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Hunter Biden Case for Appeal: Gun Law is Unconstitutional
Washington Times ^ | 10 June 2024 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 06/11/2024 3:58:14 PM PDT by impimp

Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges Tuesday ignited a feverish debate, including among conservatives, over the constitutionality of the law he was found guilty of violating.

Thanks to a 2022 Supreme Court ruling, courts are taking a new look at the federal government’s main gun control law that bars felons, illegal immigrants, dishonorably discharged veterans, fugitives and unlawful drug users, among others, from possessing a firearm.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; consequences; fantasy; guns; hunterbiden; nra; secondamendment
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To: central_va

Fault lies with the woman and not Hunter.


81 posted on 06/12/2024 5:18:13 AM PDT by impimp ( )
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To: central_va

There was no law against it before 1968.


82 posted on 06/12/2024 5:24:17 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. - M. Thatcher)
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To: Political Junkie Too

No conundrum…drug users and abusers should have the right to bear arms, just as they should have the right to vote.

And your understanding of the second amendment is faulty…you don’t have to be a member of a well regulated militia to enjoy the right to bear arms. The first part of the second amendment is nothing more than superfluous wording…the actual crux of it is the second part about not infringing. Also the founders wanted people to have the right to bear arms so that they could keep the government scared of the people, not so that the government could organize gun owners to do their bidding.


83 posted on 06/12/2024 5:25:02 AM PDT by impimp ( )
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To: Reno89519
Mixed feelings about this. Yes, shall not be infringed, but like speech, you cannot randomly yell fire in a crowded theatre.

Yes, you can yell fire in a theatre, but, you have to pay the penalty, for that action alone and/or if anyone gets hurt. However, you do not lose the 1st Amendment right, to continue to say fire or for that matter, speak at all, because of that.

84 posted on 06/12/2024 6:56:11 AM PDT by Ez2BRepub (Democrats suck)
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To: central_va

Yes.

Or to put it another way; I don’t want the FedGov, that has a vested interest in making sure they can put limits on any force multiplier the general population might bring to bear in response to the governments increasingly criminal actions, to continue to use an unConstitutional power to arbitrarily create “prohibited classes” of people.

But sure... “crackheads with guns” since that is apparently the limit on most people’s understanding of this issue.


85 posted on 06/12/2024 7:03:28 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Bonemaker

Agreed. The entirety of 922 should be stricken from USC Title 18 and the BATFE disbanded with extreme prejudice.


86 posted on 06/12/2024 7:04:59 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Nebr FAL owner

If the BATFE is in charge of processing those 4473’s... And are no longer under the IRS, but are now under the DoJ... Is it STILL a tax document? Or is it a violation of the “self-incrimination” clause of the 5th A?

You DO know that the BATFE is no longer a taxing agency... Right?


87 posted on 06/12/2024 7:07:46 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: central_va

Name the law requiring the specific disposal of firearms... Take your time, we’ll wait.


88 posted on 06/12/2024 7:09:00 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Gaffer

This hullaballoo over the 4473 is a COMPLETE distraction from the drug use, under-age prostitutes, and shady money laundering/influence peddling Hunter was doing.

It provides COMPLETE cover in the eyes of the somnambulant public for all of his other and very real crimes.


89 posted on 06/12/2024 7:11:26 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Ez2BRepub
True enough, Yes, you can yell fire in a theatre, but, you have to pay the penalty, for that action alone and/or if anyone gets hurt.

Responsibilty and accountability are good and necessary citizenship.

But with the Second Amendment we might have bad actors that care about, can't understand, or even want the consequences, e.g., kill someone or as many people as possible. Granted that's a very very small fraction of the citizenry, but how do we address? This is where we get into the need for some sort of red flag law if we are going to the full 'shall not be infringed', to deal with the bad actors. It is not good enough to address after-the-fact or dismiss the damaged caused as acceptable collateral damage.

90 posted on 06/12/2024 7:38:58 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Build the Wall, Deport Them All. No amnesty for anyone.)
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To: Reno89519

Do not create the slippery slope. Once you accept the premise of what someone “might” do... You’ve given them all the rope they need to hang us all.

There will ALWAYS be bad actors. This is one reason why the end goal of the 2A was that “every man be armed” because YOU are supposed to be your own first line of defense against these random evil people and nut cases.

You should not have to wait for someone else, or indeed even EXPECT someone else, to come along and save you.


91 posted on 06/12/2024 8:21:19 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: impimp
Donald Trump and Hunter Biden Face the Illogical Consequences of an Arbitrary Gun Law

The twin crusades against drugs and guns are at their worst when they interact.
92 posted on 06/12/2024 8:41:46 AM PDT by publiusF27
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To: impimp

It’s definitely one of those slippery slopes.


93 posted on 06/12/2024 9:07:18 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: impimp

It’s a bit academic, to be honest. The entire system is an instance of arbitrary exercise of government power, which no Democrat, progressive, or other authoritarian, would ever give up once they’ve acquired it. That may be a bit pessimistic, though, in view of how much progress would be made if the NFA were declared unconstitutional, which is well within the range of attainability. That certainly isn’t a complete solution but it’s a start.


94 posted on 06/12/2024 9:07:23 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Reno89519
Responsibilty and accountability are good and necessary citizenship. But with the Second Amendment we might have bad actors that care about, can't understand, or even want the consequences, e.g., kill someone or as many people as possible. Granted that's a very very small fraction of the citizenry, but how do we address? This is where we get into the need for some sort of red flag law if we are going to the full 'shall not be infringed', to deal with the bad actors. It is not good enough to address after-the-fact or dismiss the damaged caused as acceptable collateral damage.

You are not going to fully control human behavior. And no amount of laws are going to change that fact. Unfortunately, people are going to do bad things, no matter the laws. For example I could be fine today and tomorrow, I could stub my toe and go ballistic and use my weapons to harm people. As I said, human nature.

A couple of ways to be proactive and mitigate/prevent the aftermath of shootings and crime, is if we as law abiding citizens were able to carry, without restrictions, in most, if not all places. This would put criminals on notice, that, they will receive resistance and push-back, if they try to commit a crime(Think police stations, how many criminals go there to commit a crime, with armed officers?). Second we need politicians, that will put and keep criminals/mentally ill in prison/hospitals, instead of releasing them.

I disagree on Red Flag laws. They are the anti-thesis of Shall Not Be Infringed. It allows anyone, including Gov't, for any reason to say someone is, this or that, and they can, without any proof, take somebody's weapons. No due process, no proof. Then that person has to fight to get their weapons and 2nd Amendment rights restored.

95 posted on 06/12/2024 9:57:26 AM PDT by Ez2BRepub (Democrats suck)
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To: impimp

I totally agree all gun laws are unconstitutional.

Everyone, I mean EVERY ONE, has the God Given right to self defense.

If someone is a danger to society, they need to be locked away until they are not.

If someone is mentally incapacitated, then they require a guardian to make decisions for them.


96 posted on 06/12/2024 9:59:09 AM PDT by TianaHighrider (God moved David to STAND UP to Goliath ❣)
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To: Dead Corpse

Yes. He is guilty of far more than a 4473 infraction


97 posted on 06/12/2024 10:03:31 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: central_va

I’m of the opinion that lying on the form should remain an offense, but a prohibition against possession outright is uncool.

Especially for pot users, who are FARRRR more likely to kill your bag of Doritos than a person.

And I haven’t puffed in more than two decades.


98 posted on 06/12/2024 10:05:16 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Trump's experience? We're next.)
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To: impimp; Red Badger

Agree. No love lost for biden, but I but “drug user”? How far can they stretch the meaning of that? It’s a terrible law.


99 posted on 06/12/2024 11:14:28 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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To: impimp

Interesting. 🤔


100 posted on 06/12/2024 11:17:59 AM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Pray for President Trump. Never be a slave in a new Socialist America.)
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