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Shotguns at SCOTUS

(Re-)Argument preview: Is possession of a sawed-off shotgun a “violent felony”? The government is not going down without a fight

2 Responses to “Shotguns at SCOTUS”

  1. dustydog Says:

    Well, seeking redress is protected under the first amendment, and that’s a violent felony, so possession of an improperly taxed shotgun is probably violent somehow too.

  2. mikee Says:

    The article does not mention the range of sentences state to state for a one, or two, or three time felon found in possession of a firearm (any firearm), without this law being applied; nor does it mention the range of sentences for possession of an illegal sawed of shotgun without prior felonies.

    I would guess such sentences are substantial, and the law discussed, when used in a case of a 3 time felon in possession of an untaxed, illegal, sawed-off shotgun, is an example of the choices prosecutors get to make in piling on charges against a defendant.

    I’d also guess the individual in this case isn’t getting out of prison any time soon even if the SC decides in his favor on this one issue.

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