My only concern there comes from another opinion I have “A lot of shit that is a felony should be a misdemeanor, and a lot of shit that is a misdemeanor shouldn’t even be a crime.”
I’ll need to look to see his specific charge, but off the top of my head I can think of two “gun charges” that should at least be misdemeanors if crimes at all.
CCW without a permit. IMO this should be a misdemeanor at best. Hell, about half of the states no longer require one, they certianly aren’t necessary even if they’re a good idea. I also posit that if voter ID laws are racist because black people can’t get state IDs easily, CCW permits are the same (and also sometimes subject to sherriff approval and can be abused outright by a racist sherriff easily if you’re in a shit county.) These laws typically do impact marginalized neighborhoods rather than gated communities, as the poor are more likely to work saturdays (when they have the classes), not be able to afford the 100+ dollar fee, etc.
Having guns and illegal drugs. Frankly, I don’t think this should be a crime at all. “I believe gay married couples should be free to defend their marijuana farms with AR15s.” Now, if they’re using the guns to steal for drugs, well now they’re committing real crimes (robbery) and we absolutely lock them up, but simply “yes I smoke weed and yes I will protect myself shall you try to kill me” should not even be a crime.
Brandishing or something with an actual victim I 100% agree though. Like I said idk what his specific gun crime was I have to look it up when I get a sec.
My only concern there comes from another opinion I have “A lot of shit that is a felony should be a misdemeanor, and a lot of shit that is a misdemeanor shouldn’t even be a crime.”
I’ll need to look to see his specific charge, but off the top of my head I can think of two “gun charges” that should at least be misdemeanors if crimes at all.
CCW without a permit. IMO this should be a misdemeanor at best. Hell, about half of the states no longer require one, they certianly aren’t necessary even if they’re a good idea. I also posit that if voter ID laws are racist because black people can’t get state IDs easily, CCW permits are the same (and also sometimes subject to sherriff approval and can be abused outright by a racist sherriff easily if you’re in a shit county.) These laws typically do impact marginalized neighborhoods rather than gated communities, as the poor are more likely to work saturdays (when they have the classes), not be able to afford the 100+ dollar fee, etc.
Having guns and illegal drugs. Frankly, I don’t think this should be a crime at all. “I believe gay married couples should be free to defend their marijuana farms with AR15s.” Now, if they’re using the guns to steal for drugs, well now they’re committing real crimes (robbery) and we absolutely lock them up, but simply “yes I smoke weed and yes I will protect myself shall you try to kill me” should not even be a crime.
Brandishing or something with an actual victim I 100% agree though. Like I said idk what his specific gun crime was I have to look it up when I get a sec.