"It's a crime in Utah to have a gun and drugs"

[n5wd]

Utah man says four others were breaking into his apartment - he uses an AK47 to shoot one of the, then is arrested:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/art ... 554220.php

[RoyGBiv]

20 yo marijuana smoker uses AK-47 to shoot intruders.
I'm betting there's more to this than has been reported, so, I'll reserve opinion until more facts are made known.

[Dave2]

Police say the 20-year-old Prokay was within the law to shoot the intruder, but it's a crime in Utah to have a gun and illegal drugs.

Since the police went out of their way to say that having illegal drugs and a gun is a crime, it must not be a crime to have illegal drugs if you don't have a gun... Good to know, I guess...

[WildBill]

Also restricted from owning or possessing firearms are persons caught with controlled substances such as marijuana, methamphetamines, cocaine, or heroin, or pharmaceutical drugs for which a person does not have a valid prescription. Possessing drugs and guns can lead to felony charges.

http://www.greglawlegal.com/Legal-Artic ... Utah.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Dave2]

Also restricted from owning or possessing firearms are persons caught with controlled substances such as marijuana, methamphetamines, cocaine, or heroin, or pharmaceutical drugs for which a person does not have a valid prescription. Possessing drugs and guns can lead to felony charges.

http://www.greglawlegal.com/Legal-Artic ... Utah.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ah, now I see what they were saying.

[JALLEN]

I have read elsewhere that a great many so-called home invasion incidents are drug related, the parties know each other or know of each other from drug transactions. Not many will attempt to bust into a residence they know is occupied unless it is drugs. If they are after money/possessions to sell for money, the criminals prefer unoccupied residences, generally. Of course, mistakes are not unheard of.