You're really having a problem with this. The man was convicted of unlawful possession (of a firearm) in 2009. This comes with a potential prison sentence. I don't know if he served, and I don't know if he was convicted. But if he was and he served (assuming that sentence was 1 year or more which seems to be well within the acceptable sentencing in Tennessee) then he cannot own a firearm or carry one, and his firearms should have been removed. It's really easy to understand.
Unlawful possession of a firearm is a class A misdemeanor. The only misdemeanor that can prohibit the lawful possession of a firearm is domestic violence. I don’t know if you think unlawful possession should be a felony or if you think misdemeanors should prohibit someone from owning a weapon. There was no crime in this story that would legally prohibit the perpetrator from owning a firearm legally. This is where you are very weak. Your critical thinking skills stall when what you believe should be the reality is in conflict with what the reality of the situation is. For the record I think you realize this man should not have been able to own a gun legally because of his past circumstances but the laws are so weak that the reality is that he can.
In which state? In many places it is a serious felony. Maybe not in Tennessee or wherever this nut lived. In any event, violent felonies like armed assaults are often plea bargained down to a possession charge. The prosecutors know the perps wont get much if any time, so they are eager to go for the sure thing and at least get the gun away from them. Terrible system.
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Looked it up. https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2010/title-39/chapter-17/part-13/39-17-1307/ 39-17-1307. Unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon (Tennessee) (a) (1) A person commits an offense who carries with the intent to go armed a firearm, a knife with a blade length exceeding four inches (4²), or a club. (2) (A) The first violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class C misdemeanor, and, in addition to possible imprisonment as provided by law, may be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). (B) A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor. (C) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor if the person's carrying of a handgun occurred at a place open to the public where one (1) or more persons were present. (b) (1) A person commits an offense who possesses a firearm, as defined in § 39-11-106, and: (A) Has been convicted of a felony involving the use or attempted use of force, violence or a deadly weapon; or (B) Has been convicted of a felony drug offense. (2) An offense under subdivision (b)(1) is a Class E felony. (c) (1) A person commits an offense who possesses a handgun and has been convicted of a felony. (2) An offense under subdivision (c)(1) is a Class E felony. (d) (1) A person commits an offense who possesses a deadly weapon other than a firearm with the intent to employ it during the commission of, attempt to commit, or escape from a dangerous offense as defined in § 39-17-1324. (2) A person commits an offense who possesses any deadly weapon with the intent to employ it during the commission of, attempt to commit, or escape from any offense not defined as a dangerous offense by § 39-17-1324. (3) A violation of this subsection (d) is a Class E felony. (e) It is an exception to the application of this section that a person authorized to carry a handgun pursuant to § 39-17-1351 is transporting a rifle or shotgun in or on a privately-owned motor vehicle and the rifle or shotgun does not have ammunition in the chamber. However, the person does not violate this section by inserting ammunition into the chamber if the ammunition is inserted for purposes of justifiable self-defense pursuant to § 39-11-611 or § 39-11-612. (f) (1) A person commits an offense who possesses a firearm, as defined in § 39-11-106(a), and: (A) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921, and is still subject to the disabilities of such a conviction; (B) Is, at the time of the possession, subject to an order of protection that fully complies with 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8); or (C) Is prohibited from possessing a firearm under any other provision of state or federal law. (2) If the person is licensed as a federal firearms dealer or a responsible party under a federal firearms license, the determination of whether such an individual possesses firearms that constitute the business inventory under the federal license shall be determined based upon the applicable federal statutes or the rules, regulations and official letters, rulings and publications of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. (3) For purposes of this section, a person does not possess a firearm, including, but not limited to, firearms registered under the National Firearms Act, compiled in 26 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq., if the firearm is in a safe or similar container that is securely locked and to which the respondent does not have the combination, keys or other means of normal access. (4) A violation of subdivision (f)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor and each violation constitutes a separate offense. (5) If a violation of subdivision (f)(1) also constitutes a violation of § 36-3-625(h) or § 39-13-113(h), the respondent may be charged and convicted under any or all such sections. [Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1029, § 6; 2007, ch. 412, § 1; 2007, ch. 594, § 3; 2008, ch. 1166, § 1; 2008, ch. 1176, § 1; 2009, ch. 431, § 1; 2009, ch. 455, § 6.] So who the hell knows what it was? I can't tell from "Unlawful Possession". I don't honestly even know if it is a firearm. Maybe it was a knife? You seem to believe you know, so why don't you share with us how you know? Since Federal restrictions on gun ownership apply to convicted in any court of a "crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year";[30] Then if the guy served a year in jail for his unlawful possession charge, he can't own a weapon. This is really, really simple.
One year does not exceed one year. One year and a day does. Yes, he can own a gun legally. This is not really simple, it takes critical thinking skills and you fail repeatedly. You want so bad to pretend this is an enforcement problem that you just cannot even believe it’s a problem with the laws. Anyway, I’m bored and you prove yet again how mediocre your ability is to deal with complex issues. Yawn.
But they do commit more crime. But you just go ahead believing your propaganda and keep being on the wrong side of history.