Posted on 03/08/2024 4:17:36 AM PST by marktwain
In the ongoing Gun Free School Zone Act (GFSZ) case in Billings, Montana, the trial date is currently set for March 25, 2024. The process is a long and difficult one for Gabriel Metcalf and his mother, Vivian. Because this is a criminal, not a civil, case. Gabriel’s freedom is at risk. The current judge, Federal District Judge Susan P. Watters, has ruled the GFSZ to be constitutional, and the Montana Establishment of Individual Licensure law is insufficient to be an exception to the GFSZ.
Going through the process of a challenge to the constitutionality of a criminal charge is much more difficult and punishing than challenging the law through a civil lawsuit. Typically, in a civil lawsuit, the risk of those bringing the case is to their finances. If they lose, they will lose the money they have put into the case. Federal civil rights cases are expensive. However, if you win, you are likely to have your legal fees paid by the government. When you are charged with a crime and challenge it on constitutional grounds, your freedom and assets are both at risk. If you lose, you can be imprisoned and fined.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Some details from the Ammoland reporter, Weingarten, would be nice for folks who’ve never heard of Gabriel Metcalf. Three links down into it on their website gives little on what this guy did.
The inner cities are school free gun zones.
Montana Gun Free School Zone Case: Metcalf is the Victim, Threats, Poison, Assault, Attempted Arson
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