Comments on: MARTA Asks Court to Dismiss GCO’s Lawsuit

By: circleglider

circleglider — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:28:38 +0000

As a Georgia native currently living in California, I just read the briefs in this case with much interest. I’m very curious — Is MARTA still stopping carriers and requesting/demanding identification and proof of licensure? Have they stopped since this suit was filed? Or do they only detain carriers when some “other” suspicion is present?

By: chizzler

chizzler — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:51:47 +0000

It is a violation of the 4th amendment of the constitution which guards against unreasonable search and seizure. Once it has been verified that a person has a permit to carry a firearm MARTA cannot keep a person even for a “half hour” that is unreasonable seizure. Why has this part not been brought up? His constitutional rights were violated.

By: royclark6@comcast.net

royclark6@comcast.net — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:09:37 +0000

I have ridden Marta without a gun and with a gun and I prefer with a gun.
I have been sitting on my side when the bunch of teenagers pulled their guns out to show them to their friends right on the train. I have never seen a marta officer ever do anything about any of the thugs and rifraff. I will protect myself if I have to thank you!

By: ArmedCitizen

ArmedCitizen — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:40:46 +0000

Marta is dangerous because these “special cops” are harassing legally armed honest citizens and afraid to “secure and clear” gangbangers and criminals.
A simple request to verify “GFL’s” should be sufficient. Harassing, handcuffing, taking of private property, detaining, and threatening legally armed honest citizens is all they can muster up courage to justify their job.
When we hear of them stopping a gang of thugs looking for trouble, which is obvious to the untrained eye, and seizing their illegal guns and weapons … then I’ll believe this drivel.
Keep the pressure on the courts to serve justice and arrest these cops, stop acting “stupidly” and honor the Constitution, and then Marta will not be dangerous.

By: mark5019

mark5019 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:48:44 +0000

if “marta says its so dangerous” then more law abiding gun toter should help by openly carrying to scare the bad guys:)

By: Wiley

Wiley — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:13:50 +0000

The very admission of a “training bullitin” would indicate that a policy or procedure did exist. Else how could the “training bullitin” be developed?