Action Please: Free Brian Aitken By Christmas!

"The creation of crimes after the commission of the fact, or, in other words, the subjecting of men to punishment for things which, when they were done, were breaches of no law, and the practice of arbitrary imprisonments, have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny."
-- The Federalist, #84 (Attributed to Alexander Hamilton)
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"Brian Aitken is currently serving a seven year sentence in a New Jersey prison, where he has been since August. But it isn't exactly clear what he did wrong. If anything, he went to great lengths to make sure he was complying with the law. Aitken is a victim of New Jersey's asinine gun laws, which assume gun owners to be guilty of felony weapon possession until they prove their innocence. It takes only a stubborn judge or prosecutor to make a felon of a law-abiding citizen."
--Reason Senior Editor Radley

"Last week Governor Christie publicly stated that he would decide whether or not to grant Brian Aitken a Pardon by Christmas. Brian was wrongfully convicted for legal firearms and denied due process by former New Jersey Judge James Morley."

Via TL In Exile

Brian Aitken's Mistake

A New Jersey man gets seven years for being a responsible gun owner.

"Sue Aitken called the police because she was worried about her son, Brian. She now lives with the guilt of knowing that her phone call is the reason Brian spent his 27th birthday in a New Jersey prison last month. If the state gets its way, he will be there for the next seven years."