Man loses his gun rights for asking officer to run license plate number

I agree that it was a crime to get the police to check out a license plate number but I see no compelling evidence of further criminal intent beyond simple curiosity.

 

SIAP. Pants, the Op is asking (if I may be so bold) if this murkiness as Pants describes it is enough of a rationale to violate the 2ND Amendment?

 

Ah. I hadn't seen that. thanks

 

You agree its a crime, full stop the charges are proper.

As to further intent: Simple curiosity? One does not commit a felony over simple curiosity. What good faith reason could he have for committing a felony to obtain a skip trace on the person his ex is now ****ing?

 

I’m not familiar with the laws surrounding the misdeed, but the consensus seems to be that it was a felony, so I’ll go off that.

I believe he should serve a sentence in line with his crime; then his rights, including his rights to own a firearm, should be restored.

 

Under the current law, they could be restored, but the government gets to decide whether they will in that specific case.

It seems (to me) like a violation of individual rights that the default legal position is his rights are automatically permanently taken away, and then he can (maybe, not guaranteed) get those rights back at the discretion of the government.

 

depends on the felony. draft dodger-marijuana possession, a tax fraud, etc No

murder, forcible rape, armed robbery, attempted murder probably