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SAF sues North Central Regional Library District

November 20, 2006 - 12:18pm — Blake

RobertL writes "According to the ResourceShelf  "The Second Amendment Foundation and three Washington State residents have filed a federal lawsuit against a north-central Washington regional library system for denying them access to websites that include information on firearms and publications dealing with guns."  According to the report, the North Central Regional Library District (NCRL) "refuses to unblock such access even at the request of the plaintiffs.""

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November 20, 2006 - 6:08pm — RobertL

ACLU

Attention all ACLU-haters. Not that is will make a difference in your opinions, but I would like to point out that the ACLU is helping the plaintiffs in this case. GUN OWNERS!! *Sigh* There is consistency here, but I think some people are so blinded by their preconceptions of the ACLU that they won't see it.

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November 20, 2006 - 6:38pm — GregS*

Re:ACLU

The consistency is in the fact that the ACLU is more interested in striking down the filters then they are supporting gun rights.

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November 20, 2006 - 8:08pm — modernmoron

NCLS = bad

Good, I hope they get the pants sued off them. They should be ashamed to call themselves a library system.

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November 20, 2006 - 8:50pm — Turner

Re:NCLS = bad

Anybody know why they are refusing to disable filters upon request ? ...it flys in the face of rational sense...

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November 20, 2006 - 11:04pm — Turner

Re:ACLU

Guns are an optional categorie in a filter. The filter has an over ride. So the decision to choose to filter guns and not use the over ride would be an executive decision of the library s and not a fault of the filter.So in this case the ACLU is going after the library for that choice. Doesn't that make sense?
  In this case it would be absurd to blame this on a filter.

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November 20, 2006 - 11:54pm — Fang-Face

Re:ACLU

Oh, really? I would say that the ACLU is simply upholding the freedom to access information that should be granted by default to every franchised adult. Censormorons scream that, "we must protect the children", but then do so by filtering computers that children will not be using.

That is hypocrisy.

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November 21, 2006 - 12:27am — leeb

Agree with denial of access

I agree with the library denying access to these dangerous websites. Now if anyone wants to access these websites then they are free to access them on their own PCs at home at their own leisure.

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November 21, 2006 - 3:41am — RobertL

Re:ACLU

LOL, you gotta love the United States. It's assumed that sex will be filtered, but guns are optional.

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November 21, 2006 - 3:47am — RobertL

Re:Agree with denial of access

Man, I hope that was sarcasm. LOL

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November 21, 2006 - 3:47am — GregS*

Re:ACLU

In this case the filter was the library (actually in every case, regardless of software, the filter is the library), the point was that the 2nd amendment wasn't what got the ACLU all fired up.

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November 21, 2006 - 5:32am — Turner

Re:ACLU

I think you would be correct about that....

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November 21, 2006 - 5:38am — Turner

Re:ACLU

No doubt about it ...sex is the big taboo...guns..not such a problem....

Last time I was in London...even the Bobbi's still didn't carry guns...(but they did have them in a vehicle close at hand if they needed them)...that is likely changed since 911...

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November 21, 2006 - 6:07am — GAC

Man!

I don't know what I would do without ar15.com and glocktalk. Even thehighroad.org would be a loss. Never mind the back-ups like the Sig, CZ, Ruger and Smith & Wesson forums.

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November 21, 2006 - 8:47pm — Anonymous Patron (not verified)

Re:Man!

I bet you have no problems with late returns or unpaid fines at your library ;)

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