Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Did Gun Control Provide Unintended Consequence?

An attorney prosecuting the 26-year-old man accused of killing East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May scored a significant victory Tuesday when a judge granted his request to present evidence that suggests a motive for the crime...

The document informs parolees that under a federal "Trigger Lock" law they could serve 15 years to life in prison if caught with a firearm. [More]
And the thing is, that law didn't even apply to him.

Perhaps it's time for the term "desperation factor" to enter the debate on future proposals...

[Via Blake S]

2 comments:

  1. The top link here sends me to this: http://www.google.com/ Google search.

    Don't like google. Had to dump my day's cookies early. :(

    ReplyDelete
  2. No idea, but this is the second post someone has reported a problem on that is working fine from my end. Try copying/pasting link in your browser:

    http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13710332?nclick_check=1

    ReplyDelete

Keep it on topic. Submit tips on different topics via left sidebar Contact Form.

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.