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It really shows how fucked up and desperate the American political discourse is at this point IMO. Before it was "see how much integrity Biden has for not even pardoning his own son", now it's turned into "Hunter was a political prisoner and victim of unjust persecution" in an instant. No one is willing to admit any faults because the other side gleefully profits from them. I can understand why people do it, but it's a worrying indication for the state of politics in America.
To be fair, the biggest charge is the gun charge, and that's from lying on the 4473.
Honestly, that question shouldn't even be on the form, and I know loads of people who lie on that form, same question, all the time.
Weed is legal, but if you admit it, you can't buy a firearm to defend yourself from fash.
But, you can be a drunk, mow down kids in your SUV, and that's dandy.
Habitual Drunkard is also on that form as a disqualifier, so you would have to lie about that as well if you were a drunk.
No it isn't. Look here:
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/4473-part-1-firearms-transaction-record-over-counter-atf-form-53009/download
Nowhere is "being a drunk" a DQ for owning a gun. Hell, being drunk, while buying the gun doesn't preclude you.
I could read that to include being an alcoholic. But I can also read it as being addicted to caffeine.
Yes, alcohol is technically a depressant, but I guarantee that the majority of people who sign that form don't know that.
It also says, "or any other controlled substance", implying that the list is made up of controlled substances, which alcohol is not.
I think a good lawyer could argue that alcohol doesn't count here, but no lawyer could ever argue that marijuana doesn't count, as it is specifically listed.
Okay, calm down Utah. It's a federal form.
It depends on if you assume controlled substance applied to every item on the list or if being addicted to any simulant would count. How I read it, if alcohol counts, so does caffeine.
One of many reasons it a bad law and unconstitutional.