Texas stand your ground shooter headed to prison

Posted: 9th July 2012 by admin in News

Saw this story: Texas ‘stand your ground’ shooter headed to prison

A Texas man convicted of shooting and killing his unarmed neighbor during a dispute over loud music received a 40-year prison sentence on Wednesday.

Raul Rodriguez, 47, faced a minimum of five years and a maximum of life in prison. He claimed he shot schoolteacher Kelly Danaher in self-defense under Texas’ version of the “stand your ground” law. Read the rest of this entry »

Alameda County Fairgrounds

After 13 Years, Ninth Circuit Nordyke Ruling Allows Gun Shows On Alameda County Fairgrounds

Over the ages, the courts have adopted the doctrine of strict interpretation in regard to criminal law. This means
that a person should not be held accountable for a criminal act without having notice that the act was, indeed, criminal. The
only way to insuiadequate notice is to interpret the law quite literally.

If you add all this together, it means you don’t need a ffl license to make a firearm if you don’t intend to sell or distribute it. I
have seen this interpreted as meaning that it’s legal to make your own gun. Read the rest of this entry »