Posted on 08/20/2014 1:00:47 PM PDT by smokingfrog
For those of you who’ve been sleeping since it happened Friday, Travis County grand jurors indicted Perry on charges of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant. The first count carries a possible prison term of five to 99 years. The second, two to 10. I’m no expert on law or math, but I believe those potential sentences each exceed one year.
And there’s more. As an indictee, Perry’s state-issued Concealed Handgun License, assuming he still has one — his office didn’t know as of Tuesday afternoon — will be suspended until the case against him is decided. (Cue the cheering coyotes.)
The indictment’s impact on Perry’s gun rights was brought to my attention by a former Democratic state legislator who seemed happy to point it out.
“I’m surprised that you haven’t analyzed the most significant and immediate impact of the governor’s indictment,” ex-state Sen. Steve Carriker, D-Roby, told me in an email including the applicable federal law.
Carriker also was most helpful in providing the official federal “Firearms Transaction Record Part 1” form, which must be filled in by firearms purchasers. Question 11b asks “Are you under indictment or information in any court for a felony, or any other crime, for which the judge could imprison you for more than one year?” (An information is a formal accusation of a crime by a prosecutor.)
For Perry that’s now a big ol’ yes. And yes means no new guns or ammo.
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The Dhimmis and ISIS have a lot in common.
Open carry of a modern handgun is not legal in TX.
Video tape her coming out of a bar drunk and getting in her car?
Maybe get her law license revoked? Does she need one to head the DA office??
My son, now 38 yrs old, committed a non violent felony when he was 17. He did a little time, and went through probation just fine. He now has a family and has had a good job for years, making a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes. He started his own business a few years ago, and is still restricted by what he can do because he is a felon. When he moved his family to Dallas for business, they had a hard time finding someone that would rent to them because of his record. (They own their own home in the town they moved from) He cannot vote nor own a gun.
he is governor and a law enforcement officer
Time to open carry, Governor. That’ll make Austin Libtards heads explode.
a person who is finally convicted of a felony is not eligible to register to vote. Pursuant to Section 11.002 of the Texas Election Code, once a felon has successfully completed his or her punishment, including any term of incarceration, parole, supervision, period of probation, or has been pardoned, then that person is immediately eligible to register to vote.
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/effects.shtml
Perry is a peace officer?
I guess even if he’s not, the DPS director could deputize him. LoL.
LE is always saying how folks 'can't beat the ride'.
And that's what this is. The justice system ride.
Can't drink, piss tests, no firearms, give up 4th amendment rights...
/johnny
Thanks for the info. I guess I thought most Texans could open carry handguns as well as long guns. I guess I have idealistic views of Texas - which admittedly come from reading Texas freepers’ posts.
-PJ
“This is disgusting. I’ve been told over and over again that Texas is the greatest state in the union so how can this possibly happen? I’m serious!”
It isn’t legal to shoot communists, that’s why.
It’s already started to backfire. Miss drunken piggie is appearing in TV and newspapers daily in addition to RickPAC ads on TV. Really showing off Travis County’s best!
I did not know that, neither does my son.
Liberal Democrats (all of them) are disgusting POS'.
This reminds me of the book and movie by David Wilkerson, “The Sword and the Switchblade.” He felt led to go to New York and attend a trial of street thugs where he was ultimately carried and thrown out of court. The next day’s headlines had his picture on the front page and it gave him street cred with the gangs and thugs - and subsequently, he opened “Teen Challenge,” and was very successful in preaching to gang members. Most notably Nicki Cruz. Great book if you want to read it. Pat Boone starred in the movie, but in all honesty - it just didn’t carry the same conviction for me as the book. This could work to Governor Perry’s advantage and possibly God’s ultimate will for him. I’m not God, so I don’t know, but, I’ll just sit on the sidelines and watch what transpires. I’m also reminded of Daniel, who was thrown in the lion’s den. Same result!
I wish this forum had an edit button. The name of the movie and book was “The Cross and The Switchblade.” My error - sorry! I mixed up the metaphor of the Word of God being likened to a two-edged sword.
“He is not going to be able to answer no to question 11b on the ATF 4473.”
Who cares? The fascist ATF doesn’t obey laws. Why should anyone obey ATF illegal dicates?
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