I've got an amazing story about this one. Let me tell you all about how "If you've done nothing wrong you've got nothing to worry about" almost got me charged with unlawful possession of a minigun. 1/?
About 8 years ago I took a trip to Vegas. There's a shooting range there that lets you shoot basically any gun you want. My friends and I went, shot AK-47s, Uzis, and I shot an M134 Minigun. Now, a very little known part of US law is felons aren't the only people banned from possessing firearms. 2/?
If you read all the way through 18 U.S. Code § 922, you'll find non-immigrant visa holders are listed under "Prohibited Persons" alongside Felons. So that's anyone on a tourist visa, H-1B, O-1, student visa, etc. Almost nobody knows this because it's never enforced (until it is). 3/?
May 14, 2025 02:07(super pedantry - feel free to ignore)
Wait I thought (having been one for a few years) H1-B was specifically an "immigrant-intent" visa?
