Ravenwood - 09/20/04 09:00 AM
The Bloomfield Press points out that if John Kerry really did accept that semi-automatic shotgun as a gift, he committed a felony. As an out of state resident, accepting the gun as a gift in West Virginia would land a normal person in legal hot water.
If Kerry took it back to his Massachussets home, he committed another felony, and if he got rid of it by giving it to someone else in West Virginia, that is a felony as well.
Although it has not been reported, Kerry in all likelihood never accepted the gun. But refusing it would not have painted him as a friend to gunowners.
his campaign is reporting that he returned the shotgun after the photo op
Posted by: SayUncle at September 20, 2004 9:23 AMIf I were a real pro-gun candidate, and somebody offered me a gun as a gift, but it were illegal to accept it, I believe I'd shout that from the stage:
"Thanks to our draconian federal and state anti-gun laws, a trusted public servant cannot even accept a simple hunting gun as a gift!"
But you'd only expect that from a pro-gun candidate.
Posted by: Thibodeaux at September 20, 2004 3:19 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
