In a statement released today, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar Corp., Henry Juszkiewicz, has endorsed the Right on Crime’s Statement of Principles. Justice Fellowship partners with the Right on Crime initiative for criminal justice solutions.
Explaining why he endorsed the Right on Crime principles, Juszkiezicz said:
“I am proud to endorse Right on Crime. There are more than 4,000 federal statutory criminal laws in America. This includes the Lacey Act which allows the federal government to interpret and enforce the laws of every other country. Big government uses many of these laws to criminalize capitalism and further regulate job creators like Gibson. This is damaging our economy and bankrupting taxpayers. Our taxpayer dollars are much better spent protecting the public from crime that actually endangers our neighborhoods instead of turning job creators into jailbirds. This is why I support Right on Crime’s approach.”
Pat Nolan, Vice President of Prison Fellowship, recently wrote a column for the National Review Online on the U.S. Fish & WildLife’s overzealous raids on Gibson Guitar. Go here for more information on overcriminalization.