[LouAvul]

I’m with you. Freepers get all misty eyed anytime anybody gets in trouble with firearms (that’s because we’ve been infested of late with libertarians), but the Constitution doesn’t apply to non-citizens.

[Wonder Warthog]

"...but the Constitution doesn’t apply to non-citizens."

IMO, that is the way it "should" be. But the courts have held differently.

[freeandfreezing]

The combination of a magazine with more than 20 rounds and an AR-15 rifle is not permitted for noncitizens, and is a felony charge that could lead to up to five years in prison.”

How long do you think it will be before this kind of law is applied to citizens as well? It already has been in some states like California and Massachusetts.

I'll bet you'll be "misty eyed" if we all lose the right to have any magazine size we want, and people end up in the situation that student is in.

Why on earth are the police upset about a kid at a shooting range when there are plenty of criminals running loose in Virginia? Why put him in jail for 5 years when MS-13 guys get probation, or don't get charged at all?

[hopespringseternal]

The Constitution applies to the government. It defines and limits government power. It does not confer or create rights, it prevents the government from infringing on rights.

[mrmeyer]

It doesn’t seem to apply to citizens either.

[zeugma]

but the Constitution doesn’t apply to non-citizens.

Please feel free to reference any supreme court ruling that states this.