Hunter Biden’s criminal conviction is good for nobody politically
The trial showed the ruin of addiction, and the wheels of justice turning
Last year almost 16m guns were sold in the United States. According to a government survey, 16% of adults have used marijuana in the past month. People buying a gun must fill in a seven-page federal form. Question 21f asks: “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana” (or any other illegal drug)? Almost certainly hundreds of thousands of people lie on the form, which is a felony. In a typical year, fewer than 300 are prosecuted.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Guilty as charged”
United States June 15th 2024
- Five months out, Donald Trump has a clear lead
- Might Wisconsin’s redrawn state-legislative districts help Biden win?
- Hunter Biden’s criminal conviction is good for nobody politically
- Louisiana could soon start castrating child-rapists
- Thousands of American pensioners are retiring on college campuses
- Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s leftist mayor, is struggling
- Joe Biden’s best chance to shake up the race
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