North Dakota lawmakers look to beef up gun restoration laws

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

North Dakota lawmakers look to beef up gun restoration laws

Dave Kolpack, Associated Press

Updated 4:13 pm, Friday, March 4, 2016


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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office in Fargo, N.D. shows Marcus Schumacher, the
suspect in the February 2016 shooting death of Fargo police Officer Jason Moszer. Moszer's death has some legislators
looking at changing North Dakota's gun laws that allow someone who has killed another person to lawfully own a weapon.
Schumacher became eligible to own guns 10 years after serving a sentence for shooting and killing a Grand Forks man.
(Cass County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a Fargo police officer responding to a domestic disturbance has spurred efforts to clamp down on North Dakota's gun restoration laws, which researchers say are among the most forgiving in the nation.

The suspect in the Feb. 10 shooting death of Officer Jason Moszer was convicted of negligent homicide for shooting a Grand Forks man in 1988, but state laws did not disqualify Marcus Schumacher from having his gun rights restored.

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"This happened right in our neighborhood. I could hear the shots from my window," Republican Rep. Blair Thoreson said. "People are concerned about what's being done."

Federal law prohibits someone convicted of any federal felony from owning a gun. The restoration process for felons convicted of state crimes is varied, complicated and in some cases as specific as allowing the use of shotguns, rifles, muzzleloaders and antique weapons, but not handguns or concealed weapons.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/North-Dakota-lawmakers-look-to-beef-up-gun-6870822.php

[azurnoir]

1. In some ways NoDak is still sort pf wild west due to a tiny aging population

of permanent residents, most young people leave as soon as they can

[Jopin Klobe]

2. " ...eligible to own guns 10 years after serving a sentence for shooting and killing a ... man" ...

... oh, dear, sweet Mother of Perl ...

... I DO hope and pray that he had his voting rights reinstated also ...

[brett_jv]

3. Well, hell, if you read the 2nd Amendment ...

It don't say NOTHING about the GUMBMINT barring NOBODY from owning ANY FIREARM at ANY DAMN TIME.

So, obviously, this GENTLEMAN, and EVERYONE ELSE, no matter WHAT they did ... should be eligible to get their guns back the second they was released from prison!!!

Otherwise it's a VIOLASHUN of his RIGHTS, dadgumit!