msteinhilber
Regular Member
Aside from carrying a handgun, the bill also makes it a felony if you cause damage to gas station property - hope you don't accidentally back into part of their building :banghead:
Why is this class of private property so much more special than any other private property?Under this bill, with certain exceptions, a person is guilty of a felony if he or she goes armed with a handgun on the premises of a gas station. A person who is convicted of the felony may be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned for up to three years and six months, or both.
Under current law, a person who causes damage to another's property is generally guilty of a misdemeanor. Under this bill, if the property is a gas station, the person is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment of up to three years and six months, or both.
So it's possible that for stealing a pack of gum, someone could lose civil rights for life.Also, under current law, a person who commits theft is guilty of a crime and the penalty varies by the value of the property taken, the victim of the theft, or the circumstances.
Under this bill, if the theft is from a gas station, the person is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment of up to six years, or both.
The bill exempts any LEO (on or off duty) & what appears to be ex-LEO who qualify under LEOSA, on-duty military, corrections, & people whom the owner or manager allow to carry. So 2A-friendly places would have to post signs welcoming customers, instead of unfriendly places posting signs turning away customers.
ExACTLY!!
This bill was dead before the ink dried.
Sent this to my elected officials:
Aside from carrying a handgun, the bill also makes it a felony if you cause damage to gas station property - hope you don't accidentally back into part of their building :banghead:
And how many times have you seen a vehicle cruising down the road with the fuel delivery hose still hanging out of the fuel-fill neck? So grandma forgets to put the hose back, drives off, and now she gets 36 months in the federal penitentiary under this bill??
What I would like to know is what prompted the authoring of this idiotic bill in the first place!!
Do they expect fuel prices to increase that much??
How about we just prosecute the people who commit the real felonies at a gas station to the fullest extent of the law... rather than giving them some time, a slap on the ass and some probation for them to return to society as a "rehabilitated" career criminal.
How about we just prosecute the people who commit the real felonies at a gas station to the fullest extent of the law... rather than giving them some time, a slap on the ass and some probation for them to return to society as a "rehabilitated" career criminal.
Hey, how about making it a felony for a politician to lie? I would prefer to make it a hanging offense, but we can work on that part....
Or the value of a USDollar to decrease so. Look at it as thisWhat I would like to know is what prompted the authoring of this idiotic bill in the first place!!
Do they expect fuel prices to increase that much??
Sent this to my elected officials:
Who do you contact is Racine County to oppose support for this bill? I've never contacted anyone before but wouldn't mind doing it as this is a true violation of our rights.