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State sees no easy fix in gun dispute with feds
FrancF
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CHEYENNE -- State officials say a recent court ruling has rendered meaningless a Wyoming law intended to allow people convicted of domestic violence to regain their federal firearms rights.
Wyoming Attorney General Bruce Salzburg says the state won't ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review this summer's ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against Wyoming's law.
The Wyoming Legislature in 2004 passed a law establishing a procedure for misdemeanor domestic violence convicts to expunge their first conviction and regain their federal arms rights.
Republican state Sen. Cale Case of Lander, who wrote the law, says he sees no easy fix as he looks for ways to amend it.
Wyoming Attorney General Bruce Salzburg says the state won't ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review this summer's ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against Wyoming's law.
The Wyoming Legislature in 2004 passed a law establishing a procedure for misdemeanor domestic violence convicts to expunge their first conviction and regain their federal arms rights.
Republican state Sen. Cale Case of Lander, who wrote the law, says he sees no easy fix as he looks for ways to amend it.
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im sorry but i have a problem with this. in cases where the abuse is severly over inflated to make the case then yes all rights shuold be restored. but what about the actual severe crimes of domestic abuse? ones where some one is beaten to the point of death/near death and winds up in icu possiblyu to never recover. i relize probly 90%+ cases are the couple screaming at each other or mabye a slap or what not. and in these cases no rights should be lost. just need to make a distinction between the 2. or would the severe beatings go over into assult and battery??
No, you can't have your pie and eat it too far to many people think as you do.. life is unfortunate and chit happens...we need to address the behavior of people..make them accountable for their actions, then and only then will they think before they act..to make a law that would punish 90% so as to keep the other 10% in check is ridiculous and redundant
call me a pesimist if you like but will never trust people to always act honestly.
And that is your right. I'd never force you to trust anyone, let alone a criminal.
The crux of the matter, however, is that we are dealing with "gun rights" not "gun privileges".
Possession of arms is the birthright of every free American.
I would never deny a convicted criminal his freedom of speech or worship, thus I cannot in good concience support the denial of the bearing of weapons.