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50. Man, DU sure is bipolar some days

Tue Jun 20, 2023, 03:59 PM

Jun 2023

Like today. A man admits he lied on the 4473 federal background check form, which is a felony, and gets a handgun he should not have been able to possess legally.

Then we all cheer that he isn't prosecuted for it. Oh, and we invoke Clarence Thomas's convoluted Bruen ruling as an excuse for why he would have had a good chance to beat it if it went to trial, so it's fine.

But in a few days we'll be complaining about the lack of gun laws in this country and how the corrupt USSC has bastardized the true meaning of the Second Amendment in rulings like Bruen.

Either Bruen is bad law, and Hunter Biden committed a felony gun purchase, or Bruen is good law and Hunter Biden did nothing wrong when he lied on his background check.

I'm of the opinion that Bruen is bad law, no matter who it may help in the short term.

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Hunter Biden reaches deal to plead guilty in tax, gun case [View all] brooklynite Jun 2023 OP

At least Hunter Biden isn't hiding behind daddy RandySF Jun 2023 #1

"he previously paid back the IRS what he owed"..... so what's the issue??????? groundloop Jun 2023 #2

I will guess azureblue Jun 2023 #25

or.... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #29

failure to file period stopdiggin Jun 2023 #41

GQP seems mostly interesting in seeing Hunter's dick Kennah Jun 2023 #53

Maybe this will shut the MAGATs down COL Mustard Jun 2023 #3

Oh, of course it won't shut them up PatSeg Jun 2023 #8

what I call azureblue Jun 2023 #26

Apparently PatSeg Jun 2023 #27

and they will say the charges were reduced and should have been more severe.... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #31

Yes, the more wrong they are, PatSeg Jun 2023 #55

exactly. if Hunter didn't get life in prison, newdayneeded Jun 2023 #60

OH NO IT WON'T!!!! Montauk6 Jun 2023 #15

Yes it is Rebl2 Jun 2023 #17

Good one Ray Bruns Jun 2023 #20

of course not. Jonathan Lamier on msnbc said this morning he expects them to be HOWLING onetexan Jun 2023 #37

Where is the NRA defending the gun here? GreenWave Jun 2023 #4

Well now, give 'em a break... Montauk6 Jun 2023 #18

There are a lot of problems with that federal law Shermann Jun 2023 #52

This seems like an appropriate plea deal LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #5

We'll never hear the end up this from the right PatSeg Jun 2023 #6

But until now the whataboutism has been EarlG Jun 2023 #7

Another pawn off the board. FalloutShelter Jun 2023 #9

45* will never shut up with his "Biden Criminal Enterprise" BS groundloop Jun 2023 #12

That is true PatSeg Jun 2023 #14

There is still the laptop and Burisma and the Chinese and the Ukraine and ...... progressoid Jun 2023 #23

We'll never hear the end up this from the right. LenaBaby61 Jun 2023 #57

OH NO! kaotikross Jun 2023 #10

not if he runs as a republican... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #33

No!! Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #34

Wasn't sure what the gun charge entailed. This explains it a bit. Fla Dem Jun 2023 #11

He was saved by the NRA lobbyist. multigraincracker Jun 2023 #22

How is addiction objectively determined? maxsolomon Jun 2023 #36

It asks if you an unlawful user of drugs NickB79 Jun 2023 #48

I have to think there are many people who check that No box maxsolomon Jun 2023 #49

It's only prosecutable if you admit to it NickB79 Jun 2023 #51

IF most of those folks who are GQP'ers are gluilty of using firearms while high on meth et al ... LenaBaby61 Jun 2023 #58

Some numbers: sl8 Jun 2023 #59

I found that same article maxsolomon Jun 2023 #61

Good. Freethinker65 Jun 2023 #13

Great news that there are no new charges and case will be settled very soon wishstar Jun 2023 #16

Lots of people do drugs kaotikross Jun 2023 #19

Boy, it's a good thing Hunter Biden is not the POTUS. hadEnuf Jun 2023 #21

I was just looking at the comments on Yahoo News and Pugs are having a fit padah513 Jun 2023 #24

lol that is it , I am not voting for Hunter Biden ! stonecutter357 Jun 2023 #28

Oh boy, Gym's going to be mad, maybe start another hearing. Canoe52 Jun 2023 #30

Burning Hunter Biden on a cross won't satisfy the MAGA-douches. Paladin Jun 2023 #32

I cannot buy that Biden does his own taxes. In the adult world no one does. jaxexpat Jun 2023 #35

A lot of people with only one or two jobs markodochartaigh Jun 2023 #40

As a lifelong paycheck earner guy, myself, I can only tell my story. jaxexpat Jun 2023 #42

wow NJCher Jun 2023 #54

Yep. A very nice lady I found easier to work with than most professional men.... jaxexpat Jun 2023 #56

If a preparer is not told about income they are not responsible for not including it. former9thward Jun 2023 #43

I will always believe this would have been dropped had his last name been Smith or Jones. yellowcanine Jun 2023 #38

These are really minor issues, hardly worth prosecuting imho. ananda Jun 2023 #39

He had to pay back $2 million in back taxes. former9thward Jun 2023 #44

He paid it back awhile ago. See what I mean now? ananda Jun 2023 #47

Just as I predicted LONG ago. Thats all there was. oldsoftie Jun 2023 #45

The republicans in Congress are enraged. Mr.Bill Jun 2023 #46

Man, DU sure is bipolar some days NickB79 Jun 2023 #50

So true Zeitghost Jun 2023 #62