Please drop the matter of assault weapons vs. assault rifles in this thread.
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Yes, and thank you.
I know this prolly just got lost in the shuffle and noise:
…but I think the question at the end is a really good one: What does society gain by prosecuting this woman at all?
The law does not say, however, that this means someone else can break into your place while you are in jail and take your guns.
Regards,
Shodan
My guy had already killed his spouse and never showed up for trial after being let out of jail the next morning. I guess he is still wanted for that too.
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The extenuating circumstances might be disputed by some, and the ex-husband might consider the loss of his weapons to be a harm; the law certainly says her actions amount to a felonious crime against the state. I do not speak for society but it is possible that failing to prosecute deprives society of the rule of law (in a small way).
Of importance is her confession at the police station. That might be ruled inadmissible in court, but to the prosecutor it shatters any presumption of innocence.
~Max
Then the rule of law was destroyed a long time ago, because no prosecutor is capable of prosecuting every case that is presented.
I guess the gun owner’s credo of “better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6” only applies to people who possess guns at the particular moment.
IANAL but a spontaneous confession is admissible, unless she was being questioned.
Walk up to a cop and say “I just killed my wife” and that is admissible.
I don’t disagree with you but did you just self-quote ? I mean… You know. I ain’t judging, but y’alls toot your own horns on your own time and in the privacy of youse own homes. So as not to frighten the horses.
Fucking THANK YOU. *Every *fucking time…
Agree. It’s much better to wallow in self inflicted ignorance.
If she stole an assault rifle, she should have been charged with possession of an unregistered NFA weapon as well.
Trials are expensive. The best use of public resources is to not have a trial that will result in acquittal in five minutes.
I don’t think respect for the law is enhanced when the jury comments to the prosecutor “why the fuck did you even bring this to court?”
As I noted, the prosecutor in the nearby district does not agree with you about the wisdom of prosecuting the case in question. We don’t know if the prosecutor in that district does yet.
So, if I find a weapon on the street, pick it up and bring it to my house and then call the police to pick it up, I should be charged with possession? Ditto if I drive it to the police station to turn it in?
Yes, I did. I didn’t see any need to type it all out again but I didn’t want people to think I didn’t know I was repeating myself. For “not judging” your whole post is pretty judge-y, as well as way off-the-mark (there was no horn tooting, for instance).
I know it’s late there; have another beer and relax, dude. 
Some of you have a hard time understanding don’t you?
Generally speaking for all firearms, yes that is a chargeable offense if that possession was prohibited. Even moreso if you are a prohibited person. If possession is prohibited, there are few defenses that are available. Of course, depending on how sympathetic the incident is, DAs may decline to pursue. But they could.
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The fact is, he was ordered by the court to surrender the guns. She was acting on his behalf, like women so often do, so he wouldn’t rack up more charges in the unlikely event that the police got around to enforcing the court order. Or more likely-- when her body was discovered. 
What in any of the cites provided makes you think she was breaking into his place and stealing his property on his behalf? Give me a break…
Just what this thread needed, a junior moderator. Here’s a hint, none of the posts you quoted had anything to do with assault weapon vs. assault rifles.
Thanks!