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Court Weakens U.S. Ban on Gun Possession by People Convicted of Serious Crimes - "... says government can’t impose lifetime gun ban on man who lied about food-stamp eligibility" (archive.is)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually don't have very strong feelings about gun control (like, it might help prevent some mass shootings and gun violence, but it's a really imperfect tool that relies way too much on cops not being bigoted assholes who enforce things selectively), but the notion that lying about your food stamp eligibility constitutes a "serious crime" is outrageous

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Agree. Any violent crime would be another story and the decision wouldn't have been reversed.