File under "Schadenfreude:" SAFE act guy goes to the big house...

[Totem Polar]

https://www.guns.com/2018/08/02/ny-safe-act-sponsor-gets-7-years-on-federal-graft-corruption-charges/

"Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a key player in the adoption of sweeping gun control laws, was sentenced to seven years in prison last week."


https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e3/f4/75/e3f4751a093df23c71a9e345da2ae70a.jpg

[TAZ]

Imagine that. A self serving corrupt politician. I mean what is the world coming to? Have we scraped sop deep into the barrel that this new batch are too stupid to effectively cover their ass.

[Clusterfrack]

Maybe gun control legislator and former California Senator Leland Yee will be his cell mate?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/25/ex-calif-state-sen-leeland-yee-gun-control-champion-heading-to-prison-for-weapons-trafficking/

[RevolverRob]

One thing I long for - if a politician is convicted of a crime; all of the laws that said individual was a primary sponsor/supporter of are repealed.

[beenalongtime]

One thing I long for - if a politician is convicted of a crime; all of the laws that said individual was a primary sponsor/supporter of are repealed.

Because their loss of right to vote is retroactive?

[1slow]

Because they are a felon,
Because it would make their party and supporters less tolerant of their being crooks.