ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

"POLITICO obtained copies of the Firearms Transaction Record and a receipt for the gun dated Oct. 12, 2018.

Hunter responded “no” to a question on the transaction record that asks, “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?” Five years earlier, he had been discharged from the Navy Reserve after testing positive for cocaine, and he and family members have spoken about his history of drug use.

Lying on an ATF Form 4473 is a felony that can carry a 10-year prison sentence with a $250,000 fine. The report comes as Joe Biden has demanded that Congress enact tougher gun laws."

Do you suppose that if this was Mike Flynn or Roger Stone, and not Hunter Biden, there would be a different outcome in this matter?

https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-secret-service-intervened-in-hunter-biden-gun-incident-lied-on-background-check-form-report-says?hsa_acc=6411461344&hsa_cam=16590646933&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3

Bevvy

Do you suppose that if this was Mike Flynn or Roger Stone, and not Hunter Biden, there would be a different outcome in this matter?

Absolutely !

Kevyn

To convict him they would need to prove beyond reasonable doubt he was actively using narcotics at the time of the application. I am aware of no one charged with much less convicted of this. Are you?

Big Bass

Hunter is a crackhead. He was discharged from the Navy for cocaine use. That should suffice.

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Somehow I know your answer would be different, if this was one of Trumps kids. Hypocrite.

steve66613

You’re correct……the “background check” is virtually meaningless.

What does that say about your liberal justice system? No enforcement of laws that don’t fit your disgusting agenda. Nice….real nice.

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

He ditched the gun into a dumpster close to a school. Seems like a violation to me.

MidnightRider

Do you suppose that if this was Mike Flynn or Roger Stone, and not Hunter Biden, there would be a different outcome in this matter?

No question. I think like John McCain's admiral uncles got him out of the brig when he would fly recklessly and crash his plane into the carrier. I used to watch him, it was a hoot. 'Is he gonna kill himself this time?' Hunter had Joe and I think Joe's brother's name is Beaux doing the same damage control.

Big dog

Of course. He’s part of the ‘Elite’ class!

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

Perhaps this will clarify the "prove beyond reasonable doubt" issue for you!

"President Biden is worried about firearms falling into the hands of criminals, like his son, Hunter. Hunter Biden filled out BATFE Form 4473 in October 2018 and purchased a .38 caliber revolver from a shop in Delaware. Hunter claimed he was not on drugs at the time of purchase, as it is illegal to sell a firearm to anyone “who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.” Yet, in his memoir “Beautiful Things,” he admitted to smoking crack “every fifteen minutes” and that he even began to spend “a lot of time with thieves, addicts and con artists” who taught him how to cook crack cocaine. Do you think writing a memoir admitting drug use would hold up in court?

Purchasing a gun illegally while under the influence is reckless, but the events that followed were worse. Hallie Biden, the widow to Beau Biden, feared for Hunter’s life as she thought he may harm himself. Hunter, who was legally married to his wife Kathleen at the time, was dating his fallen brother’s ex-wife. Morals aside, Hallie shortly found Hunter’s handgun in his truck and decided to dispose of it in a trash can across from Alexis I. du Pont High School.

One could only imagine the tragedy that could have unfolded if a teenager had found that gun. Hunter demanded that Hallie retrieve his illegal weapon, but when she went back to the school zone, the gun was nowhere to be found. The Delaware State Police, the United States Secret Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation quietly became involved. Politico noted that the store clerk did not want to cooperate with Secret Service as he knew they would cover for Hunter. The gun was later returned by a man who retrieved it from the trash can, allegedly.

The penalty for purchasing a gun while under the influence of a controlled substance is 10 years imprisonment. The penalty for lying on Form 4473 is up to five years imprisonment. Lying to an arms dealer “with respect to any fact material to the lawfulness of the sale” could result in an additional 10-year imprisonment. For Hallie’s part, throwing a gun in a bin 250 yards from a school violates numerous laws and is grounds for a lengthy sentence.

Joe Biden cannot control guns within his own family. He criticizes responsible gun ownership while allowing his troubled son to endanger the lives of others." https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/corruption/hunter-biden-on-gun-safety/