[wardaddy]

Constructive possession means that if you are in someone's home or car and the gun is in view then you are deemed in possession whether it's your's or not more or less and federally if you are a convicted felon even if from 30 years ago then you can get 5 years minimum with no parole for that "offense".

In that respect this girl was lucky that the judge departed downward due to mitigating circumstnces...that is quite rare without cooperation (ratting on someone else or offering to pay huge fines or asset forfeiture).

Next thing, thay'll make it life without parole for these "crimes".

[coloradan]

Constructive possession means that if you are in someone's home or car and the gun is in view then you are deemed in possession whether it's your's or not more or less and federally if you are a convicted felon even if from 30 years ago then you can get 5 years minimum with no parole for that "offense".

So let me get this straight. A gun enthusiast puts a rifle on the mantlepiece over his fireplace, because he likes the way it looks, and orders a pizza. The deliveryman, who has a long-ago felony record but is trying to make good on his life with an honest job, comes by to deliver a pizza, stepping inside the threshold of the door because it's a blizzard outside. A BATF agent happens to be visiting. Am I correct that the pizza guy can now be arrested and prosecuted for "felon in possession of a firearm" and the gun enthusiast for "furnishing a gun to a prohibited possessor?" If so, that is absolutely insane and far worse than I had imagined the already-bad laws to be.