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I must have missed it, I don't see a word in there about felons being allowed to possess guns other than what was already covered.
I must have missed it, I don't see a word in there about felons being allowed to possess guns other than what was already covered.
A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-21, 16-3-23, 119 16-3-23.1, or 16-3-24 shall be immune from criminal prosecution therefor unless in the use of deadly force, such person utilizes a weapon the carrying or possession of which is unlawful by such person under Part 2 or 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of this title."
shall be immune from criminal prosecution therefor unless in the use of deadly force, such person utilizes a weapon the carrying or possession of which is unlawful by such person
I may be missing something here, but it appears to me that in the above passage, "...shall be immune... unless" specifically excludes felons from immunity.
from my point of view, if someone cannot be trusted to own a firearm they should not be aloud to walk free.
Whether you think it's a problem is irrelevant. It is a violation of federal, and in most cases, state law. See post 27 for an outline of federal law.SlipSlow said:Unless a person has a mental disorder I dont see the problem with a felon owning a gun....
But that is not correct. Under the Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) federal law trumps state law.JERRYS. said:...the Federal government doesn't give two whistles about state law when it comes to the 2nd Amendment of The Constitution.
I don't think this is correct, either.Paul B. said:Again, so much for "states rights" which in turn ends up violating a person's right restored by a court. As far as the feds are concerned you will be punished for life. Tango Sierra. You only have "rights" if Big Brother allows it. Yes, I'm mad as hell. It's just plain flat out wrong.
Hogwash! Don't you bother to read this thread?Paul B. said:...so much for "states rights" which in turn ends up violating a person's right restored by a court. As far as the feds are concerned you will be punished for life. ....
But that is not correct. Under the Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) federal law trumps state law.