“They take threats against the president pretty seriously these days,” explains Nabatoff. “There’s a lot of angry people.”
{It is apparent to me that he is teaching his grandchildren to hunt. But not Barrack Obama. It is clear that he is teaching his grandchildren not to hunt Barrack Obama. What could be wrong with that?—R.R.}
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While promoting a new documentary at the Cannes film festival in France last weekend, Peter Fonda made comments that could be construed as threats against President Obama.
“I’m training my grandchildren to use long-range rifles,” the actor told The Daily Telegraph at the international film festival. “For what purpose? Well, I’m not going to say the words ‘Barack Obama,’ but …”
With those words, the “Easy Rider” star may have committed a federal crime.
“Clearly, there is a federal law that prohibits threatening the president,” Washington, D.C.-based attorney Ross Nabatoff tells FOX411.com. “Now, the question is, is that a threat as opposed to him expressing his First Amendment rights? But you could conceivably construe that as a threat—he names the president. It’s a federal offense. He could be incarcerated.”
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