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Gun Control & RKBA

sl8

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10. Yes, I was not aware of that exemption.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #9)

Mon Oct 12, 2020, 05:04 AM

Oct 2020

I wonder how Congress came to include that specific exemption. If they had specified non-violent offenders, that would be understandable, but what's so special about "antitrust violations, unfair trade practices, restraints of trade, or other similar offenses relating to the regulation of business practices"?

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IIRC not all felons are barred from gun ownership discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2020 #4

Prohibited persons, per ATF: sl8 Oct 2020 #5

well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2020 #6

Interesting, thanks sl8 Oct 2020 #7

As Orwell said about felons, I mean animals... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2020 #8

Also, from 18 U.S.C. § 921. Definitions discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2020 #9

Yes, I was not aware of that exemption. sl8 Oct 2020 #10

Most non-violent offenders are still untouchables discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2020 #11