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1997-07-01 - Re: NRA and National Online Records Check bullshit

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From: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
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From: Paul Bradley <paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 23:59:24 +0800
To: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: NRA and National Online Records Check bullshit
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> The idea is that the criminal has received their punishment once released 
> from prison. Any further infringements on the person's rights are
> unacceptable. That includes the person's Natural Right to acquire 
> fully-automatic weapons, should he so desire. [BTW, the nature of the crime 
> committed is irrelevant].

Not so, I believe Kent pointed out the US statute that describes 
unreasonable punishment as being "cruel and unusual", banning ownership 
of firearms as part of the punishment for a violent crime seems perfectly 
reasonable to me, but foo on that anyway: punishment should fit the 
crime, if you commit murder or rape or any one of a number of such 
serious crimes I see no reason why you shouldn`t be punished cruelly.

I can see the point of view which accepts serving of sentence as being 
the end of punishment, and I do not accept a ban on firearms as being 
implicit in the commision of a felony, but if a court explicitly states 
that part of the punishment should be a X year or lifetime ban I can 
accept that.


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