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In the discussion thread: It's not illegal to be drunk in your home with a gun, Michigan appeals court rules [View all]

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 07:20 PM

randome (14,028 posts)

2. Sure. But if he used the weapon 'in an illegal manner', someone could be dead.

A little late to be worried about the proper way to make charges.

If he had a dispute with his neighbor and was drunk, I think that should be grounds for taking his firearm away until he was sober.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
It's not illegal to be drunk in your home with a gun, Michigan appeals court rules [View all]	michigandem58	Jan 2013	OP
Not sure why this would even be a question.	Socal31	Jan 2013	#1
Sure. But if he used the weapon 'in an illegal manner', someone could be dead.	randome	Jan 2013	#2
I just don't see that standing up to any court challenge.	Socal31	Jan 2013	#4
The article doesn't explain what the 'dispute' was.	randome	Jan 2013	#8
try growing MJ in your home and see if that still works out	0rganism	Jan 2013	#14
Marijuana can be grown in the home where I am.	Socal31	Jan 2013	#16
you're quite lucky to have that privelege	0rganism	Jan 2013	#17
Would you Please Not Bring Irrelevant Arguments Into This. The Thread is not about MJ.	dballance	Jan 2013	#28
That is not how the law is applied outside the home.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#11
No exemption for the interior of private property?	Socal31	Jan 2013	#12
except i didn't say any of that bullshit you just attributed to me.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#18
Being in possession of a firearm in your home while intoxicated is not a crime.	Socal31	Jan 2013	#20
Does not follow.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#22
You aren't following it, so we can agree to disagree.	Socal31	Jan 2013	#27
You don't know me at all.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#30
Wish they had ruled based on privacy rights	Peregrine	Jan 2013	#3
Me, too.	FiveGoodMen	Jan 2013	#6
Quote: (And then stay away from home till their livers had processed all the alcohol?)	onpatrol98	Jan 2013	#23
Sounds kinky. nt	bemildred	Jan 2013	#5
correct ruling	qazplm	Jan 2013	#7
Whew! I'd get the electric chair!!	Redford	Jan 2013	#9
I'm drunk right now, and there's a car in my GARAGE!! OH NOES!!!!1!!!	MNBrewer	Jan 2013	#10
I think you will be OK, as long as you are not waving it around and threatening	Thor_MN	Jan 2013	#13
I tried...	awoke_in_2003	Jan 2013	#21
I think you will be OK, as long as you are not waving it around and threatening	onpatrol98	Jan 2013	#24
Does that apply to polish sausage too?	snooper2	Jan 2013	#25
The gun was in his pocket, not merely in the house.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#19
That Information Wasn't in the Linked-to Article. Where'd you find it? /eom	dballance	Jan 2013	#29
Looks like three people called the cops actually.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#31
That's A Much Better Detailed Version of the Story	dballance	Jan 2013	#32
Yeah, the story has been spun like he was drunk inside his home, and they searched	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#33
I have no problem with this	Gman	Jan 2013	#15
This is a sensible ruling. Where on earth would anyone get the idea	kestrel91316	Jan 2013	#26
Please read this account of what happened, and see if it changes your opinion.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#34
Family members should remove the guns from the house -	lynne	Jan 2013	#35
I'm about as anti-gun as they get...	primavera	Jan 2013	#37
It's absolutely illegal outside the home to handle a firearm while drunk.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#38
Actual Court Opinion	happyslug	Jan 2013	#36
Basically the Prosecution sucked.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#39
I have a problem with the decision, one sentence puts me off	happyslug	Jan 2013	#40
Yep. Same for me.	AtheistCrusader	Jan 2013	#41

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