Non-violent, yes.
Scenario 1: Man assaulted his neighbor and gave him a black eye. He got probation. A year later he assaulted neighbor again and this time busted his nose. He got a month in the county jail for another misdemeanor assault. Two years later, he busted the neighborās lip. He got the maximum sentence of a year in jail for another misdemeanor assault.
Scenario 2: A 17 year old sneaks out his mamaās credit card and runs up $150 on the card. Mama is struggling and canāt pay restitution and the store filled charges for Credit Card Abuse.
Ā The 17 year old can never legally own or possess a firearm.
Ā The guy who terrorizes his neighborhood and on occasion beats up a neighbor, causing painful and visible injuries, has no such restrictions on ownership or possession of a firearm.
Ā With nothing else to go on, who is the threat to the neighborhood? Is it a 17-year-old kid living at home who basically stole his mother's money by way of a credit card or is the guy who terrorizes his neighborhood and occasionally assaults someone?
Ā The kid who used his mamaās credit card without permission is a felon and the guy who repeatedly assaults his neighbors is not.
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