Straw Purchasing - Capital Offense?

[Zedicus]

You are the offense for even thinking against the constitution like that. That should be the capital offence for defying the constitution.

+1

to topic poster: Seriously, What Are you Smoking???

 

[mike101]

I thought all of you guys thought ALL gun laws were unconstitutional.

 

[cosine]

Execute a person for a malum prohibitum crime like participating in a straw purchase? Huh? That is seriously not a good idea.

 

[BADUNAME4]

Some of you may have skipped over post #18. Could happen to anyone.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

A capital offense? Draco would be proud.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

"Capitol offense? There should be a capitol offense for the politicians who came up with this."
Well, they are capitol offenders. Offenders in the capitol. Or something.

If one were buying for someone they knew was a felon or for a
stranger unknown to them, or anyone unable to legally buy a gun,
they would be in the wrong, law or not law. Misdemeanor aiding
and abetting perhaps. But capital offense means hanging offense.

Buying a gun as a gift for someone who can legally buy or own a gun
themselves, especially if the someone already owns other guns,
should be in the right, law or no law.

There's right and wrong, then there's legal and illegal. Kinda like
truth, lies, admissable evidence and inadmissable evidence being four
different things.

On "Straw Purchase" you have to check with the BATFE website
for the latest take on what it means and conduct yourself
accordingly.

 

[mp510]

No. It doesn't seem to be serious enough. MOst modern societies have resevred death for the most serious crimes, which have actual victims. Should driving without a license, or doing business without a business license or tax tag be a capital offense. I think not. A straw purchase should be a serious offense, but not that serious.

 

[Otherguy Overby]

Carl N. Brown:
"Capitol offense? There should be a capitol offense for the politicians who came up with this."
Well, they are capitol offenders. Offenders in the capitol. Or something.

Sheesh Carl, thanks for catching my spelling error. I wasn't paying attention. I do know the difference, though. Feeling kinda doltish right now.

I'm now wondering what a "capitol" offense would be. Could it be something like Nancy Pelosi walking into Congress?

Then we have principle, and principal. Of course DC is sadly lacking in the former. And all there wanna be the latter. Oh, well.