Re: Lautenberg amendment

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On 3/15/07, Chris wrote:
> On 3/08/07, Bryce wrote:
>> I plead guilty to a D.V charge in 1994. Not knowing this
>> stupid law would come into effect, otherwise I would have
>> took it to trial and won since all I did was push her away
>> from me after he stabbed me in the back of my thigh with a
>> btcher knife. Since this law came into effect in 1996/1997
>> and now I can't own a gun, isn't this then an ex post
>> facto law, which is unonstitutional. I know case law says
>> no, because ou are being punihed by the new law, not the
>> D.V. But without the D.V. the new law would not have a
>> recourse. therefore the new law is contingent upon the
>> D.V. thus making it ex post facto. Am I wrong here? Are we
>> going to stand and allow this blatent violation of the
>> Contitution go unpunished.
>
> This has been going on for 10 years. There have been a
> couple attempts at a repeal, but Congress does not seem to
> want to revisit the issue. To do so may make them appear to
> support Domestic Violence and Not the Constitution.
>
> Again, Write your Congress and tell them how you feel.
>
> This should be a matter for the Supreme Court, but I don't
> think they will ever consider it
This is so sureal. I am a wife of a wonderful husband whom has
helped raise my kids since they were very little (they are not
his biological). He did not have to suffer all the turmoil a
teenager can put on you through the years but has done so due
to the love that lies so deep. To get on with why I am
responding to your posting is that I came from a very abusive
marriage before I met my current husband. I was very young
when I got with the curr hus and thought all men hit. No
affence but after a battle with the x I knew no better. In any
event when my curr hus tried to leave during an argument one
evening back in 1997. I stood in front of him pushing him over
and over again telling him I would not stand for it. At that
time he pushed me away from the door saying he was not going
to fight with me. After he had been gone for about an hour, I
left and went to my sisters house. She told me she had heard
he was seen with another women prior to this evening. In
complete anger I called the police department wanting him
removed from our home. I met the police at my home where my
curr hus was sound asleep. I dont recall but am sure I did not
want him jailed as I know deep within that he never tried to
hurt me and as a matter a fact he was trying to avoid a
physical altercation. The police arrested him anyway. We got
over the thought of another women and have been happily
togather for about 10 years. He rejoined the Military just
after 9/11 and they swore him in even with this on his record.
It has popped up before since my husband rejoined the Military
but I still did not know the severety of the Lautenberg
Ammendment. We have kept hope alive. Last night my husband
shared an ugly truth that he did not want to share with me. He
told me that about a month ago he was pulled into the JAG
office and was relieved of his Military duty due to the
Lautenberg Amendment. Back then I never apeared in court
because I knew it was not right. The State picked up all
charges. He plead guilty not knowing he may have a winning
chance. OK call me a liar but I was very young and immature
but now my husband has to deal with it. And now it is like he
is being convicted twice for a charge that he already paid for
and one he is not even guilty of. And to think if the D.V.
charge had took place before the Ammendment, he would not be
going through this. There are some real awful people out there
that will never suffer this due to the fact that thier
conviction took place before 1996. I love him and feel so
guilty myself. Yes, you may not get to many wives admiting to
stupidity but this is just not fair. I will try to get a word
out to congress. Thank you for your encouraging message.