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Posted on 10/09/2013 1:29:47 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SANTA CLARA CO., Calif. —
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has been charged with felony possession of assault weapons which were discovered after shooting at his house back in 2012, according to authorities.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s announced Wednesday that 24-year-old Smith has been charged with three felony counts of assault weapon possession, after three rifles that are illegal to own in California were found at Smith's residence back in June of 2012.
“The preamble to the assault weapons law states that each assault weapon ‘has such a high rate of fire and capacity for firepower that its function as a legitimate sports or recreational firearm is substantially outweighed by the danger that it can be used to kill and injure human beings’,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “California’s prohibition of these powerful weapons is not about hunting or target practice. It is about interrupting the long history of death, carnage and grief assault weapons have inflicted on California communities.”
The DA’s release stated Smith was expected to self-surrender later in October and if convicted of the charges, he faced a maximum sentence of over four years in jail.
The 49ers issued a statement Wednesday saying, "We recognize the serious nature of this situation, as does Aldon."
Smith was on an indefinite leave from the team Wednesday while undergoing treatment for substance abuse following a DUI arrest Sept. 20
The felony charges resulted from an incident during a party at Smith’s home near San Jose on June 29, 2012, according to a statement from the DA’s office.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktvu.com ...
The hills were a'hoppin' that night..
A “.45-caliber handgun” is not an “assault weapon”. I hate these lazy liberal sportswriters.
He’s a Pass Rushing Linebacker. He plays like a Defensive End. What do you expect? This should be required! He didn’t do anything wrong. Free Aldon!
Well... so much for him possibly returning to the 49ers.
Crap.
To leftists, a Nerf gun is considered an “Assault weapon”
There go those Democrats—trying to disarm black people again. Just like back in the days of slavery.
They just hate the 49ers. And the 2nd Amendment. Which go hand in hand.
If they traded him to Dallas he would probably be “good to go”.
After all the reports this year on how these thugs behave off the field, my interest in watching pro football declined dramatically.
He’ll be back after the bye week. Better than ever.
There are many decent upstanding men who play in the NFL. That is a broad brush you paint with, in my opinion.
“A “.45-caliber handgun” is not an “assault weapon”. I hate these lazy liberal sportswriters.”
Go read the article, the .45 is not the problem. They searched his home and found a couple of Armalites and a Bushmaster AR. These particular AR’s are prohibited in CA unless they were acquired pre-ban.
He purchased Armalite AR10-T .308 caliber rifle, a Bushmaster ACR rifle chambered for 5.56mm NATO and a Bushmaster Carbon-15 .223 caliber rifle.
According to the DA’s statement, after the sheriff’s department submitted the case against Smith back in July, an investigation revealed that Smith purchased the three weapons in Arizona on two separate occasions in 2011.
“Smith purchased two of the assault weapons from a gun dealer in Phoenix, Arizona on December 10, 2011, the day before the 49ers played the Arizona Cardinals,” said the statement. “Such weapons, as configured, cannot be legally purchased in Arizona by residents of California. Even if purchased in Arizona by an Arizona resident, such weapons are illegal to possess in California.”
This could be as simple as having the wrong “Flash suppressor” on your weapon, according to California law.
When my Springfield M1A arrived, it had a totally different flash suppressor on it.
I asked WTF happened and was told the Flash Suppressor was not California Compliant/Approved.
If left on, the gun would be considered an assault weapon, which I am barred from owning.
That’s how dumb the laws are here.
You make an interesting point. I would love to see a top prospect coming out of college now REFUSE to be drafted by a California team due to the state's unconstitutional 2nd Amendment laws.
I can dream...
He’s a ‘victim’. .. of gun laws. if he lived in the Oakland hills, he’d be out gunned by his neighbors.
Anyone want to bet the idiot is talking about semi-auto.
What a load of crap, on many different levels. The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution does not allow for the differentiation of firearm type based upon their utility for sports or recreation. And, NO firearm should be judged based upon it's ability to kill or injure other human beings. The problem with the use of firearms to commit murders, singly or in numbers, isn't because of the tool used, but because of the lack of mental stability of the person using the tool. Yet, I do not see anyone moving to provide a better system to address the mental health issues which in most instances is at the root of mass shootings.
Fine work defending a thug just because he’s a armpitball player and a gun owner.
I live in TN. Before The Terrible Boating Accident I owned 3 rifles that would make me a CA felon. No way do I want to live there.
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