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Supreme Court Denies Appeal, Leaves Gun Decision Intact
- Thread starter RamRoddoc
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very odd case-- the citizens here were convicted of "misdemeanors" under state law, but in states which said that such misdemeanor crimes could carry MORE than one year as a possible penalty.
That means they'd be classified as "felony" crimes per federal law.
I don't think there are many jurisdictions that have such a weird quirk of the law-- misdemeanors that can bring a 2 or 3-year sentence. Generally, it's 1 year max, just about everywhere.
Which is why, as a general rule, the only misdemeanors that cause a loss of gun rights are those that involve domestic violence or family violence (spouse or significant other abuse or threats of violence).
That means they'd be classified as "felony" crimes per federal law.
I don't think there are many jurisdictions that have such a weird quirk of the law-- misdemeanors that can bring a 2 or 3-year sentence. Generally, it's 1 year max, just about everywhere.
Which is why, as a general rule, the only misdemeanors that cause a loss of gun rights are those that involve domestic violence or family violence (spouse or significant other abuse or threats of violence).
