TBF the laws in the USA are wack enough that the weapon might not fall under the definition of deadly weapon and therefore firearms related crime.
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EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
The blood shooting from Mr. Kirks neck alone was not good enough evidence to determine if the shooter hit what he was targeting. Great work FBI. At this rate, you’ll soon be able to confirm the shooter used a gun.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Better still:
Mr Kirk was on his “Prove me Wrong” tour.
And the assassin chose to prove Mr Kirk wrong in a way words couldn’t.
But - If money can legally be protected as speech, what else should we consider protected under the first amendment?
If Mr Kirk was openly asking to be proven wrong, then couldn’t the assassins bullet be protected under free speech as a clear (but violent) answer to that question?
Krudler@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
As a friend I’m saying it’s time to drop out of law school.
_stranger_@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
The MAGA appointed judge that’s doing absolutely everything chat gpt suggests might be buying that argument, you never can tell.
EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Not in law school 😂
But as an American, how is money coming from a political donation legally protected free speech?
Since I’m not a lawyer, and I assume you are, please walk me through how that concept, legally, makes more sense than a bullet coming from a gun being considered free speech in a “Prove me Wrong” tour about gun violence.
Honestly, no antogonization intended, I would earnestly love to hear an actual lawyers take on the differences between these two concepts.
Because from my perspective: both are genuinely poorly reasoned when it comes to the first amendment and free speech, yet one is actually legal.
Would love to know why that is.
Agent641@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
His neck just did that.