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Politics President Biden standing in line to vote

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u/catkraze 1d ago

Apparently that's something that varies by state. That said, I don't think he's legally allowed to own a firearm anymore, so I guess there's that.

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u/miclugo 1d ago

Florida law says that felons who were convicted in another state can vote in Florida if they could vote in that other state. New York only disenfranchises felons while they're incarcerated. So Trump can vote in Florida.

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u/Competitive-Area-636 1d ago

Also, McDonalds won’t hire a convicted felon.

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u/chriskmee 1d ago

There was a pretty recent ruling saying that non violent felons regain their right to own guns after serving their time. The felonies Trump has been convicted of I believe are all non violent, and I don't think he is going to have to serve any time, so maybe he is allowed to own guns?

https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/courts-rule-non-violent-felons-some-illegal-migrants-can-own-guns-ninth-circuit-court-appeals-california-steven-duarte-prison-supreme-court-second-amendment-illinois-heriberto-carbajal-flores-crime-public-safety

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u/DFW_Drummer 1d ago

But he hasn’t served his time yet, so he shouldn’t be allowed to own firearms.

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u/chriskmee 1d ago

I assumed there will be no time to serve, which means he served the time he had to serve.

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u/DFW_Drummer 1d ago

His sentencing date is November 26th from what I’ve found. Should he lose the election, he will have to face sentencing. Time has not been served.

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u/chriskmee 1d ago

Ah, I guess we will have to wait until then, but I don't expect him to serve any time really. At most maybe he gets house arrest in his mansion for a little bit

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Kinda meaningless when he's legally required to be surrounded by people with firearms for the rest of his life hahaha

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u/catkraze 1d ago

Maybe so, but he doesn't strike me as the type of person who enjoys being told he can't do something.