Why Mobile, AL’s Arrest Under New Stolen Gun Law Is A Good Thing

By Tom Knighton

Throughout the country, communities and states are looking to penalize people for failing to report their guns as stolen. Nevermind that it’s virtually impossible to enforce and that most people may not even retain the serial numbers for their guns so they can report it. No, they want to victimize the victims of gun theft a second time and charge them with a crime after they had their stuff stolen.

Alabama decided to go in a completely different direction on stolen guns and the city of Mobile just made their first arrest under the new law.

Possessing stolen weapons now carries a much stiffer penalty in Alabama, and MPD’s “Lock It Up” campaign creates a one-two punch they’re hoping will make a huge impact in curbing violent crime in our area.

20-year-old Damontray Mack was arrested last week off Dauphin Island Parkway, but this arrest was special. He became the first person in Mobile charged with a felony for possessing a stolen gun.

“I believe having the law changed will benefit us from a safety standpoint, and make our community safer,” said Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste.

After years of beating on the doors of the state legislature Chief Battiste and Public …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms