The 9th Circuit appellate court ruled that a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court means a blanket prohibition on convicted felons possessing firearms violates their 2nd Amendment rights, at least when it comes to nonviolent offenders who served out their sentence.
  • @FireTower
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    229 days ago

    Good we have way to many stupid felonies these days. It kills the misdemeanor/felony distinction.

    The only charges the person in question had prior to the gun charge were vandalism, evading the police, and possession of a controlled substance. Given the low bar for the second and the commonality for the first and last it’s unreasonable to have such severe punishment.