The Power of One

Jury Nullification may be the final peaceful barrier between law-abiding gun owners and a tyrannical government dependent upon disarming honorable citizens.

For jury nullification to protect gun ownership rights, and all constitutional rights of gun owners, it is necessary for jurors to learn about their authority to judge the law and its application.

The Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA) has prepared a brochure helping us to defend our right to keep and bear arms in the courtroom. If you're not familiar with this group and the historical basis for their arguments, or even if you are, go to their website for in depth information, updates on current efforts, and more.

Per Iloilo Marguerite Jones, Executive Director:

Larry Pratt distributed these brochures to his membership when they first came out, and Liberty Belles, many other gun groups and a few Constitutional groups have distributed them as well. We are happy to send this brochure, which is included in our information packet, to anyone who requests information. Call to our 1-800-TEL-JURY information line to request an information packet, which will be mailed to anyone who calls.

Go here to download the brochure (Adobe Reader required). Or, you can go to their website and order various quantities, as well as other informative FIJA materials.

I just realized I hadn't added them to my blogroll, so that oversight has been corrected. I invite fellow gunbloggers to add them to their links as well.

And I'm sure any and all support will be welcomed.

A Fully Uninformed Jury

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Slaves judged a runaway.

One thing FIJA has not been successful at is getting the message outside the niche and into the general public consciousness. That's due to many reasons, most having to do with the establishment suppressing information via both the educational system and through the media.

I've long thought one way to help break through that would be to pick a state that has ballot measures and create one instructing jurors have a right to be told their nullification powers as part of the instructions.

It probably wouldn't pass, but it would sure get more people aware of the concept, and woudln't have to be prohibitively expensive.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Oath Racers

Now that's pretty cool. [More]

Before some of you just knee-jerk dismiss this, I think it can really help normalize and popularize the concept with exactly the right demographic.

Hell, I'd also like to see a FIJA car.

FIJA Kit

You can get a free package of materials to host an event, but today's the last day to request one. [More]