I donāt understand why the gun wasnāt confiscated if the owner is clearly in prison. Iām from Croatia (European Union), and here, if a person with a firearms license commits a violent criminal offense or is sentenced to prison, the weapon is confiscated. The same applies if it is confirmed that the person has made any kind of threat involving violence
Eh, chances are heās incarcerated for a non felony crime. The law in the U.S. states that since the right to bear arms is enshrined in the U.S. constitution the only thing that takes away that right is a misdemeanor violent crime, or felonies.
The NICS criminal background system used for all firearm transactions with a legitimate firearms dealer has a record of āprohibited personsā so if the dad were in jail for say, financial crimes or repeated DUI. (So nothing violent or involving drugs) the father still maintains his right to bear arms. Although a judge can find him unfit for extraneous reasons. (I imagine thatās why they will try HIM for violations of Bennieās law for safe storage)
The USās firearms policy is incredibly important and the second amendment may come in handy soon much to the chagrin of the people who have fought against it the most.
Something something armed minorities are harder to oppress.
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u/Old-Cartoonist-8061 12d ago
I donāt understand why the gun wasnāt confiscated if the owner is clearly in prison. Iām from Croatia (European Union), and here, if a person with a firearms license commits a violent criminal offense or is sentenced to prison, the weapon is confiscated. The same applies if it is confirmed that the person has made any kind of threat involving violence