Texas defendant challenging federal gun law at the Supreme Court says he doesn’t want firearms anymore

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Texas defendant challenging federal gun law at the Supreme Court says he doesn’t want firearms anymore | CNN Politics
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Zackey Rahimi, the Texas criminal defendant challenging a federal gun law before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, said this summer that he no longer wanted to own firearms and expressed remorse for his actions that got him in trouble with the law.

“I will make sure for sure this time that when I finish my time being incarcerated to stay the faithful, righteous person I am this day, to stay away from all drugs at all times, do probation & parole rightfully, to go to school & have a great career, have a great manufacturing engineering job, to never break any law again, to stay away from the wrong circle, to stay away from all firearms & weapons, & to never be away from my family again,” Rahimi, who is being held at a Fort Worth jail, said in a handwritten letter dated July 25.

He continued: “I had firearms for the right reason in our place to be able to protect my family at all times especially for what we’ve went through in the past but I’ll make sure to do whatever it takes to be able to do everything the right pathway & to be able to come home fast as I can to take care of my family at all times.”

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any gun law is an infringement of the right.

Ok, boomer

Shall not be infringed.

So you can buy any weapon in any manner of firing, including full auto or are there laws in place to prevent this?

You should be able to but there are infringements in place like the originally excessively expensive $200 tax stamp for fully automatic weapons.

Even for people with a history of gun violence? Does this also prohibit separate penalties of disarmament when someone is found guilty?

You understand how this interpretation of the law can’t have a positive effect on society right?

If they're too dangerous to be trusted in polite society then why are they released? If they just so happen to try it in a polite society that's well armed we won't have to worry any longer.

Ughh have you heard of the eighth amendment you absolute fucking donkey?

Of course you haven't, you never even learned to read.

Then if they've served their time don't steal their rights for the rest of their lives.

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