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| M/Sgt. C.J. Grisham |
Belton
– Army Master Sergeant C.J. Grisham donated $20,000, the remainder
of his legal defense fund, to the National Association for Legal Gun
Defense.
In
return, the organization will “defend
his Second Amendment rights...against a corrupt and abusive police
force” in a July 31 pre-trial hearing
in Bell County Court at Law for the offense of “rudely displaying”
an assault rifle on a rural road in Temple as he carried it openly.
The
trial for a violation of a subsection of the Disorderly Conduct
statute is expected to take place during the first or second week of
August, said Sgt. Grisham.
Officers
of the Temple Police Department arrested Sgt. Grisham and confiscated
his AR-15 and a .45 caliber handgun he was carrying under a Texas
Concealed Carry Handgun License. They still have the firearms, as
well as the Sergeant's concealed carry license.
The
case has become something of a cause celebre, leading to many other
open carry organizations and public displays of veterans and militia
members openly carrying assault rifles and shotguns as they march
through neighborhoods throughout Texas. It is legal to carry a long
gun openly in the state. Police officers dislike the practice.
Oathkeepers
and Dontcomply.com, in cooperation with Come and Take It Temple
staged an open carry march around the Temple cop shop on June 1 to
help him raise funds to pay for his legal defense.
The
National Association for Legal Gun Defense pledges up to $1 million
in legal defense funding for members who are arrested for gun
violations, and furnishes training in what to say and not to say when
confronted by police. Their website is located at this URL:
“It
would be unethical to keep that money for personal use when I no
longer need it. I truly appreciate all the support I've gotten and
continue to get,” said Sgt. Grisham in his announcement of the
philanthropy, which is dedicated to helping veterans defend against
gun charges.
According
to the website, the organization is made up of lawyers who specialize
in gun rights defense cases.
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