They sure aren't going after the coup plotters.
Posted on 10/13/2020 1:19:10 PM PDT by ransomnote
Today, the Justice Department announced it has charged more than 14,200 defendants with firearms-related crimes during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, despite the challenges of COVID-19 and its impact on the criminal justice process.
These cases have been a department priority since November 2019 when Attorney General William P. Barr announced his commitment to investigating, prosecuting, and combatting gun crimes as a critical part of the department’s anti-violent crime strategy. These firearms-related charges are the result of the critical law enforcement partnership between U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), led by Acting Director Regina Lombardo, who has made firearms-related investigations a priority.
“The number one priority of government is to keep its citizens safe,” said Attorney General Barr. “By preventing firearms from falling into the hands of individuals who are prohibited from having them, we can stop violent crime before it happens. Violating federal firearms laws is a serious crime and offenders face serious consequences. The Justice Department is committed to investigating and prosecuting individuals who illegally buy, sell, use, or possess firearms. Reducing gun violence requires a coordinated effort, and we could not have charged more than 14,000 individuals with firearms-related crimes without the hard work of the dedicated law enforcement professionals at the ATF, our U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country, and especially all of our state and local law enforcement partners.”
“Protecting the public from violent crime involving firearms is at the core of ATF’s mission,” commented ATF Acting Director Regina Lombardo. “Every day the men and women of ATF pursue and investigate those who use firearms to commit violent crimes in our communities, many of whom are prohibited from possessing firearms from previous convictions. ATF, in collaboration with the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the nation, is committed to bringing these offenders to justice for their egregious and violent criminal acts.”
Under federal law, it is illegal to possess a firearm if you fall into one of nine prohibited categories including being a felon, illegal alien, or unlawful user of a controlled substance. Further, it is unlawful to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense or violent crime. It is also illegal to purchase – or even to attempt to illegally purchase - firearms if the buyer is a prohibited person or illegally purchasing a firearm on behalf of others. Lying on ATF Form 4473, which is used to lawfully purchase a firearm, is also a federal offense. The department is committed to prosecuting these firearms offenses as well as using all modern technologies available to law enforcement such as the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, known as NIBIN, to promote gun crime intelligence. Keeping illegal firearms out of the hands of violent criminals will continue to be a priority of the Department of Justice and we will use all appropriate, available means to keep the law abiding people of this country safe from gun crime.
For more information on the lawful purchasing of firearms, please see: https://www.atf.gov/qa-category/atf-form-4473.
Not bad work considering every gun law since the NFA of ‘34 is blatantly unConstitutional...
Where we gonna put them?
Sure.
Makes total sense.
He should focus on disarming folks because they might have a kid captive in a storage room somewhere.
Yep.
I go to bed at nite in fear Martha Stewart might come gunning for me if she ever got her hands on a gun.
YEP!
Thank You!
“Under federal law, it is illegal to possess a firearm if you fall into one of nine prohibited categories including being a ... unlawful user of a controlled substance.”
Which includes all the marijuana users in states that have “legalized it”.
As my previous post on Free Rebuplic would show I totally agree with you. As I’ve stated on numerous occasions, if you can walk into a gun store you should be able to purchase whatever you want. “ Shall not be infriged .”
They sure aren't going after the coup plotters.
Where we gonna put them?
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Just let some murderers out....you know because of Covid and we will have plenty of room in our prisons for these dangerous types.
No accommodations in a US based prison. I’d put them in Syrian refuge camps with no ID. Let the muzzles deal with these animals.
In the Founders day, you could own a fully appointed Merchant vessel that was heavily armed enough to double as a Navy ship.
Field artillery, hand grenades, etc...
So yeah... I'd include everything up to and including orbital weapons platforms all the way down to John Wick's pencil.
Can they please add Matthew Dolloff to their list to prosecute, and the station that hired him? Pretty please?
Get a pot card and your
On the List, Hippies.
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