Show Notes - Dexter Taylor Case
Description
New York has sentenced a 53-year-old black man with no criminal history to 10 years behind bars for the crime of exercising his constitutionally protected Second Amendment rights.
Dexter Taylor, a software engineer from Brooklyn, was raided by police and arrested in 2022 after Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzales, the man who pledged to lead “the most progressive D.A.’s office in the country,” brought a 37-count indictment against him. The crime? Taylor was using his skills as a machinist to build his own firearms, specifically firearms that Democrats have nicknamed “ghost guns,” or guns built by nontraditional manufacturers.
The sentence was handed down on Monday by Judge Abena Darkeh, who presided over Taylor’s trial. The judge’s handling of the case has been criticized, especially her decision to prohibit mention of the Second Amendment in the courtroom during the trial.
As for those pushing the type of laws that landed Taylor in prison, he is hoping they receive their comeuppance. He said he would like it “if the people running our state … would be made to pay a political price for what they’ve done here … for lying to us about public safety, for pretending that this agenda is about public safety and not control.”
Taylor’s family has created a GiveSendGo to help with his legal fees as he prepares to fight his case, which could go as high as the Supreme Court.
Links
Brooklyn District Attorney Office Press Statement: Bushwick Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns (Monday, May 13, 2024)
Brooklyn District Attorney Office Press Statement: Bushwick Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns (Friday, April 22, 2022)
Dexter Taylor Gives Pre-Sentence Public Statement (Statement from Court Transcripts)
Interview -- Second Amendment Casewatch: Dexter Taylor vs New York
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