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A buddy of mine on the other side of the continent is concerned with the Paul Copeland case, and the subject has been broached on other blogs.

The story is: a great injustice has been done. Mr. Copeland sold a firearm to a man with a valid gov’t issued ID, a Texas Drivers License. The thing is, the buyer was an illegal alien. He shouldn’t have been able to keep the DL, but that’s beside the point. Mr. Copeland is in trouble with the law for accepting a valid ID, and the illegal alien is not in trouble. Presumably so he can be a witness against Mr. Copeland? Anyway, Copeland is now in trouble because the State made a mistake.

That’s the story. For some reason my Spidey-sense is tingling. Like there is more to it. Like some detail was left out. I certainly don’t trust sparse news sources. I kinda doubt they got the parties to the incident’s names spelled right. (and haven't i been suspicious of my fellow man, lately?)

But definitely, if this IS the whole story, a great injustice is being perpetrated against an innocent party. And that injustice touches upon our gun laws. And there is going to be a protest to support Mr. Copeland at various state capitols and state government buildings, including the one in Boise, where my buddy is. This is occurring on the 10th of October 2010 (10-10-10). Want information on this? It's on Facebook. I'm not linking Facebook. Search there for Free Paul Copeland if you are interested.