Kenosha Shooter Arrested; Charged with First Degree Intentional Homicide
(www.usatoday.com)
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Hopefully he was legal to have the gun. Clearly self defense in the urban jungle, but the law doesn't care if the gun was in his possession illegally.
I've seen everywhere that he was 17 years old. If that's true, then he's kinda fucked, as the legal age to use a firearm without supervision in Wisconsin is 18.
Yeah, they might have a hook there as he did technically transport it over state lines (possibly illegally) and he may not be in legal possession as a minor either. Lots of unknowns.
Edit: It also does not help that his actions may not hold up to the oft quoted in law "reasonable person" test frequently used by courts. I also wonder if this is a federal court issue now as he crossed state lines... jurisdiction is going to be a cluster fuck with this matter.
Being from Illinois will not help him. Especially if he's from the burbs. We are not kind to gun owners.
Has the lawsuit against the state police for a literally broken licensing program become class-action yet?
Wouldn't know. I moved to Idaho, then to Tennessee, both states where I can shoot whoever whenever I want if they look liberal enough.
But Edwardsville IL is home to a lot of class action lawyers, famously, so I'm sure people started shopping there.
Sorry, no idea. Work in the field, but not in Illinois. From what I read though, that license thing is bullshit.