Va Tech student arrested for having AR and ammo.

[Powder296]

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Boy, "Shall not be infringed..." Appears to be taking a beating in the local jurisdictions. [/QUOTE]

That is why Richmond(our capital) has made it illegal for local jurisdictions, town, city, or county, to enact or enforce anything above and beyond what the state has. Though some still try. Thankfully we have great people at VCDL watching for such indiscretions.

 

[Sistema1927]

Sad thing is that this young man is going to go back to China and believe that Communism is preferable to America. This is also the reason why many nations stayed in the Soviet constellation during the cold war. It was preferable to side with folks who were consistent. Consistently bad, but at least consistent.

Who can make sense of our hodge podge of laws, regulations, and the like. I am guessing that most of us are committing several felonies a day.

 

[MistWolf]

this proves that if they enforce the existing laws instead of politicians rushing to make laws that aren’t enforced good things happen...another mass shooting was prevented by police arresting someone who wasn’t legally allowed to own a gun...

I agree with your point that existing laws that are just and constitutional should be enforced before passing more unjust and unconstitutional laws be passed, the arrest of Zhao did not stop a mass shooting. The police stressed that Zhao was in no way a threat.

If Zhao is in the US under a student Visa, he is here under a non-immigrant visa. With a few exceptions, a foreign here under a non-immigrant visa cannot possess a rifle. From the BATF website:

May a nonimmigrant alien who has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa possess a firearm or ammunition in the United States?
An alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa is prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing a firearm or ammunition unless the alien falls within one of the exceptions provided in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2), such as: a valid hunting license or permit, admitted for lawful hunting or sporting purposes, certain official representatives of a foreign government, or a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly foreign government entering the United States on official law enforcement business.

[18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5)(B) and 922(y)(2); 27 CFR 478.11 and 478.32]

I don't think prosectuting Zhao under the circumstances serves justice.

 

[Navy_Chief]

I agree with your point that existing laws that are just and constitutional should be enforced before passing more unjust and unconstitutional laws be passed, the arrest of Zhao did not stop a mass shooting. The police stressed that Zhao was in no way a threat.

If Zhao is in the US under a student Visa, he is here under a non-immigrant visa. With a few exceptions, a foreign here under a non-immigrant visa cannot possess a rifle. From the BATF website:


I don't think prosectuting Zhao under the circumstances serves justice.

It does not serve justice, or the good of the citizens, but boy does it ever suit the liberal agenda.

 

[rfscjeep]

I agree with your point that existing laws that are just and constitutional should be enforced before passing more unjust and unconstitutional laws be passed, the arrest of Zhao did not stop a mass shooting. The police stressed that Zhao was in no way a threat.

If Zhao is in the US under a student Visa, he is here under a non-immigrant visa. With a few exceptions, a foreign here under a non-immigrant visa cannot possess a rifle. From the BATF website:


I don't think prosectuting Zhao under the circumstances serves justice.

I believe target shooting whether being organized (competition) or unorganized (sending lead downrange) is considered "sporting purposes" for the exemption. There is a person that shoots at our local range that has been here at least 15 years on a work visa, I've been in the gun shop when he has purchased firearms.

Zhao, like everyone else, is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law - not the view's of the press.
The General District Courts records shows he charged with just the 18.2-308.2:01, -possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons

I agree with SamT1, there is something else going on here. LEO's aren't going to charge someone on a obscure law, (esp felony) unless they have had dealing with him in the past or he openly lied to them.
Although, I did work with a guy that was so belligerent with cops he could talk his way from a warning to a citation.

 

[bearcreek]

Defense attorney Jason Wolfrey of Christiansburg said that Zhao never used his rifle with the 30-round magazine. …When Zhao checked out his gun from the student gun lockers at the Virginia Tech Police Department and went to a firing range in the national forest with a friend, he had a legal 20-round magazine, Wolfrey said. Wolfrey offered pictures of the gun with a 20-round magazine, saying this was what Zhao had used.

A video from the firing range that shows the smaller magazine may eventually be offered as evidence as well, Wolfrey said.

Little replied that the Blacksburg police detective who watched the student at the firing range was positive that he had seen a 30-round magazine on the rifle.

Wolfrey … noted police had not found a 30-round magazine.
http://www.richmond.com/news/virgin...cle_d51c5a18-678d-5faf-84c4-ea0591652e78.html

Uh oh.....

If they can't provide actual evidence that the kid had a 30 Rd. mag in the gun that detective should face some serious consequences, up to and including getting fired.