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**Spats McGee** · April 17, 2013, 06:19 PM

Application of law is probably not as universal as you'd think, even when it comes to federal law. Remember that federal law still has to interact with some state law. For example, a prisoner bringing a 42 USC 1983 civil rights case for unlawful arrest must make reference to the criminal laws of the state in which he was arrested.

In terms of injury damages, you've also got to remember that the right plaintiff probably has a clean criminal record. That probably also means that he or she will be cleared by the NICS check. Ideally, Betty White will be wrongfully denied.

April 17, 2013, 06:19 PM	#359
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	Application of law is probably not as universal as you'd think, even when it comes to federal law. Remember that federal law still has to interact with some state law. For example, a prisoner bringing a 42 USC 1983 civil rights case for unlawful arrest must make reference to the criminal laws of the state in which he was arrested. In terms of injury damages, you've also got to remember that the right plaintiff probably has a clean criminal record. That probably also means that he or she will be cleared by the NICS check. Ideally, Betty White will be wrongfully denied. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.