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ALERT: Help A Political Prisoner Who Opposed "Gun Control" in England
If you are reading this alert, then you can help a man imprisoned because he dared to publish and prove that "gun control" laws cannot work. Here is your chance to stand up for principle -- and it will cost you almost nothing.
Philip Luty, an Englishman, was appalled at the British government's response to a lone criminal's killing spree in Dunblane. Because the criminal used a firearm to kill several people, the government took that opportunity to outlaw all handguns and privately owned long guns. That's right -- the British government outlawed all handguns and most long guns (except for those held by police and military personnel).
Philip Luty was opposed to gun prohibition. Philip also was fairly handy with the tools in his workshop. To prove that outlawing firearms cannot stop people (especially dedicated criminals) from getting firearms, Philip set out to build a home-made machine gun. He built the gun using common tools and readily available materials. He tested it safely and never intended to harm anyone.
Philip then wrote a book about how to build a home-made machine gun. Of course, manufacturing and possessing a machine gun is highly illegal in England, but Philip felt he was proving the futility of "gun control." He hired a man to take photos of the component parts and the machine gun itself, to be included in his book. Unfortunately, the photographer did not sympathize with Philip's cause, and informed the police of the whole operation.
The police swooped down with a SWAT team, but found Philip missing. Nevertheless, they searched his home and found the evidence of the machinegun and its components and ammunition. Philip disappeared into hiding. The police eventually captured Philip, and he was tried and convicted for making and having a machinegun and ammunition.
Philip had no prior criminal record. The judge acknowledged that Philip had no evil or criminal intent, that he had made the gun as an act of protest. Even the arresting detective was willing to speak on Philip's behalf. To set an example to all would-be protesters, the judge sentenced Philip Luty to 4 years in prison this past Spring. Philip's attorneys appealed, but lost.
At the local prison, the authorities assessed Philip to be fit in security category "D" which means "low risk." Category "D" prisoners are appropriately kept in an "open" prison, with opportunities to work outside prison and even to visits to home on leave.
During the first four weeks of his imprisonment, Philip was moved through five prisons. These moves put Philip at risk and highly stressful and disruptive to his mental state. Philip is not a hardened criminal. He has considered suicide; he has lapsed into severe depression.
The prison authorities also did not treat Philip as though he fit in Category "D". Instead, they erroneously (or deliberately) have treated him as a "locksmith." Locksmiths are put in Category "B", a much higher security rating. Philip has never been a locksmith, and he could prove it. One of the prison wardens apparently got the false notion that Philip was a gun-making locksmith, and thus moved Philip to other, higher security prisons as soon as possible. The false reputation has followed Philip throughout the system. Being in Category "B" means that he is confined with hardened dangerous career criminals. The jailers insist on treating Philip as a high security risk, when he is actually a political prisoner -- he never committed a violent crime or even attempted one.
Philip's family members have sought every legal and bureaucratic means to downgrade his security rating to "D" so that Philip would not be treated like an axe murderer. The family has contacted members of Parliament, for example, to no avail.
Philip's mother worked hard to try to either free Philip or to act least ameliorate the harsh conditions of his confinement, but the authorities turned a deaf ear. She developed a brain tumor, and even when her condition was diagnosed to be terminal, the authorities would not even allow the harmless Philip to visit her before she died this Fall.
Family members are asking for our help to pressure the British Home Secretary (who is in charge of domestic affairs) to downgrade Philip's security rating. Please, before you sign off today:
You can E-mail Mr. Straw at [email protected]
Or, you can fax Mr. Straw at 44 - 0171 - 273 - 3965 or 44 - 0171 - 273 - 2190 (You will probably need to dial 011 first -- ask your operator if you have questions about the procedure. The country code for the UK is "44" as indicated).
If you are interested in reading Philip Luty's Book, it is entitled "Expedient
Homemade Firearms: The 9mm Submachine Gun" and is available from
Paladin Press, Boulder, Colorado
Click on http://www.paladin-press.com
JPFO is America's aggressive civil rights organization. How long will we wait before horror stories like this one are even more commonplace in America than they are today? You can help JPFO to destroy "gun control".
To learn more, visit our web site at http://www.jpfo.org, or call us at (262) 673-9745, or fax us at (262) 673-9746.
Sincerely,
The Liberty Crew at JPFO
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