Minneapolis Gun Rights Advocate Joel Rosenberg Dies

[DeanC]

Minneapolis Gun Rights Advocate Joel Rosenberg Dies

Published : Friday, 03 Jun 2011, 9:04 AM CDT

MINNEAPOLIS - Joel Rosenberg, a Minneapolis gun rights advocate and author of several fantasy novels, has died. His wife, Felicia, posted a message on the “Free Joel Rosenberg” website, saying he died Thursday evening at Hennepin County Medical Center.

“On Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2011, Joel had a respiratory depression that caused a heart attack, anoxic brain damage and major organ failure. Despite the very best efforts of the paramedics and the team at Hennepin County Medical Center, Joel was pronounced brain dead at around 5:37 p.m. Thursday June 2nd, In accordance with his wishes, he shared the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.”


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[selurcspi]

RIP Joel!

[DaveA]

RIP Joel, my heart goes out to his family.

[Spike]

This is really unfortunate. RIP.

[Stradawhovious]

Isn't this post (Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:18 am) a dupe of both:

Joel Rosenberg has died. Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:50 am

and (which is locked as a dupe)....................

Joel Rosenberg heart attack Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:18 am

Both links lead to the same locked thread.

[DeanC]

GOCRA has a nice tribute: http://www.gocra-mn.org/news/2011/06/jo ... 1954-2011/

[DeanC]

Another nice piece by ED MORRISSEY

[Grayskies]

May the light smile upon you Joel, and may it watch over and keep safe your family.

You will be greatly missed

Be At Peace

[LarryP]

A man passes away and some joke about it. That's very sad.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family & friends

[justaguy]

Lets all keep this into perspective.

[Grayskies]

A man passes away and some joke about it. That's very sad.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family & friends

+1

[Dave Pendleton]

I've met a lot of unpleasant people in my life (JR wasn't one of them, at least not to me), but I don't recall ever reveling in anyone's death.

Wow.

[justaguy]

I've met a lot of unpleasant people in my life (JR wasn't one of them, at least not to me), but I don't recall ever reveling in anyone's death.

Wow.

Dave,

Like I said lets keep this in perspective.

Your choice of words is poor. The guy **** on a lot of people for years, and if you dont think he was unpleasant, wow is right. You cant expect everyone to feel the same way, and no one is "reveling" in this (well not openly). But lets not kid ourselves a lot of people for a lot of different reasons may feel some kind of relief that they haven't felt for years. That sense of relief isn't "wrong" it just is, and this doesn't surprise some.

[Dave Pendleton]

Agreed; my choice of words was poor. However, "It's really no loss... just one less criminal in society" doesn't sit well with me.

I do understand that there is/was a lot of bad blood between Joel and many folks here.

ETA: Incidentally, the ST finally got around to covering the story, complete with the absolutely loathsome term "packing heat."

[Rodentman]

I didn't often agree with some of the things Joel did, or how he treated me in my days on his forum. That said, he was a father and a husband, and I personally take no joy in his death. I hope when I die people will remember me positively.