Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained an affidavit in support of the arrest of NBC’s David Gregory. Gregory showed a high-capacity ammunition magazine on Meet the Press during an interview with the National Rifle Association’s Wayne La Pierre. Possessing such magazines is considered a misdemeanor in Washington, D.C. Advertisement-content continues below Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch, commented: This affidavit for an arrest warrant of David Gregory shows that NBC News thinks it is above the law. Imagine what NBC News would make of a corporation whose employees violated the law despite being warned by the police! If David Gregory were not a major media personality and not then employed by NBC, he would have almost certainly been arrested and prosecuted for possessing the illegal high magazine clip. It is no wonder the District government covered up its special favor for NBC News and David Gregory for two years. Liberals in the District seem to think that they should be immune from the absurd and constitutionally-suspect gun laws they like and want enforced. The conservative watchdog group filed a FOIA lawsuit in May 2013 on behalf of William A. Jacobson, who runs the Legal Insurrection blog. The case is Jacobson v. District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General, et al. (No. 13-0003283). The District of Colombia waited two years after being ordered by a district court to turn over the affidavit. The affidavit reveals that NBC emailed the Metropolitan Police Department and asked before the Meet the Press interview in question if it would be illegal to use the magazine on the show. The District Police responded twice to this and other NBC inquiries, stating that it was illegal to show the magazine on television. Advertisement-content continues below Gregory displayed the clip anyway on television, which prompted a detective to attempt to interview Gregory–but he was told to speak with NBC lawyers instead. Andrew Fois, D.C. Deputy Attorney General for Public Safety, wrote “declined” on the warrant after being presented with it by the detective. D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan wrote to NBC News that Gregory would not be prosecuted but said “There is no doubt of the gravity of the illegal conduct in this matter…” Jacobson commented: The Affidavit demonstrates the facts as to NBC News’ open defiance of the law. This was no innocent error. The point of all this was not that we wanted David Gregory prosecuted. We didn’t. There is no reason for mere possession of an unloaded high-capacity magazine, not to be used in the commission of some other crime and far away from actual ammunition, to be a crime. But it is in D.C. He went on to say that “This is a nice victory for transparency and accountability for both the big media and the government.” Read more at westernjournalism/judicial-watch-obtains-affidavit-regarding-arrest-of-nbcs-david-gregory/#fS87iSp0egPRczHR.99
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:11:15 +0000
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