Sept 20 (Reuters) - A federal law prohibiting people under felony indictment from buying firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Texas has concluded, citing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that significantly expanded gun rights.
U.S. District Judge David Counts, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump, reached that conclusion on Monday in dismissing a federal indictment against Jose Gomez Quiroz, who had been charged under the decades-old ban. ...
I think they should issue a gun to everyone arrested when they get out on bail! Why should they have to spend their hard-earned money to buy their own from a possibly illegal dealer and get involved in crimes right away? A government issued one will cut down on overburdened courts by making witnesses disappear and cops think twice about keeping an eye on them. (SATIRE ALERT!)
I am sure that was meant satirically...