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.
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It’s something like talented spook-writer and lefty avatar Stephen King raving about guns: the automatic weapon capable of firing hundreds of rounds a second, or the revolver (most recently in “Dr. Sleep”, a Glock) that is being handled by the character like a live rattlesnake, but don’t worry: “The safety is on.”
I would not step 1/16th of an inch into the State. where is Gloria Allred when ya need her!
Ummmm, why not?
Anyone want to bet the idiot is talking about semi-auto.
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That’s a quote from the “law” ,, the law is an ass in this case ... if taken logically it is talking about the firearms rate of fire... since only a fully auto rifle has it’s own “rate of fire” it is a self defeating argument against any semi-auto ... my M1 for instance has a “rate of fire” averaging one shot every 3 months... since I just don’t go hunting that much.. then you go on to the clearly unconstitutional restriction based on intended use...
“A broad brush” - now that’s sexist.
Stephen King didn’t really say those things did he?
OOOOOO ... evil AR's. Good thing Kalifornistan LE can't see or do anything about what I have in my Arizona home. It would make them wee-wee their little faggot panties. FU with extreme prejudice you f'n Kalifornia pansies ... stay in Kalif and don't come to Arizona.
That is NOT directed towards any true conservative trapped in occupied Kalifornistan. My advise to you is ... get out while you can
Take it all the way to the Supreme Court and force these socialist states to stop infringing on the peoples’ right to keep and bear arms. Go Aldon.
Hey Aldon? Wanna be the most famous athlete in the NFL? Hire a good Constitutional lawyer and take this all the way. DEMAND YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS!!!
District Attorney Jeff Rosen said... “Such weapons, as configured, cannot be legally purchased in Arizona by residents of California. “Ummmm, why not?”
OF COURSE those weapons can be legally purchased in Arizona by California residents. The Cali people just can’t take them back into their effeminate “state”.
I always keep my glock on “safety”
“A “.45-caliber handgun” is not an “assault weapon”. I hate these lazy liberal sportswriters.”
No but the rifles they found were classified as such by CA.
As someone else posted, and I’m sure you know, semi-auto weapons don’t have a “rate of fire” at all.
So just what is he talking about, and how would it ever hold up in a decent court if these are semi-auto rifles?
How will a court get past a defense exhibit of any other ordinary semi-auto gun and it’s “rate of fire”?
Unintended consequences of liberalism - another spoiled sports star takes a hit.
Because the operating theory is you’ll bring them home, where they’re illegal. Pretty SOP, a lot of gun shops even have signs saying they won’t sell to out of state residents because they don’t want to be involved in a sale where they know your intention is to break the law.
Sure, that’s the theory but this ass just made a blanket statement that said it is illegal for CA residents to buy this type of rifle out-of-state which is not true.
Gee, thanks for letting us know. But I just gotta ask,
Any way you stack it, Congress is worse.
Writing as awful as his is a greater threat to this country than any firearms.
In Pennsylvania the possession of these weapons incites a YAWN!
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