In a Constitutional Republic, there should be no such a crime as “Illegal Firearm Possession!”
The crime should be the crime that was committed using a firearm!
All laws against possessing a firearm are unconstitutional!
That’s true.
So all 20 million illegals in our country should never be charged with illegally possessing a firearm?
This is why when you are a convicted felon, you should lose your civil rights such as the right to vote and the right to own a gun. There is no good reason why a convicted violent felon should be anywhere near ownership or possession of a gun. The state has an obligation to protect me from enemies foreign and domestic. Schoonover is a domestic enemy.
The story is silent as to the actual amount of time Schoonover served in Oregon state prison for the murder. I’ll be it was no more than 50% of his 15 year stretch.
The article is also silent as to whether the state of Oregon has any intention of prosecuting him for being in possession of a stolen vehicle, which the federal charges didn’t cover.
Absolutely right! Every ex-felon who did their time, no matter what his likely extensive career convictions entail, should be allowed to own a firearm following their last release from prison........./s