A great example of our oppressive government

[Flash]

Government is always oppressive. The US government is bat shit crazy oppressive.

We supposedly have a Bill of Rights that says that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Here we have the filthy ass government sending a man to jail for keeping arms.

He is not a criminal. He has never used the firearm for any criminal purpose. His only crime was possession.

This is the kind of oppression we get when we allow the govenment thugs to take away our right.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A decorated Vietnam War hero from Plano is going to prison for a crime he committed decades ago.

Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago —
The rifle was similar to the one Pick had in the Army where he served as a lieutenant.

“This gun was very rare at that time it was rare to see one so he instantly had a connection to it,” said Pick’s attorney Ryne Sandel. “Over the course of his life he and his wife and collected about 14 weapons, many of them were collectors items.”

Pick lived in Plano’s Air Park neighborhood along with other pilots who enjoy a runway right outside their homes. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran even served as the president of his homeowners association. Thus, when the ATF raided his home last year it came as a shock to friends like Mark Shackelford.

“He’s always been a good person to me,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford learned later that authorities were looking for and seized an M14 rifle that Pick had bought at a Fort Worth gun show in the early eighties.

“He was a gun collector and it was probably the piece de resistance of his collection… he had shown it to me. I’ve never seen it taken it out of the case,” said Shackelford.

The raid and arrest on Pick’s Plano home came two weeks after his wife of 40 years died of cancer. They were using marijuana, which authorities found and added another criminal charge.

Friends of the vet showed up to support him after he pleaded guilty in a Plano federal courtroom and was sentenced to 87 months in prison by a judge.

“He’s had it all these years never robbed a bank or done anything with it,” said Shackelford. “Somebody that made one mistake and now 50 years later, he’s paying a really big price for it.”

More than 40 years ago, Pick was awarded the military’s third highest honor, the Silver Star, after more than 100 combat missions and for a short time he was a POW.

Factors that his friends and attorney say should have led to a lighter sentence.

“He’s a really remarkable man to be honest,” said Sandel. “I do think it’s unfortunate for a gentleman like Alfred that’s had such an outstanding life to have it mired at the age of 70 by this federal felony.”

“The man is a Silver Star winner, he saved lives, he took care of his wife, he’s been in custody for a year, I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero you don’t destroy the rest of his life for one mistake,” said Shackelford.

Good. About time we started enforcing the gun laws we already have, is what NRA supporters say. Isn't it?

Seven years because he didn't pay a $200 tax 38 years ago? Is the judge's name Javert?

8th Amendment issue.

No, seven years for buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own.
So says the article.

Let me educate you a little bit Moon Bat.

It is legal to own a fully automatic gun. You have to pay a filthy $200 tax and the gun has to be on the filthy register.

This guy owned a M-14. I don't know if it was fully automatic or not but it was probably at one time a F-A rifle.

A F-A M-14 is a worthless rifle. You cannot control it on F-A. That is the reason the military switched from the M-14 to the M-16, so that they could have a controllable F-A main battle weapon.

They sell a semi auto version of it. They are called M1As. I have two of them. They are a great rifle in semi auto. I suspect the guy has never fired his rifle in full auto. I suspect he used it just like I use my M1As.

He has never committed a crime with it and it is used like a perfectly legal rifle.

Why should he go to jail for the mere possession of the rifle? That is oppression big time.

If we have asshole politicians that ignore the Bill of Rights that says very clearly that the government cannot infringe upon those rights then the Bill of Rights is not worth the paper it is written on, is it? We don't really have a Constitutional Republic, do we?

You can justify it and argue over it all you want, but he owned a gun that is illegal for citizens to own, according to the article. You say it is legal, he just forgot to pay his tax? Really? Where does it say that in the article?

There is no doubt that he disobeyed the stupid oppressive law. Nobody is saying that he didn't.

What we are saying is that the law is illegal because it violates the Constitution. We have a Bill of Rights that says very clearly that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. He never committed a crime with the gun. All he did was keep and bear it and the government has no business punishing him for it.

You should be as outraged about the government not protecting our Constitutional rights as the rest of us are.

 

[OldLady]

What did you find funny in my post, Billy_Kinetta ?

That you apparently believe seven years is a fair sentence for failure to pay a $200 tax 38 years ago.

Fan of Torquemada?

Please show me where the article said that. You are the second person who insists on that interpretation, but that is not what I read and I don't know where you are getting that.

 

[BlindBoo]

Hilly 0 years for selling Nuke Material to Russia. Think Russia might send it back to us.....say with a Nuke bonb

Superduper mastermind criminal Hillly, at it again.

That's odd. Russia was in the final years of a 20 year joint program to sell us 550 tons worth of highly enriched uranium from their decommissioned nuclear bombs to use in our nuclear reactors.

Another pseudo-conned belief that has the air of truthiness to it. It just feels like the truth, deep down in your gut doesn't it?

Btw those mines are still producing the raw material for nuclear fuel for our reactors, (well about 4% of our annual needs) and have nothing to do with our's or Russia's nuclear arsenal.

 

[Dschrute3]

Disarming the populace is a vital part of the Communist and Globalist Agendas. Look around American today. It's infested with Communists and Globalists. So this doesn't surprise me.

 

[koshergrl]

Government is always oppressive. The US government is bat shit crazy oppressive.

We supposedly have a Bill of Rights that says that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Here we have the filthy ass government sending a man to jail for keeping arms.

He is not a criminal. He has never used the firearm for any criminal purpose. His only crime was possession.

This is the kind of oppression we get when we allow the govenment thugs to take away our right.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A decorated Vietnam War hero from Plano is going to prison for a crime he committed decades ago.

Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago — buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own. The rifle was similar to the one Pick had in the Army where he served as a lieutenant.

“This gun was very rare at that time it was rare to see one so he instantly had a connection to it,” said Pick’s attorney Ryne Sandel. “Over the course of his life he and his wife and collected about 14 weapons, many of them were collectors items.”

Pick lived in Plano’s Air Park neighborhood along with other pilots who enjoy a runway right outside their homes. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran even served as the president of his homeowners association. Thus, when the ATF raided his home last year it came as a shock to friends like Mark Shackelford.

“He’s always been a good person to me,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford learned later that authorities were looking for and seized an M14 rifle that Pick had bought at a Fort Worth gun show in the early eighties.

“He was a gun collector and it was probably the piece de resistance of his collection… he had shown it to me. I’ve never seen it taken it out of the case,” said Shackelford.

The raid and arrest on Pick’s Plano home came two weeks after his wife of 40 years died of cancer. They were using marijuana, which authorities found and added another criminal charge.

Friends of the vet showed up to support him after he pleaded guilty in a Plano federal courtroom and was sentenced to 87 months in prison by a judge.

“He’s had it all these years never robbed a bank or done anything with it,” said Shackelford. “Somebody that made one mistake and now 50 years later, he’s paying a really big price for it.”

More than 40 years ago, Pick was awarded the military’s third highest honor, the Silver Star, after more than 100 combat missions and for a short time he was a POW.

Factors that his friends and attorney say should have led to a lighter sentence.

“He’s a really remarkable man to be honest,” said Sandel. “I do think it’s unfortunate for a gentleman like Alfred that’s had such an outstanding life to have it mired at the age of 70 by this federal felony.”

“The man is a Silver Star winner, he saved lives, he took care of his wife, he’s been in custody for a year, I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero you don’t destroy the rest of his life for one mistake,” said Shackelford.

Good. About time we started enforcing the gun laws we already have, is what NRA supporters say. Isn't it?

The Bill of Rights says that right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed so why should the mere possession of an arm be a crime? Is it because the government thugs don't understand what "shall not be infringed" means or is because they don't give a shit about our Liberty?

Why do we let t he government take away our freedom? We are dumbshits, aren't we?

That's for the ballot box to decide. Our legislators made that law and law abiding gun owners need to be responsible for following it. If all PD would strictly enforce the laws on the books, we wouldn't have quite such a big problem with illegal firearms.

I m sorry but the purpose of the Bill of Rights is to establish rights that the ballot box can't take way.

Go look it up.

No, it doesn't establish the rights it simply lists ones that will always be protected.
It's not a complete list of our rights.

 

[Flash]

Government is always oppressive. The US government is bat shit crazy oppressive.

We supposedly have a Bill of Rights that says that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Here we have the filthy ass government sending a man to jail for keeping arms.

He is not a criminal. He has never used the firearm for any criminal purpose. His only crime was possession.

This is the kind of oppression we get when we allow the govenment thugs to take away our right.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A decorated Vietnam War hero from Plano is going to prison for a crime he committed decades ago.

Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago — buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own. The rifle was similar to the one Pick had in the Army where he served as a lieutenant.

“This gun was very rare at that time it was rare to see one so he instantly had a connection to it,” said Pick’s attorney Ryne Sandel. “Over the course of his life he and his wife and collected about 14 weapons, many of them were collectors items.”

Pick lived in Plano’s Air Park neighborhood along with other pilots who enjoy a runway right outside their homes. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran even served as the president of his homeowners association. Thus, when the ATF raided his home last year it came as a shock to friends like Mark Shackelford.

“He’s always been a good person to me,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford learned later that authorities were looking for and seized an M14 rifle that Pick had bought at a Fort Worth gun show in the early eighties.

“He was a gun collector and it was probably the piece de resistance of his collection… he had shown it to me. I’ve never seen it taken it out of the case,” said Shackelford.

The raid and arrest on Pick’s Plano home came two weeks after his wife of 40 years died of cancer. They were using marijuana, which authorities found and added another criminal charge.

Friends of the vet showed up to support him after he pleaded guilty in a Plano federal courtroom and was sentenced to 87 months in prison by a judge.

“He’s had it all these years never robbed a bank or done anything with it,” said Shackelford. “Somebody that made one mistake and now 50 years later, he’s paying a really big price for it.”

More than 40 years ago, Pick was awarded the military’s third highest honor, the Silver Star, after more than 100 combat missions and for a short time he was a POW.

Factors that his friends and attorney say should have led to a lighter sentence.

“He’s a really remarkable man to be honest,” said Sandel. “I do think it’s unfortunate for a gentleman like Alfred that’s had such an outstanding life to have it mired at the age of 70 by this federal felony.”

“The man is a Silver Star winner, he saved lives, he took care of his wife, he’s been in custody for a year, I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero you don’t destroy the rest of his life for one mistake,” said Shackelford.

Good. About time we started enforcing the gun laws we already have, is what NRA supporters say. Isn't it?

The Bill of Rights says that right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed so why should the mere possession of an arm be a crime? Is it because the government thugs don't understand what "shall not be infringed" means or is because they don't give a shit about our Liberty?

Why do we let t he government take away our freedom? We are dumbshits, aren't we?

That's for the ballot box to decide. Our legislators made that law and law abiding gun owners need to be responsible for following it. If all PD would strictly enforce the laws on the books, we wouldn't have quite such a big problem with illegal firearms.

I m sorry but the purpose of the Bill of Rights is to establish rights that the ballot box can't take way.

Go look it up.

No, it doesn't establish the rights it simply lists ones that will always be protected.
It's not a complete list of our rights.

Agreed. When trying to educate these stupid Moon Bats you have to make it simple. Their comprehensive skill are not that great.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Government is always oppressive. The US government is bat shit crazy oppressive.

We supposedly have a Bill of Rights that says that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Here we have the filthy ass government sending a man to jail for keeping arms.

He is not a criminal. He has never used the firearm for any criminal purpose. His only crime was possession.

This is the kind of oppression we get when we allow the govenment thugs to take away our right.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A decorated Vietnam War hero from Plano is going to prison for a crime he committed decades ago.

Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago — buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own. The rifle was similar to the one Pick had in the Army where he served as a lieutenant.

“This gun was very rare at that time it was rare to see one so he instantly had a connection to it,” said Pick’s attorney Ryne Sandel. “Over the course of his life he and his wife and collected about 14 weapons, many of them were collectors items.”

Pick lived in Plano’s Air Park neighborhood along with other pilots who enjoy a runway right outside their homes. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran even served as the president of his homeowners association. Thus, when the ATF raided his home last year it came as a shock to friends like Mark Shackelford.

“He’s always been a good person to me,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford learned later that authorities were looking for and seized an M14 rifle that Pick had bought at a Fort Worth gun show in the early eighties.

“He was a gun collector and it was probably the piece de resistance of his collection… he had shown it to me. I’ve never seen it taken it out of the case,” said Shackelford.

The raid and arrest on Pick’s Plano home came two weeks after his wife of 40 years died of cancer. They were using marijuana, which authorities found and added another criminal charge.

Friends of the vet showed up to support him after he pleaded guilty in a Plano federal courtroom and was sentenced to 87 months in prison by a judge.

“He’s had it all these years never robbed a bank or done anything with it,” said Shackelford. “Somebody that made one mistake and now 50 years later, he’s paying a really big price for it.”

More than 40 years ago, Pick was awarded the military’s third highest honor, the Silver Star, after more than 100 combat missions and for a short time he was a POW.

Factors that his friends and attorney say should have led to a lighter sentence.

“He’s a really remarkable man to be honest,” said Sandel. “I do think it’s unfortunate for a gentleman like Alfred that’s had such an outstanding life to have it mired at the age of 70 by this federal felony.”

“The man is a Silver Star winner, he saved lives, he took care of his wife, he’s been in custody for a year, I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero you don’t destroy the rest of his life for one mistake,” said Shackelford.

Good. About time we started enforcing the gun laws we already have, is what NRA supporters say. Isn't it?

The idiot had an automatic with scratched off serial numbers , he deserves to go to jail

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

Government enforcing just, proper, and constitutional laws is not government being "oppressive."

Not constitutional.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Good. About time we started enforcing the gun laws we already have, is what NRA supporters say. Isn't it?

The Bill of Rights says that right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed so why should the mere possession of an arm be a crime? Is it because the government thugs don't understand what "shall not be infringed" means or is because they don't give a shit about our Liberty?

Why do we let t he government take away our freedom? We are dumbshits, aren't we?

That's for the ballot box to decide. Our legislators made that law and law abiding gun owners need to be responsible for following it. If all PD would strictly enforce the laws on the books, we wouldn't have quite such a big problem with illegal firearms.

I m sorry but the purpose of the Bill of Rights is to establish rights that the ballot box can't take way.

Go look it up.

No, it doesn't establish the rights it simply lists ones that will always be protected.
It's not a complete list of our rights.

Agreed. When trying to educate these stupid Moon Bats you have to make it simple. Their comprehensive skill are not that great.

He had an illegal weapon tard.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

No, seven years for buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own.
So says the article.

That is impossible, unless the gun was built after 1985. All guns were legal to own and are still legal to own, including full autos, if built before 1985.

IT IS LEGAL TO OWN THEM.

 

[Wyatt earp]

No, seven years for buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own.
So says the article.

That is impossible, unless the gun was built after 1985. All guns were legal to own and are still legal to own, including full autos, if built before 1985.

IT IS LEGAL TO OWN THEM.

THE SERIAL NUMBERS we're scratched off the M14 it was ILLEGAL to own

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

I want that Virginia Congressional Candidate prosecuted for illegally making a SBR.

Congressional candidate broke law when she carved up AR-15, attorney says

Make that commie bitch serve an equal sentence or FUCK OFF!!!!

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

THE SERIAL NUMBERS we're scratched off the M14 it was ILLEGAL to own

Fine.

Prosecute this bitch:

Congressional candidate broke law when she carved up AR-15, attorney says

 

[koshergrl]

Government is always oppressive. The US government is bat shit crazy oppressive.

We supposedly have a Bill of Rights that says that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Here we have the filthy ass government sending a man to jail for keeping arms.

He is not a criminal. He has never used the firearm for any criminal purpose. His only crime was possession.

This is the kind of oppression we get when we allow the govenment thugs to take away our right.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A decorated Vietnam War hero from Plano is going to prison for a crime he committed decades ago.

Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago — buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own. The rifle was similar to the one Pick had in the Army where he served as a lieutenant.

“This gun was very rare at that time it was rare to see one so he instantly had a connection to it,” said Pick’s attorney Ryne Sandel. “Over the course of his life he and his wife and collected about 14 weapons, many of them were collectors items.”

Pick lived in Plano’s Air Park neighborhood along with other pilots who enjoy a runway right outside their homes. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran even served as the president of his homeowners association. Thus, when the ATF raided his home last year it came as a shock to friends like Mark Shackelford.

“He’s always been a good person to me,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford learned later that authorities were looking for and seized an M14 rifle that Pick had bought at a Fort Worth gun show in the early eighties.

“He was a gun collector and it was probably the piece de resistance of his collection… he had shown it to me. I’ve never seen it taken it out of the case,” said Shackelford.

The raid and arrest on Pick’s Plano home came two weeks after his wife of 40 years died of cancer. They were using marijuana, which authorities found and added another criminal charge.

Friends of the vet showed up to support him after he pleaded guilty in a Plano federal courtroom and was sentenced to 87 months in prison by a judge.

“He’s had it all these years never robbed a bank or done anything with it,” said Shackelford. “Somebody that made one mistake and now 50 years later, he’s paying a really big price for it.”

More than 40 years ago, Pick was awarded the military’s third highest honor, the Silver Star, after more than 100 combat missions and for a short time he was a POW.

Factors that his friends and attorney say should have led to a lighter sentence.

“He’s a really remarkable man to be honest,” said Sandel. “I do think it’s unfortunate for a gentleman like Alfred that’s had such an outstanding life to have it mired at the age of 70 by this federal felony.”

“The man is a Silver Star winner, he saved lives, he took care of his wife, he’s been in custody for a year, I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero you don’t destroy the rest of his life for one mistake,” said Shackelford.

Good. About time we started enforcing the gun laws we already have, is what NRA supporters say. Isn't it?

The idiot had an automatic with scratched off serial numbers , he deserves to go to jail

Nope.

 

[OldLady]

No, seven years for buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own.
So says the article.

That is impossible, unless the gun was built after 1985. All guns were legal to own and are still legal to own, including full autos, if built before 1985.

IT IS LEGAL TO OWN THEM.

Well, take it up with the author of the article then. According to Bear, the guy had an automatic with a scratched off serial number.
I know 7 years sounds harsh for a guy 70 years old. My brother was an Iraqi War vet and I want to tell you, he's just like the rest of us, still needs to follow the laws, etc. so give the rah-rah a rest.
I've heard so many posters scream about light sentences for gang bangers and illegals, yet when it comes to owning an illegal weapon, suddenly they deserve a break. I don't really think they do. If it makes people think twice about owning a machine gun, it's a guy's 7 years spent wisely. I do feel sorry, though, that it caught up with him so late in life. Too bad that in all the 40 years he owned it, he didn't think about throwing it in the ocean because he no doubt knew damned well it was illegal at some point.

 

[Flash]

Government is always oppressive. The US government is bat shit crazy oppressive.

We supposedly have a Bill of Rights that says that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Here we have the filthy ass government sending a man to jail for keeping arms.

He is not a criminal. He has never used the firearm for any criminal purpose. His only crime was possession.

This is the kind of oppression we get when we allow the govenment thugs to take away our right.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A decorated Vietnam War hero from Plano is going to prison for a crime he committed decades ago.

Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago — buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own. The rifle was similar to the one Pick had in the Army where he served as a lieutenant.

“This gun was very rare at that time it was rare to see one so he instantly had a connection to it,” said Pick’s attorney Ryne Sandel. “Over the course of his life he and his wife and collected about 14 weapons, many of them were collectors items.”

Pick lived in Plano’s Air Park neighborhood along with other pilots who enjoy a runway right outside their homes. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran even served as the president of his homeowners association. Thus, when the ATF raided his home last year it came as a shock to friends like Mark Shackelford.

“He’s always been a good person to me,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford learned later that authorities were looking for and seized an M14 rifle that Pick had bought at a Fort Worth gun show in the early eighties.

“He was a gun collector and it was probably the piece de resistance of his collection… he had shown it to me. I’ve never seen it taken it out of the case,” said Shackelford.

The raid and arrest on Pick’s Plano home came two weeks after his wife of 40 years died of cancer. They were using marijuana, which authorities found and added another criminal charge.

Friends of the vet showed up to support him after he pleaded guilty in a Plano federal courtroom and was sentenced to 87 months in prison by a judge.

“He’s had it all these years never robbed a bank or done anything with it,” said Shackelford. “Somebody that made one mistake and now 50 years later, he’s paying a really big price for it.”

More than 40 years ago, Pick was awarded the military’s third highest honor, the Silver Star, after more than 100 combat missions and for a short time he was a POW.

Factors that his friends and attorney say should have led to a lighter sentence.

“He’s a really remarkable man to be honest,” said Sandel. “I do think it’s unfortunate for a gentleman like Alfred that’s had such an outstanding life to have it mired at the age of 70 by this federal felony.”

“The man is a Silver Star winner, he saved lives, he took care of his wife, he’s been in custody for a year, I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero you don’t destroy the rest of his life for one mistake,” said Shackelford.

Good. About time we started enforcing the gun laws we already have, is what NRA supporters say. Isn't it?

The idiot had an automatic with scratched off serial numbers , he deserves to go to jail

You are confused. No he doesn't.

 

[Flash]

No, seven years for buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own.
So says the article.

That is impossible, unless the gun was built after 1985. All guns were legal to own and are still legal to own, including full autos, if built before 1985.

IT IS LEGAL TO OWN THEM.

Well, take it up with the author of the article then. According to Bear, the guy had an automatic with a scratched off serial number.
I know 7 years sounds harsh for a guy 70 years old. My brother was an Iraqi War vet and I want to tell you, he's just like the rest of us, still needs to follow the laws, etc. so give the rah-rah a rest.
I've heard so many posters scream about light sentences for gang bangers and illegals, yet when it comes to owning an illegal weapon, suddenly they deserve a break. I don't really think they do. If it makes people think twice about owning a machine gun, it's a guy's 7 years spent wisely. I do feel sorry, though, that it caught up with him so late in life. Too bad that in all the 40 years he owned it, he didn't think about throwing it in the ocean because he no doubt knew damned well it was illegal at some point.

What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?

It doesn't say your right to keep and bear arms shall be infringed if you have a F-A or scratched off serial numbers. Those laws are made by oppressive asshole politicians and are not ruled on by the courts because the filthy ass courts do not apply strict scrutiny to the Second like they do to all the other rights.

He probably didn't give it much though because he had the same as a M1A, which is perfectly legal.

He never thought that a shithead government asshole would throw him in jail for having the same functioning rifle as millions of other have that is legal.

 

[Doc1]

Government is always oppressive. The US government is bat shit crazy oppressive.

We supposedly have a Bill of Rights that says that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Here we have the filthy ass government sending a man to jail for keeping arms.

He is not a criminal. He has never used the firearm for any criminal purpose. His only crime was possession.

This is the kind of oppression we get when we allow the govenment thugs to take away our right.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A decorated Vietnam War hero from Plano is going to prison for a crime he committed decades ago.

Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago — buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own. The rifle was similar to the one Pick had in the Army where he served as a lieutenant.

“This gun was very rare at that time it was rare to see one so he instantly had a connection to it,” said Pick’s attorney Ryne Sandel. “Over the course of his life he and his wife and collected about 14 weapons, many of them were collectors items.”

Pick lived in Plano’s Air Park neighborhood along with other pilots who enjoy a runway right outside their homes. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran even served as the president of his homeowners association. Thus, when the ATF raided his home last year it came as a shock to friends like Mark Shackelford.

“He’s always been a good person to me,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford learned later that authorities were looking for and seized an M14 rifle that Pick had bought at a Fort Worth gun show in the early eighties.

“He was a gun collector and it was probably the piece de resistance of his collection… he had shown it to me. I’ve never seen it taken it out of the case,” said Shackelford.

The raid and arrest on Pick’s Plano home came two weeks after his wife of 40 years died of cancer. They were using marijuana, which authorities found and added another criminal charge.

Friends of the vet showed up to support him after he pleaded guilty in a Plano federal courtroom and was sentenced to 87 months in prison by a judge.

“He’s had it all these years never robbed a bank or done anything with it,” said Shackelford. “Somebody that made one mistake and now 50 years later, he’s paying a really big price for it.”

More than 40 years ago, Pick was awarded the military’s third highest honor, the Silver Star, after more than 100 combat missions and for a short time he was a POW.

Factors that his friends and attorney say should have led to a lighter sentence.

“He’s a really remarkable man to be honest,” said Sandel. “I do think it’s unfortunate for a gentleman like Alfred that’s had such an outstanding life to have it mired at the age of 70 by this federal felony.”

“The man is a Silver Star winner, he saved lives, he took care of his wife, he’s been in custody for a year, I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero you don’t destroy the rest of his life for one mistake,” said Shackelford.

Good. About time we started enforcing the gun laws we already have, is what NRA supporters say. Isn't it?

Sure but the immigration laws we already have....

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

No, seven years for buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own.
So says the article.

That is impossible, unless the gun was built after 1985. All guns were legal to own and are still legal to own, including full autos, if built before 1985.

IT IS LEGAL TO OWN THEM.

Well, take it up with the author of the article then. According to Bear, the guy had an automatic with a scratched off serial number.
I know 7 years sounds harsh for a guy 70 years old. My brother was an Iraqi War vet and I want to tell you, he's just like the rest of us, still needs to follow the laws, etc. so give the rah-rah a rest.
I've heard so many posters scream about light sentences for gang bangers and illegals, yet when it comes to owning an illegal weapon, suddenly they deserve a break. I don't really think they do. If it makes people think twice about owning a machine gun, it's a guy's 7 years spent wisely. I do feel sorry, though, that it caught up with him so late in life. Too bad that in all the 40 years he owned it, he didn't think about throwing it in the ocean because he no doubt knew damned well it was illegal at some point.

Fine.

When are they going to prosecute the Virginia whore:

Congressional candidate broke law when she carved up AR-15, attorney says

That bitch broke 2 laws. 7 years sounds about right, but she does not have a war record. So, she should get less leniency. I think that bitch needs 25 years.

This shit is going to start a war.

 

[percysunshine]

Government is always oppressive. The US government is bat shit crazy oppressive.

We supposedly have a Bill of Rights that says that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Here we have the filthy ass government sending a man to jail for keeping arms.

He is not a criminal. He has never used the firearm for any criminal purpose. His only crime was possession.

This is the kind of oppression we get when we allow the govenment thugs to take away our right.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

Decorated Vietnam Veteran, POW Sentenced To 7+ Years For ‘Mistake’ Made Decades Ago

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A decorated Vietnam War hero from Plano is going to prison for a crime he committed decades ago.

Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago — buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to own. The rifle was similar to the one Pick had in the Army where he served as a lieutenant.

“This gun was very rare at that time it was rare to see one so he instantly had a connection to it,” said Pick’s attorney Ryne Sandel. “Over the course of his life he and his wife and collected about 14 weapons, many of them were collectors items.”

Pick lived in Plano’s Air Park neighborhood along with other pilots who enjoy a runway right outside their homes. The 70-year-old Vietnam veteran even served as the president of his homeowners association. Thus, when the ATF raided his home last year it came as a shock to friends like Mark Shackelford.

“He’s always been a good person to me,” Shackelford said.

Shackelford learned later that authorities were looking for and seized an M14 rifle that Pick had bought at a Fort Worth gun show in the early eighties.

“He was a gun collector and it was probably the piece de resistance of his collection… he had shown it to me. I’ve never seen it taken it out of the case,” said Shackelford.

The raid and arrest on Pick’s Plano home came two weeks after his wife of 40 years died of cancer. They were using marijuana, which authorities found and added another criminal charge.

Friends of the vet showed up to support him after he pleaded guilty in a Plano federal courtroom and was sentenced to 87 months in prison by a judge.

“He’s had it all these years never robbed a bank or done anything with it,” said Shackelford. “Somebody that made one mistake and now 50 years later, he’s paying a really big price for it.”

More than 40 years ago, Pick was awarded the military’s third highest honor, the Silver Star, after more than 100 combat missions and for a short time he was a POW.

Factors that his friends and attorney say should have led to a lighter sentence.

“He’s a really remarkable man to be honest,” said Sandel. “I do think it’s unfortunate for a gentleman like Alfred that’s had such an outstanding life to have it mired at the age of 70 by this federal felony.”

“The man is a Silver Star winner, he saved lives, he took care of his wife, he’s been in custody for a year, I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero you don’t destroy the rest of his life for one mistake,” said Shackelford.

You know, at a distance, the outline of Florida kind of looks like a hand gun.