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In reply to the discussion: Shooters in Summer Moody case will not be charged. [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)25. they just might
http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/apr/27/gravine-island-investigation-not-over-ar-3689228/
According to this, the ATF may scoop them up for being felons in possession (mandatory min. of five years. So if you happen to see Tom DeLay or G. Gordon Liddy at the range, please call the ATF hotline) Under Alabama state law, felons may possess long guns but not handguns. Since they had rifles, they are good under Alabama law. Federal law on the other hand, is a different issue. It seems that warning shots are legal, that is why it is an accident.
We probably agree that Alabama law sucks in these cases. Warning shots are rarely if ever good and should not be legal. You either shoot the person attacking you (while he is attacking you) or you don't at all.
According to this, the ATF may scoop them up for being felons in possession (mandatory min. of five years. So if you happen to see Tom DeLay or G. Gordon Liddy at the range, please call the ATF hotline) Under Alabama state law, felons may possess long guns but not handguns. Since they had rifles, they are good under Alabama law. Federal law on the other hand, is a different issue. It seems that warning shots are legal, that is why it is an accident.
We probably agree that Alabama law sucks in these cases. Warning shots are rarely if ever good and should not be legal. You either shoot the person attacking you (while he is attacking you) or you don't at all.
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You base your ideas about Canada on people you argue with in a gun forum?
Starboard Tack
May 2012
#45
They represent Canada on this forum. I find them mostly crude and foul mouthed.
oneshooter
May 2012
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