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Judge Frees US Gun Control Protesters 'Guilty' of Gun Shop Trespass
28 May 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer, Column
Twelve religious activists pulled off a legal miracle yesterday: They convinced a judge — who once worked for the Philadelphia Police Department, of all places — that it's OK to break the law if the harm you cause is less than the harm you think you're preventing.
The unusual case pitted ministers, a rabbi, and one self-described professional "peacemaker" against James Colosimo's eponymous gun shop on Spring Garden Street. So many people came to listen — 150 by... (GunPolicy.org)