I'm pretty sure that is the penalty if you are a felon in possession of a gun in Oregon.
And for the record
@MARIS61 and
@MarAzul are completely against this.
I'm not. If you are a felon, or you have a history of domestic violence, you shouldn't have guns. And I know many other gun owners who feel the same way. If you've broken the law so extensively to the point where you either have to go to prison for years, or you've been ordered by a judge to submit to counseling because of a history of domestic violence arrests, then you've lost the trust of our community to be a peaceful, law-abiding person. You've proven that you can't be trusted, and you can't behave like everyone else. There are consequences for that behavior.
No voting, no guns. You've lost those Rights.
This would be for anyone in possession of a gun that is not registered to them.
No plea deals. No nothing. Mandatory jail sentence. Make it long too.
Well, in the case of Chicago, every time a prosecutor tries this, they are labeled "racist", and they cave to political pressure. That's why Chicago's courts are one giant revolving door.
I think 5 years is fine for just simply possessing a gun that isn't registered to you. This could include "borrowing" a gun from a friend to shoot in the desert or something. The thing is, with laws like this, some people will inevitably get caught in strange situations where something is out of their control for one reason or another.
Maybe increase it if its stolen to 10 years.
25 years if used in any crime.
There needs to be some common sense with this, which is why "officer's discretion" matters. If the person borrowed the gun with the owner's permission (NOT stolen), and that person has no felonies or domestic violence crimes on their record, then I see no problem with this, as long
as they are operating the firearm safely.
If necessary, the officer can contact the owner to verify that pistol is allowed to be in his possession (again: NOT stolen). Or run the gun's number and see if it was reported stolen, and if it is, lock them up. Regardless of what the person on the other end of the phone says.
I just watched a PJW video, and I see little, if anything, to disagree with this:
I don't always agree with PJW's approach to how he explains his stance, but I agree with him here. I personally maintain that social media and the internet is playing a huge part in radicalizing the fringe of our society. This needs to be looked into and investigated.
