Governor Abbott Pardons Daniel Perry

Soros DAs Hate Second Amendment

Perhaps the most obvious anti-Second Amendment, anti-self-defense prosecution of an innocent man can be found in the Daniel Perry case, in Austin,* Texas, that went to trial in April 2023, three years after the incident. This prosecution and conviction was so outrageous that it prompted Governor Greg Abbott to start the process of overturning/pardoning Perry.  “Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney,” Abbott declared in a statement shortly after the guilty verdict.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott granted a full pardon to the former US Army sergeant and Uber driver who was jailed for 25 years for fatally shooting an armed Black Lives Matter thug in 2020. In his pardon proclamation, Abbott cited the state’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law, one of the strongest such laws in the United States.

This announcement came shortly after the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole unanimously recommended a pardon for Daniel Perry and restoration of his firearm rights following an investigation that the board conducted at the governor’s request.

CLEAR-CUT EXAMPLE OF SELF-DEFENSE

On July 25, 2020, Army Sergeant Daniel Perry was driving through downtown Austin, Texas* when a BLM/Antifa mob stopped his car, kicked & pounded on his car, and would not let him drive away.  That is when a (white) BLM thug, Garrett Foster, armed with an AK-47, a club and a knife approached his car and pointed the rifle at Perry, whereupon Perry pulled out his legally-owned handgun and shot Foster, killing him.  Perry drove away from the mob and called police to report the shooting.

Since the killing was obviously done in self-defense, the Travis County District Attorney did not prosecute Perry.  January 1, 2021 Jose Garza, who was funded by George Soros, was sworn into office and immediately began the process of indicting Perry, then age 33, for murder.  Garza knew he would have a jury pool of citizens who approve of BLM violence and would convict Perry of murder.  Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

KILLING THE SECOND AMENDMENT THROUGH THE BACKDOOR

Even before the “Get Trump” era, prosecutors who identify as progressive saw their mission not so much to enforce the law equally and evenly, but to enforce the law with a heavy hand against Conservatives (especially if they were “white”), or anyone that The Left labeled as “Right-wing.”  They see their role as picking and choosing which laws to enforce, and supporting & promoting wrongdoers who use the “social justice” excuse.  They also prosecute in order to intimidate the rest of us.

These prosecutors have an agenda: frightening law-abiding gun owners from using their firearms for self-defense.  Their main goal is not to get a conviction against the defendant, although, if their jurisdiction is packed with Democrats for the jury pool, they have a good chance of getting a conviction.  Indeed, even as they are drafting the charging document, they may be aware that the jury will acquit.  No matter!  Their main goal is to use the legal process as a means of intimidating and scaring Americans into NOT using firearms to defend themselves.  As examples to others, they are punishing the defendant by putting him/her through the painful, expensive, criminal process when he/she should never have been charged.

EXAMPLES OF PROSECUTORIAL ABUSE ABOUND NATIONWIDE

No doubt my readers are familiar with the Kyle Rittenhouse murder case in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  He was charged with killing two and wounding one, using a rifle, as they attempted to kill him.  The jury acquitted him.

You may also remember the St. Louis, Missouri, (white) couple who stood on their front porch with guns in hand, pointed down, as rioters screamed “we will kill you, kill your dog and move into your house.”  The Soros-funded prosecutor, Kimberly Gardner, charged them with several asinine violations for merely showing their weapons to the thugs (one was a prop gun, one was a rifle).  Being Democrats did not save them.  Being well-known criminal attorneys who often handled cases for black defendants for free did not help them.  Before the governor pardoned them, this couple went through well-publicized hell so the rest of us would be afraid to defend ourselves with a firearm.  

Journalist Michael Strickland, Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon

The terrorist group known as Antifa was born in Portland, Oregon in 2007 and the citizens have been subjected to their frequent riots, mostly in downtown Portland, ever since.  Journalist Michael Strickland was reporting on the weeks long BLM/Antifa rioting on July 7, 2016 when an angry group of 12-15 men recognized him as a “conservative” journalist and shouted “let’s get him,” and “kill him” as they approached with clubs, knives and brass knuckles.  Strickland knew his life was in danger. 

Licensed to carry a concealed firearm, Strickland was armed that day.  First, he pulled back his jacket to reveal his firearm, hoping that would scare off his attackers.  They noticed, but kept approaching him.  Video clearly showed that Strickland then pulled out his firearm, did NOT put his finger on the trigger and pointed it at the mob for 15 seconds.  THAT was all it took for the progressive district attorney to make an example out of Michael Strickland.  He filed 21 counts against him. 

This case was closely watched by BLM & Antifa thugs and would-be domestic terrorists to see what they could get away with when they are terrorizing residents of the county.  Others cheered on this persecution of a gun owner because they had failed, through the legislative process, to take firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens.  In their minds, convicting Strickland for trying to defend himself was almost as good because it sent a message to other gun owners and reduces firearms to useless pieces of metal.

Knowing county residents were 92% Democrat, Strickland knew he did not have a chance with a jury.  He chose to be tried by a judge.  Unfortunately, he was assigned an anti-Second Amendment judge and was convicted on all 21 charges.

Knowing that police are not allowed to interfere and knowing that law-abiding citizens are helpless, Black Lives Matter terrorists, Antifa thugs and just plain criminals have owned the streets of Portland for over eight years now. Indeed, in 2020 they terrorized the law-abiding with impunity for five months.

George Kelly, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

I recently wrote about this Arizona rancher who was persecuted for firing in the air as 8-10 armed drug/human traffickers surrounded his house on the south border, outside Kino Springs, Arizona.

Two weeks after a jury mistrial, the Soros-funded district attorney, who should never have charged this American in the first place, announced they will not re-trial George Kelly. This was a classic case of “the punishment is in the process” wherein a district attorney charges someone knowing there is virtually no evidence & no credible witnesses. This prosecutorial abuse was even worse because the DA had no evidence a crime had even been committed, much less that Mr. Kelly had committed it. Why would a DA do that, you ask? Answer: To terrorize & demoralize anyone in the community who identifies with Mr. Kelly & his situation and worries that he might face the same dilemma. In this case, the DA is sending a STRONG MESSAGE that self-defense against illegal aliens is not allowed in his county.

This article only covers five cases found in Texas, Wisconsin, Oregon, Missouri & Arizona, but such prosecutorial abuses can be found almost anywhere in 2024 America.  Law-abiding gun owners are not safe even in Red States because progressive anti-Second Amendment prosecutors can be found in way too many jurisdictions. 

*Austin is the state capital and, like too many state capitals, it is owned by the Delusional Left. Austin is in Travis County. The jury pool, from which jurors were selected, was about 75% Democrats. While Texas voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020, in Travis County Biden received 72% of the ballots. Of course, it is unknown how many ballots were fraudulent.