MN Supreme Court - I don't think this is right.

[atomd]

It didn't say he was hunting...just that he was carrying a firearm. He could have been target shooting in the woods or something like that. I don't understand why this person isn't in jail somewhere right now. It just shows how messed up our courts are.

 

[Maelstrom]

I kind of like China's philosophy on some things. It goes like this,

"We have 3,000,000,000 people so if you screw up, no one is going to feel bad when we kill you for being stupid."

 

[DHJenkins]

What amazes me is that so many people think that an idiot/scumbag is going to suddenly turn into a responsible citizen on their 18th birthday. Like they're going to look back and say "well, enough of those shenanigans - I need to be a good boy/girl now".

There shouldn't even be a juvenile court system.

 

[crebralfix]

If he's judged suitable to be let out of prison, then he should have all his rights. PERIOD.

If he's not suitable to be let out...then don't let him out!!

We are creating a felon class in this country. It limits their ability to get good paying jobs by attaching a stigma (this includes loans for small businesses). If such jobs are not available, then there is little incentive to change.

This whole notion of limiting this or that right based on a condition opens the door for a whole host of abuses. Even misdemeanor domestic violence now results in revocation of RKBA. Given some of the shoddy "investigations" and unconditional support of the woman by some courts...even the accusation can land you in trouble.

We really do need to roll all this crap back. Unfortunately, it won't happen without a lot of turn-over in all three branches of government.

 

[DHJenkins]

If he's judged suitable to be let out of prison, then he should have all his rights. PERIOD.

There's the flaw in your argument - juveniles don't go to prison, and the law says they must be released by a certain age, regardless of the crime. So really, they aren't paying their debt to society at all.

 

[heron]

Drive-by shooting=attempted murder. No guns for this one.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

I would say a felony drive-by shooting is probably something that should disqualify you from owning a firearm. If he wants his 2A rights back and has been a good boy for a good long time, he should petition a court to have his civil rights reinstated.

 

[Travis Bickle]

Sorry, but I tend to agree with the court. If someone committed a drive-by two years ago, I don't want to run across that person carrying a gun afield today.

Well, here's the thing. When a person gets released from prison for committing a drive-by, there are one of two possibilities. Either he's rehabilitated himself, in which case you don't have to worry about him committing another drive-by, or he's not rehabilitated himself, in which case he will just ignore the law.

As you can see, in all cases, the law is either unnecessary or ineffectual.

I think a better solution to all this is probably to just permanently dispose of people who commit drive-bys.

 

[bigione]

Lock him up, send me the only key. I'll see if the key will stand up to a gas torch.