Re: IL: Amish Gun Owners Face Tough Choice

When I can freely post an image of Mohammed they can take fotos of the
Amish. Lets kill the double standard.

On Mar 15, 2:12 pm, noelle finnerty <skylark...@gmail.com> wrote:
> the gun manufacturor should register the photos not the police photos also
> have to be registered where the weapon was purchased
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> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Jonathan Ashley <
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> jonathanashle...@lavabit.com> wrote:
> > Amish Gun Owners Face Tough Choice
> > Police want photos of Amish for FOID cards
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> > Amish gun owners in Illinois face a showdown over their religious teachings
> > and their Second Amendment rights, after a change in policy may require them
> > to have their picture taken for their Firearm Owners Identification card,
> > according to the Mattoon Journal-Gazette.
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> > The Amish have a religious edict against having their photo taken. Up till
> > now, the state had allowed them to obtain an FOID card without a photo, as
> > is required of every other gun owner. But last month, the state police
> > director reversed that policy, and said photos would be required of every
> > gun owner, Amish or not.
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> > The sheriff of Douglas County, considered to be the heart of Illinois'
> > Amish country, said many of them are rifle hunters to bring home food. If
> > the new policy is enforced, many Amish would find themselves facing a tough
> > choice – lose that source of food and protection, or violate their religious
> > teachings.
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> > The issue is complicated even further by the state attorney general
> > recently ruling that FOID information can be made public. The Amish lead
> > sequestered lives and strive to keep society at large out of their affairs.
> > The possibility of making their photos public would make the whole prospect
> > doubly offensive.
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> > Illinois state police officials and some state representatives held a
> > meeting last week to discuss the concerns and any possible alternatives.
> > There's been no word of if, or when the new photo requirement for the Amish
> > will be enforced.
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> >http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Amish-Gun-Owners-Face-Tough-Choi...
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