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To: ScottinVA
civilians are NOT subject to UCMJ.

C'mon man, read the article.

Gun Owners of America (GOA), a pro-Second Amendment gun rights advocacy group, warned the military gun confiscation orders could provide lawmakers with a precedent to extend the rule to the general population.

“Like the proverbial camel’s nose in the tent, allowing this provision to remain in a bill pertaining to the military will eventually work its way into legislation applying to the rest of the population,” GOA wrote. “That’s why we need to raise our voices in unison against these gun confiscation orders.”

11 posted on 09/23/2021 5:15:15 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: PROCON

I read the article. Civilians are not subject to military courts.


15 posted on 09/23/2021 5:22:29 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Enough. Divide the country.. now. )
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To: PROCON

I bet any money they used this as a reason. Except it was already on the books that certain criminal activity be reported so weapons can’t be legally purchased. The AF didn’t do their job, but I bet they’ll gladly confiscate weapons for any reason now.

Federal judge rules Air Force largely responsible for 2017 Texas church mass shooting

federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the U.S. Air Force is largely responsible for a 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church because it failed to report the shooter’s criminal history to the FBI.
The decision concludes that the Air Force is 60% responsible for the shooting.

The decision concludes that the Air Force is 60% responsible for the shooting, noting that the military branch’s failure to submit Devin Patrick Kelley’s domestic violence charges in a federal database allowed him to purchase firearms that he should have been barred from owning

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/07/judge-air-force-largely-responsible-for-2017-texas-church-shooting-.html


52 posted on 09/25/2021 1:09:25 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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