Marine faces 15 years behind bars for unknowingly violating gun law

[Lone Sailor]

Yet another reason not to go to gun hating States like New York. Yankee.

[Lone Sailor]

sucks to be him...


but wtf does him being a marine have anything at all to do with the story? they put it in the title like he was in uniform or some shit. i'm not against the military or anything, hell i joined right after high school, i just see no reason to put that in the title

It's just ploy to get more readers as it is a much better headline saying "Marine" instead of "Man".

[Ratt]

so you're saying stay the fuck out of New York? done

This.

[roliath]

I understand he was ignorant in not knowing the law. If a person willingly gives up their gun under the context they had no idea of the law, I don't see how they can really be prosecuted. They are willingly giving up the weapon and admitting they didn't know the law. It is one thing for security to discover the gun, it is another for an individual to alert security they have a gun.

So if I can smoke weed legally in cali, and come to texas and get arrested for smoking weed even though I am a registered card holder. I'm pretty sure i'd get arrested/fined.

This guy was ignorant of the law, regardless if he volunteered his gun over. It is a dumb law imo, but hey that's the law.

[mstng86]

So if I can smoke weed legally in cali, and come to texas and get arrested for smoking weed even though I am a registered card holder. I'm pretty sure i'd get arrested/fined.
This guy was ignorant of the law, regardless if he volunteered his gun over. It is a dumb law imo, but hey that's the law.

Not sure what you're saying here, but if you're comparing the laws on drugs to the laws on guns, it is apples to oranges. The laws on drugs are alot more defined than gun laws.

yea the guy was ignorant, and he deserves a punishment, but not prison IMO.

[SMKR]

Semper fi

[BERNIE MOSFET]

Not sure what you're saying here, but if you're comparing the laws on drugs to the laws on guns, it is apples to oranges. The laws on drugs are alot more defined than gun laws.

yea the guy was ignorant, and he deserves a punishment, but not prison IMO.

Unknowingly violating victimless statutes warrants punishment?


He is the victim.

[roliath]

Not sure what you're saying here, but if you're comparing the laws on drugs to the laws on guns, it is apples to oranges. The laws on drugs are alot more defined than gun laws.

yea the guy was ignorant, and he deserves a punishment, but not prison IMO.

I don't agree with someone getting 20 years by selling an ounce to a UC either.

That laws is jacked up period.


(and in my original post, I was saying if I was unaware of drug laws in texas coming from cali)

[mstng86]

(and in my original post, I was saying if I was unaware of drug laws in texas coming from cali)

I thought so. I just think weed is illegal, everyone knows that, regardless if you are from California. The statutes on guns are alot more complicated, as CJ said.

Just fine the guy and move on. hell if we imprisoned every person who unknowingly broke a law, we would all be making these posts in prison.

[yellowstang]

If he "read it on the internet", then that's his own problem, unless he read it on an official NY Govt website.

But what if he read it on DFWMustangs.net!

[grove rat]

But what if he read it on DFWMustangs.net!

then he deserved to get busted for not posting tits

[ELVIS]

hell if we imprisoned every person who unknowingly broke a law, we would all be making these posts in prison.

and you would be following me around holding onto my beltloop!

god bless.

[mstng86]

and you would be following me around holding onto my beltloop!

god bless.

as long as you provide security for me.

[GE]

What a dumbass.

[CJ]

So if I can smoke weed legally in cali, and come to texas and get arrested for smoking weed even though I am a registered card holder. I'm pretty sure i'd get arrested/fined.

This guy was ignorant of the law, regardless if he volunteered his gun over. It is a dumb law imo, but hey that's the law.

The difference being there is a Federal law against marijuana, and the state law legalizes it. Whereas in this case there is a Federal law that legalizes it, and a state law that makes it illegal.