“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
I mentioned this when it first happened. Now the case proceeds towards trial.
The “manslaughter” case mentioned below involves another case of a hunter bagging one of those two-legged deer so easy to spot because of their distinctive orange vests, in case with a rifle. In the densely-populated suburban county in which the two-legged deer roam, hunting with a rifle is banned because, well, it’s a densely populated suburban county and a even a .22 calibre bullet can travel over a mile.
A nugget.
But from Manilla’s (the defendant–ed.) perspective, the greater concern is that he had a gun in the first place. As a felon – convicted of aggravated assault in 1985 – he is banned by law from possessing a firearm.
If convicted of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree misdemeanor, Manilla faces up to five years in prison.
But he also faces three felony counts of illegal firearms possession for the guns he had with him in Bucks County. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
And federal authorities may be looking into additional firearms charges.
He had about six dozen guns to keep himself felling warm and comfy and virile at night.
