Another factor to consider...
... while not a "punishment," per se.
The Lautenberg amendment can result in effective termination and impossibility of future employment for police and military. If they can't legally carry weapons...
So, the scenario I imagine, Corporal Schmuckatelli's brother in law, who is staying with the couple, has a few too many. Corporal Schmuckatelli tries to take the car keys from brother in law. Fight ensues.
Corporal Schmuckatelli and his brother in law get hit with misdemeanor domestic violence. (In some jurisdictions, such a fight would qualify.) Corporal Schmuckatelli cannot have a weapon; he cannot deploy. His reenlistment gets denied.
This kind of thing does happen, unfortunately.
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