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42-Year-Old Pot Conviction Stops 20-Year Army Veteran From Buying a Rifle
Reason.com ^
| July 10, 2013
| Jacob Sullum
Posted on 07/11/2013 2:59:00 PM PDT by Altariel
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posted on
07/11/2013 2:59:01 PM PDT
by
Altariel
To: Altariel
Do you need a background check to buy a .22 in Texas?
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:01:26 PM PDT
by
Jean S
To: Altariel
I had a conviction when I was a juvenile but it has never stopped me from purchasing a weapon. I even went into the Corps with this conviction.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:03:08 PM PDT
by
BBell
(The Blue Dog is Stupid)
To: Altariel
The lesson? Never plead guilty to ANYTHING. Make them prosecute you, wasting their time and money.
And never, ever talk to any “mental health professional”, even at a cocktail party!
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:03:23 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
To: Altariel
Since when does a misdemeanor conviction affect 2nd Amendment or voting rights? Since when has it been a FedMob law? I thought those circumstances were covered by state laws. In fact I think he should have appealed to his state for a return of his rights.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:03:46 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
To: Altariel
Ok he was denied over a 42 year old conviction because of weed. Then shouldn’t that apply to ODumbo for cocaine use in his college years too - disqualified to be President?
To: Jean S; Texas Fossil
I believe Texas Fossil still runs the Texas ping list.
I am not familiar with the applicable laws in that state and so defer to a Freeper with greater expertise.
Texas Fossil: Would you or a Freeper on your list please answer the question: “Do you need a background check to buy a .22 in Texas?”
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:07:38 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel
You need to fill out Form 4473 no matter where you are.
He was denied by NCIS
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:10:46 PM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
To: Altariel
This is obviously messed up. But with the current Department of “Justice” and BATFEIEIO, it’s not surprising.
TC
To: JimRed
100%!!! never, EVER plead guilty to anything... millions for defense, not a penny in tribute
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:12:26 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Altariel
something smells in this article. My friend was quite the hell raiser in his youth. I know for a fact he had been convicted a few times for possession. I took him out last month and he bought a mosin-nagant and passed his background check.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:14:11 PM PDT
by
HenryArmitage
(it was not meant that we should voyage far.)
To: Altariel
The act of complaining to the gov't is obviously an exhibition of a disqualifying mental illness.
(Catch 22)
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:14:23 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Altariel
Yet using cocaine qualifies O to shoot missiles.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:16:34 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
(Guns do not kill people. Abortion kills people.)
To: Altariel
I know the law applied to felonies ... but misdemeanors?
Thats a new one for me.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:16:39 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: HenryArmitage
Was your friend a veteran? If not, that may be the deciding factor.
Perhaps the fact that the man denied his rights in this account *is* an army veteran is the true “red flag”?
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:17:23 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Paladin2
It certainly pegs him as a dissident. We’re supposed to lie quietly and let the FedMob aggressively beat our heads on the sidewalk and afterwards tell everyone we deserved it.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:18:40 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
To: TigersEye
Otherwise you are guilty of Murder#2.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:20:12 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
Or worse, you’re a closet Creepy Ass Cracka and more raciss dan a Klan man runnin’ a linen supply biz.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:22:35 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
To: Jean S
I believe that’s the way it is in every state due to federal laws.
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:23:01 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Ouderkirk
These guys?
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posted on
07/11/2013 3:23:12 PM PDT
by
EEGator
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