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Re:Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) by staringback on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @11:50AM (#37393420)
Threatening someone with a firearm is felony assault and definitely will result in you losing your right to own firearms and having it confiscated.
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Re:Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) by philjohn on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @06:39AM (#37403364)
Unless the governor pardons you it would seem https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/06/missouri-cou...
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Re:Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) by staringback on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @10:19AM (#37405545)
Yes that is how a gubernatorial pardon works.
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Re:Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) by philjohn on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @04:37PM (#37410953)
Should it though? Prerequisite of a pardon is that you accept guilt. If people are guilty of being reckless with firearms, should they still have access to firearms?
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