Foreign National Arrested At Virginia Tech With Illegal 'Assault Firearm....

[churchmouse]

Profiling!!!!

Safe space!!

I don't know what to purple and what not to

Confusion reigns supreme.

 

[IndyDave1776]

lolwut?

Was this a partial waxing or full Brazilian? Is there scriptural support for which is preferred? Is Steven-Johnson Syndrome contagious?

That sounds like a really big leap in numbers. How many is a brazilian anyway?

 

[STEEL CORE]

Chinese student, had the chance to own an AR, practiced with it regularly, and wanted to buy bulk ammo....................

Sounds like many on INGO, he just should have known and followed the rules where he lived in VA.

I saw the story, I think he was a kid, enjoying our freedoms, and someone dropped a dime on him, because of where he went to school.

It is reported he had no known attentions of harming anybody or anything.

 

[GIJEW]

It's said that ignorance of the law is no excuse but there's no excuse for laws that resemble speed-traps either. It was legal for him to BUY the magazine but not to USE it in his rifle?This law is so obscure that the dealer didn't know about it, so why would the student from china who had so much criminal intent that he kept it stored in a "student weapons locker" at the VTPD dept-of-public-safety?

Sneaky laws designed to trap people are only one step above "secret squirrel evidence" designed to deny you legal defense. Saying "that right shouldn't apply to him anyway" is a cop-out. This @#&* can, and does, happen to us too.

 

[seedubs1]

Not only that.....30 round mags are the most common AR mags. They basically made it legal for him to buy the rifle, but not to buy the most commonly available magazine for that rifle. And I can GUARANTEE the guy selling him the magazine didn't know it was illegal for this student and did not warn him.

Stupid law.....Hopefully this ends in jury nullification. This is a PRIME example of when it should be used.

IMHO, I still am of the opinion non-citizens should not be able to posses firearms unless strictly for hunting. But I don't agree with how this kid was arrested.

It's said that ignorance of the law is no excuse but there's no excuse for laws that resemble speed-traps either. It was legal for him to BUY the magazine but not to USE it in his rifle?This law is so obscure that the dealer didn't know about it, so why would the student from china who had so much criminal intent that he kept it stored in a "student weapons locker" at the VTPD dept-of-public-safety?

Sneaky laws designed to trap people are only one step above "secret squirrel evidence" designed to deny you legal defense. Saying "that right shouldn't apply to him anyway" is a cop-out. This @#&* can, and does, happen to us too.

 

[Ark]

Alleged "mass shooter" at Virginia Tech...wasn't.

Thought this was an interesting example of poor journalism relating to firearms, among other things.

https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/...ttempted-to-buy-500-rounds-of-ammo-police-say

A Virginia Tech student was "busted" on weapons charges and immediately accused of plotting a mass shooting by "attempting" to order 5,000 rounds of ammunition. His purchase and "modification" of an ex-police car was submitted as evidence of...I don't even know. It was claimed that he "researched bulletproof vests", because apparently googling AR500 armor indicates intent. Virginia Tech Police fed the rumor mill with vague warnings about "staying away" from large gatherings.

Well, more information is out now:

Judge denies former Virginia Tech student bond in rifle case, citing immigration detainer | Virginia | richmond.com

Virginia Jails Chinese Student for Inserting a 30-Round Mag into an AR - The Truth About Guns

The student owned one AR15, which he was legally allowed to possess. He stored it in police gun lockers made available to Virginia Tech students, and regularly went to the range to shoot. The ENTIRE CASE happened because a random detective was at the range and thought he saw Zhao using a 30-round magazine, which makes it an "assault weapon" that is not legal for a person of his status to possess. The search of his dorm room turned up no 30 round magazines. There may be video of that range session proving that 20 round magazines were used, which makes it legal.

He is denied bail, facing felony charges, and had his education derailed all because a single detective claims to have seen him attach a legal magazine to a legal rifle at the range. A magazine which was not found during the search.

Unbelievable.

 

[Dead Duck]

That is why I use 40rd AR mags so people know I'm serious.

 

[Spear Dane]

 

[Bennettjh]

How terrible. I hope it works out.

 

[drillsgt]

"Little replied that the Blacksburg police detective who watched the student at the firing range was positive that he had seen a 30-round magazine on the rifle."

Oh, well that's good enough for me then.

 

[croy]

In Virginia is 30 round magazines illegal or just because of his immigration status?

 

[KellyinAvon]

The closer you get to DC, the dumber people seem to get.

 

[2A_Tom]

Dupe Beat you by 5 days.

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[Floivanus]

The dupe is the original story. I’m not sure I’d ever go back into that first thread; a new thread with an action update stating that this case is basically BS is a good update.

why if the officer knows “anything over 20” is no go for this student, did he not just go ask and see the alleged, non existent 30 round magazine

 

[Que]

It’s a very good thing he was arrested, detained and soon to be deported.

 

[seedubs1]

Man.....I’m really glad it was only 20 round mags he was using. It would have been super extra dangerous if he’d have actually used a 30 round mag. Good thing this Law is in place to keep us safe.

 

[chipbennett]

It’s a very good thing he was arrested, detained and soon to be deported.

Purple implied? Or have I missed something?

 

[Que]

We have been working on this for months. It is a good thing that young man is being detained. Everything isn’t put in news articles, but keep typing the good fight.

 

[churchmouse]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ed-virginia-tech-illegal-assault-firearm.html

 

[Que]

Purple implied? Or have I missed something?

I’m close to this one, Chip.