But in the name of 'progress' and economic gain, you are going to destroy most of what Bimini is famous for, it's diving and it's fishing, so we are going to screw that all up for decades, maybe longer, so we can build a stupid pier that likely will not function properly anyways in adverse weather, so you can also overpopulate and destroy the essence of a nice 'out island' community and experience. Not to worry, dollar signs reign supreme here in spite of every other common sense aspect.

Agreed...if it is a clear cut case of the ammunition being his, he deserves everything he gets. I personally do not know and have not been in Mr. Bostwick's company, so as Cobalt says, he may just be a gun totting law breaking citizen, in which case, throw the book at him. I just hope that the truth reigns supreme on this one, not some sort of cover-up or politcal 'favour'.

...It's about to Annex itself to be a new 'Little Miami'.

I'm with Tal on the live ammo thing...you can have a box of live ammunition, the term refers to the fact that it has not been physically fired or 'spent'. Any ammunition that is complete, with it's charge still in tact is live, whether it is in a magazine loaded in the gun, loose in someones pocket, or in a bag or case being carried around...it's all live ammo. If you find a random complete bullet lying on the ground, and you pick it up to look at it, you are now in possession of live ammunition and can and SHOULD be charged.

While I am a pro-gun advocate, the law of the land has handguns outlawed at the moment except for very specific purposes and under strict legal constraints. With that being said, if he was in fact in possession of the ammunition, let the chips fall where they may, just because he is a senator, politician and linked to a well known family, if you broke the law, you are just like everyone else, no special treatment. If that means he gets found guilty and spends his due time in Fox Hill so be it. With that being said though, I smell a rat. I'm guessing there is much more to this story than meets the eye. I don't think the Senator, who is more educated than most, would be so daft to pack and carry live ammunition through an airport security checkpoint. Private charter you may get away with it, but flying commercially, through the airport screeners, you can't be that dumb. Time will tell. I wish him luck, he's going to need it.

All my faith in this country has been utterly destroyed...thank you PLP and our legal system!!

Anyone have a spare torpedo or two?

An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “only a little while. The American then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs. The American then asked, “but what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.” The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the American replied, “15 – 20 years.”
“But what then?” Asked the Mexican.
The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!”
“Millions – then what?”
The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”

http://www.thehulltruth.com/florida-geo…

http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2014/05/19…