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yeah, it's a dupe and they said just the opposite: they're not okay
yeah, it's a dupe and they said just the opposite: they're not okay
I'm glad they made this ruling. Now maybe some poor sap can benefit from it down the road by using this case as precidence to be let off. One could hope, right? Not like the network is going to care about a $1,000 fine anyway.
this stays true to the belief that if everything were illegal then the police and AG just arrest whomever they want at their own discretion
other example being the Mass AG whose gun was stolen and used in a crime but he never reported it stolen on a FA10 form--it was determined no crime was committed
This ruling is not "precedent" in the legal sense. The courts have been pretty consistent that arguments such as "someone else was not prosecuted for doing the same thing" or "someone else got a much lower penalty for the same offense" are irrelevant and not to be considered by the court.
Could it sway a jury if you took a trial?
-JR
Could it sway a jury if you took a trial?
-JR
Correct. Ask the MSP trooper with the storage violation whose job, gun rights and pension remain intact.+1 So the law doesn't apply to everyone and those in 'charge' will decide when to use the law?
because under all of the circumstances here a prosecution would not promote public safety in the District of Columbia nor serve the best interests of the people of the District to whom this office owes its trust.”
because under all of the circumstances here a prosecution would not promote public safety in the District of Columbia nor serve the best interests of the people of the District to whom this office owes its trust.”
The more I think about this the more upsetting it is. To get a letter from the DA stating you're in the clear for a crime is something special--like really special. Often these cases just linger and leave the "suspect" in legal limbo for years, if not forever. If it were you or I we'd most likely get some BS plea deal shoved in our face, which the $1000 max fine would be cheaper than any lawyer but it would make you a permanently disqualified firearm owner in many states. If you didn't take the deal then you'd be facing years of lawyers fees.
Close the damn talk show loophole!!!
So, did the whole David Gregory thing just drop off the face of the Earth?