It's because O'Keefe pled guilty to entering a federal building under false pretenses when he pretended to be a phone repairman to gain entry to the federal building where Democrat senator Mary Landrieu had offices, hoping to gain access to her office and phones in order to investigate claims she was ignoring constituents' phone calls during Obama's healthcare bill.
He was sentenced to probation, community service and a fine.
That probably gets you on no buy lists.
But should they have banned the Boulder shooter? Hell yes, and deported him without trial.
However, those were misdemeanor charges and not punishable by more than a year in prison. A felony or crime imprisonable by one year or more are the requirement for being barred from owning firearms, along with loss of other civil rights, I assume. I believe that's the distinction his lawyer is arguing.
It's because O'Keefe pled guilty to entering a federal building under false pretenses when he pretended to be a phone repairman to gain entry to the federal building where Democrat senator Mary Landrieu had offices, hoping to gain access to her office and phones in order to investigate claims she was ignoring constituents' phone calls during Obama's healthcare bill.
He was sentenced to probation, community service and a fine.
That probably gets you on no buy lists.
But should they have banned the Boulder shooter? Hell yes, and deported him without trial.
However, those were misdemeanor charges and not punishable by more than a year in prison. A felony or crime imprisonable by one year or more are the requirement for being barred from owning firearms, along with loss of other civil rights, I assume. I believe that's the distinction his lawyer is arguing.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/project-veritas-founder-james-okeefe-sues-fbi-claiming-agency-illegally-prevented-him-from-purchasing-guns/
I hope he wins, because his life is in danger from the hatred that Democrat-controlled media and social media fling at him.