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>> yes. >> you have what i consider a violent felony background. that's what i consider, okay? >> okay. >> my recommendation would probably be to the worse, and that would be coming to prison. looks like they suggested already to you that you have got 16 months that they are going to make a recommendation for, which i think is really mild. however, i'm pretty sure you probably either get a suspended sentence or come to prison. i doubt very sincerely that anybody would put you on probation with your record. >> okay. >> that's just my recommendation. that's, like i said, the judge makes the deci...

Theoretically given the definition of publication, any posting on the internet and posting on the bulletin board and newsletter, you have a gun for sale and that triggers a commercial sale which would trigger a background check. >> okay. why not? this morning's "new york times" throwing us through the tick tock of how an internet posting that somebody with a felony background -- this becomes a loophole. it's this giant loophole to get around if you have a conviction and you technically wouldn't pass a background check. this is your way around it. you thought this bill went too far at closing a...

>> where did i get it? >> where did you get it? >> in the backyard. >> let me ask you a question. do you feel you're a risk to the community? >> a risk? >> yeah. a risk to the community. do you know what that means? a risk to the community? >> a threat? >> threat, risk, same thing. >> yes. >> do you think you're a threat out there? >> no. >> okay. you've got a criminal background that goes back to when you were 10 years old. is that correct? >> yes. >> 1995? >> yes. >> you have had everything from evading police, resisting arrest, firearm violations, burglary, receiving stolen property, vehicl...

Basically, most of your life, you've been incarcerated. >> yes. >> you have what i consider a violent felony background. that's what i consider, okay. my recommendation would be the worst, and that would be coming to prison. it looks like they suggested to you that you've got 16 months that they're going to make a recommendation for, which i think is really mild. however, i'm pretty sure you're probably either going to get a suspended sentence or come the prison. i doubt very sincerely anybody would put you on probation with your record. that's just my recommendation. okay. and that's, like i ...

These guys, they've been incarcerated before. so unfortunate for some of them, they think this is a step up. and in the circles they travel in, unfortunately, it is. i made it. it's a subculture here that pretty unbelievable. and it's hard for a lot of people to understand where they're coming from. but if this is all you know, you know, there's a level of progression in here, too, i guess. like in the streets, you get a promotion doing good and here you get a promotion doing bad. so it's sad. but it's reality. >> coming up on "lockup." t.j.'s is just beginning. you have what i consider a viol...