Double Jeopardy Clause - Wikipedia
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Didn’t exactly learned this “today” but the first time I heard of this, I was kinda surprised at this fact. I thought y’all should know since there is a case in the news that people are calling for Jury Nullification or Pardons. That could get a bit tricky considering this Dual Sovereignty Doctrine.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Don’t you have to serialize them though? I understood you could use any scheme you like, and they don’t have to be registered, but it must have some sort of serial number.

    • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      You don’t have to serialize firearms you make* for your own personal use. You also don’t need to register them either*. In fact there’s restrictions on the federal government’s ability to keep a registry of guns. 18 USC 926(a)(3). From a policy perspective it’d just be creating another possession based crime that’s almost impossible to enforce. Because you could just pop a “1” on the side and claim that you sent in your registration paperwork but the government screwed up.

      *True for title 1 firearms (most handguns, shotguns, and rifles) not certain other classes like those that machineguns or silencers fall into.

      https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/how-does-person-register-firearm-or-remove-name-firearms-registration