The Year, Lucie Awards, Best of Photojournalism and Unicef. "SUMO" is an ongoing project. Parts of this book alone has received 6 photo prizes. As a spectator sport Japanese sumo wrestling has seen a fall in popularity for more than a decade and the 54 professional sumo stables are desperate recruiting overweight teens in public, such as in schools and restaurants, to secure the future of the sport. This work was produced in the Tokyo prefecture in early 2007.
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Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Set To Land In 2016
Harry Potter spin-off has a date
Warner Bros. is clearly eager to keep the liquid cash flowing from the Harry Potter well, priming the pump by enticing the boy wizard's creator J.K. Rowling to start adapting spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them as a potential new trilogy. We said back in March that no one would rush Rowling towards a release date, but the first film now has one anyway, headed to the US (and potentially here too) on November 18, 2016.
Aside from Rowling and the producers' involvement, there are no other names announced just yet, though we imagine that the studio is already meeting potential directors.
The film, which will be very loosely based on Rowling's universe-expanding textbook about magical creatures, will be set in the wizarding world. It will feature creatures and characters both new and familiar to Potter fans and, promises Rowling, will be "neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world" set 70 years before Harry sets foot in Hogwarts. That puts the setting somewhere around 1921, when Magizoologist and credited author of the book Newt Scamander would have been about 24 according to in-world chronology.
"It all started when Warner Bros. came to me with the suggestion of turning Fantastic Beasts into a film," Rowling explained in a statement when the adaptation was first announced. "I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of Fantastic Beasts, realised by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hardcore Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood."
So far, the new movie has that date to itself – and will studios be quick to challenge the Potter behemoth? While it's true that a spin-off won't have the same cache as more adventures with Harry and the rest, we doubt competitors will bet on tackling the pent-up years of demand for more magic…