Originally Posted by Tod74
Thats interesting you mention that about State Law....this topic came up at work with a friend of mine....I have been told that some state laws allow it after certain amount of time etc, but FEDERAL LAW prohibits any convicted felon from owning or possessing firearms or amunition... So you could still be charged under federal law....idk I actually do not WANT a gun. However I hate the idea that I could possibly be sent to prison if a buddy has one in my truck or whatever.I have thought about hiring a lawyer to sit down with me and go over my options, if there are any.
It would be in your best interest to consult with a lawyer..Scoot cover yourself too. The FEDS are stupid serious when making gun charges.. ( 10 yrs a pop ) .
This just happened locally..listen to this. local man comes home after midnight and sees two mask men breaking in his home. He grabs his girlfriends handgun approaches the two mask men and ends up shooting and killing them after a confrontation.
The local sheriff clears the man of any wrong doing because of SC castle law stand your ground...
The feds came in a month later and charged him Felon in posession of firearm..he pled to 6 yrs last month meaning he will serve 48 months.
He had a check charge back from 10 years ago that somehow became a Felony.
Now let me ask you does this sound like they took a criminal off the streets to protect the community or was the FEDS padding their convictions ?
I am a Lifelong registered republican,a Former law enforcement officer (Selective Enforcement ) city and State level..I am a lifelong NRA member...with this said I know the system is BROKE with this Felon thing...many think the type of crime determines if its a Felony or not while this may be somewhat true how its really determined is if the crime is punishable by more than 1 year in prison even if probation is handed down.
Because of my past experience I am very passionate when I say the Felony needs to be broken down as Violent and/or victimless..
There are MANY great people out here that are pillers of our community that may have one of those Felonies I speak of...much like Scoot and Tod...there is another sub culture of these people out here. We do not hear much about it because these people want it to remain in their past for fear of repercussion of society (jobs) etc....
Tod and Scoot I stand and Salute you BOTH for speaking about this. America has it wrong here and we need to fix it.
Sorry so long of post but somethings I feel strongly about. It bothers me when red tape infringes on Americans 2nd Amendment right.
Don't get me started on incarceration..America locks up more of its people than any country in the world ! WHY ??? MONEY !!!! Let me say one word and you do the google thing UNICOR.
OK I will shut up now....
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