[dhuffman@awod.com]

Chuckton, SC Mayor-for-life Riley Dada joins Yankee gun-grab

[poobear]

Sounds like it applys to convicted felons. I don't have a problem with that. I don't want them voting either. Does this make me a Yankee gun grabber?

Flame away.

[basil]

For years we have been yelling: ARREST , PROSECUTE AND INCARCERATE THE CRIMINALS AND LEAVE THE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS ALONE.

How does wanting to do that make the mayor a "yankee gun grabber"

It seems to me that the worst thing the mayor has done is not to have instigated these measures long ago!

[Myrddin]

The mayor is duplicating many existing laws on the books concerning felons and firearms. The since item I disagree with is --Mandatory sentences for carrying a gun while younger than 21, with a five-year minimum prison term for a second offense.. The age of 18 is a legal adult in most every state. Under federal law, a person 18 years of age can legally purchase a long gun. The mayor proposes to make that a felony. He is way off the reservation on that one.

[The Old Hoosier]

DOesn't sound like a "gun grab" to me, it sounds like cracking down on crime.

[NRA2BFree]

The way I read this, it only applies to criminals. It looks like he's just trying to toughen up the laws where they're concerned. Unless I missed something. Why do you think he's a gun grabber?

[Moose4]

Most of the mandatory minimums make perfect sense. But I don't get where he's coming from on the "younger than 21" thing, and there's no way that a warrantless search can be legal on somebody out on probation. That'll get smacked down in the courts faster than anything. I'm no Joe Riley fan by a long shot, but there's nothing wrong with at least part of what he's doing here.

BTW, there's that whole thing about changing the title of articles. Y'know.

}:-)4

[conservative blonde]

"Yankee gun-grab" What kind of stupid title to the article is this? The title makes it sound like this Mayor wants to take guns away from law abiding people but the isn't the case at all. He wants to take them away from felons. Good for him.

[meandog]

--Mandatory sentences for carrying a gun while younger than 21, with a five-year minimum prison term for a second offense.

Ever hear of 16-year-olds on dove hunts in the tri-county, Mayor? GRRR-r-r-r-r!
Joe Riley is a complete fool but, unfortunately, he seems to have the editorialists at the Post-Courier under his right arm...Peter Manigault call your office. Resurrect Frank "Ashley Cooper" Gilbraith!

[Little Ray]

Disagree with most of 'em. Guns are not the problem - people are. Need to have a look at where the scum is coming from and why they're coming to the Holy City.

No mandatory sentence for carrying a gun while under 21: Kids carrying guns to hunt could be affected. How 'bout all kids using guns in crimes will be tried as adults, instead?
No warrant less searches, except maybe in public housing (the landlord gets to have a look around at HIS property).
The NRA likes mandatory sentencing for crimes involving firearms and could provide Rilely with some guidelines.

[Centurion2000]

--Allow probation officers to conduct warrantless searches.

the SC will kill this one.

[AlaskaErik]

Mayor Joe Riley is calling for warrantless searches of offenders on probation....

Probation officers can barge into any felon's home without a warrant because felons give permission as a condition of release. At least that's how it works in Alaska.

[SC Swamp Fox]

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[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Riley takes delight in being the biggest liberal in the state.