*** Legal advice for a homeless gun owner ***

[BigBamBoo]

I know a gentleman who due to compounding circumstances has been homeless for a few years now and owns a BB equipped AR.

I had not seen him in quite some time, but he stopped by to wish us Happy Holidays.
We got around to taking guns, and I asked him if he was going to register or change his AR to be compliant with the new laws.

He was very concerned about all this as he had no idea that BB equipped rifles had to be registered or about any of the new laws.
He lives out of his vehicle and part time in a tent at a RV park.

He has no phone, no access to a computer, no digital camera, etc.

What we ended up doing was I had an extra Thrordsen stock here, so I installed that and set the rifle up as featureless.

Now the point to all this is what do folks like this gent do who:
a) have no access to the means to register
b) have no access to keep up with the ever changing laws in this state

Yes, ignorance of the law and all that....but honestly this seems like ripe picking for a lawsuit on many levels.

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[edgerly779]

nothing as featureless no requirements. keep a mag handy .

[zhyla]

A RAW would be problematic for someone that doesn’t have a house to keep it in. You can’t just drive around with them, you need to be going to/from a place where you are allowed to have the RAW.

You could argue his car is his residence but I doubt that would hold up, and certainly wouldn’t prevent seizure if he was searched.

[TRICKSTER]

So because he is homeless, he loses his 2nd A rights.
This may be the way to mount a legal challenge, The law discriminates against the poor and homeless.

[curtisfong]

So because he is homeless, he loses his 2nd A rights.

The DoJ will claim that registration and ownership of a RAW is a privilege, not a right. The courts will agree.

[RickD427]

So because he is homeless, he loses his 2nd A rights.
This may be the way to mount a legal challenge, The law discriminates against the poor and homeless.

Trickster,

As the law now stands there is no loss of this gentleman's Second Amendment rights.

The Second Amendment currently provides no protection to the possession of an AW/RAW.

We're going to need a "Heller on Steroids" type of case before the Second Amendment becomes applicable to this situation.

Sorry for the concerned gentleman.

[zhyla]

So because he is homeless, he loses his 2nd A rights.

This may be the way to mount a legal challenge, The law discriminates against the poor and homeless.