An Armed Pregnant Woman Defended Herself, Now She Faces 24 Years in Jail
This article was originally published by Tho Bishop at the Mises Institute
Last December, Krissy Noble (then going by her maiden name Tran) shot and killed a man who broke into her apartment and attacked her. She was 11 weeks pregnant at the time.
As ABC News described the incident:
[When her attacker was] inside, the man tackled her and began trying to cover her mouth with his hand, which she thought smelled of chemicals, the report states. He then started hitting her in the face with his fist.
After she was able to break free, Noble grabbed a pistol off the coffee table and shot the man three times before running to her neighbor’s apartment and telling her to call 911, according to the report.
Noble told police that “she feared not only for her safety but for the safety of her baby, and felt that she had no other option in this situation, according to the report.
Authorities have ruled that Noble’s use of force was justified, however she now faces 24 years in jail for her actions. Why? She previously pled guilty to a felony marijuana charge.
“Right now I’m looking at the max, 24 years, that’s my baby’s life. I mean, I’m going to miss 24 years of my child… I won’t even, I won’t even know my child, I’ll miss out on everything.”
The tragedy of Nobles’s story has several layers.
The first is that a marijuana possession is a felony charge in the state of Arkansas. It’s worth noting that there is nothing particularly unusual about Noble’s case: her and several friends were found with an ounce of marijuana and drug paraphernalia during a routine traffic stop. Since no one claimed ownership, all faced criminal charges. Facing jail time, Noble accepted a plea deal that gave her a suspended sentence and barred her from possessing a fire arm.
That Noble would face a felony from such an incident speaks to the absurdity of the continued war on drugs. It may also explain why 66 of Arkansas’s 75 counties see unusually high opioid prescriptions.
The second is how over criminalization leads to a dangerous loss of basic individual rights. In the case of Noble, the gun used to defend herself was owned by her husband, who serves in the Arkansas National Guard. In the eyes of the Arkansas “Justice” system, Noble being caught with marijuana last December meant she had no right to use her husband’s firearm to defend herself from a brutal attacker. The law would leave her a defenseless victim.
Luckily there does seem to be momentum towards restoring gun ownership rights to non-violent offenders that have been caught up in America’s justice system. Legislators at both the state and federal level have relevant pushed bills in recent years, while federal courts have also found some that blanket bans for all felons are unconstitutional.
Unfortunately for Noble, this precedent won’t apply to her case as she was still under her five year suspended sentence.
This article has been contributed by SHTF Plan. Visit www.SHTFplan.com for alternative news, commentary and preparedness info.
Source: http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/an-armed-pregnant-woman-defended-herself-now-she-faces-24-years-in-jail_09212018
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This sounds wrong and the misogynist accusers and judges should be put in jail. They cannot stand a strong woman. They want to keep you barefoot and pregnant. Under their thumb should they decide to RAPE you in the future.
That is just plain STUPID!. I use marijuana medically and legally in my state. However the Federal Government still says it is illegal so I am barred from purchasing a firearm from a federally licensed dealer. And ALL dealers are federally licensed. So get this. In my state I can have a concealed carry permit issued by the state even while having a “permit to carry marijuana” at the same time. I can also carry a gun concealed at the SAME TIME I am carrying marijuana! This is legal. I cannot be under the influence of any drugs or alcohol while possessing a gun same as always. But marijuana is medicine where I live…
If ever there were a case that deserved Jury Nullification this is it!
Form some local protest groups that make people aware of their rights and duties when on jury duty. The entire legal system is corrupt. It needs a way to prosecute the corrupt, self-serving prosecutors!
The attacker was probably under the notion that it was gun free area. Probably aware of the sentence and thought it was safe to carry out this attack. What is the complete background of this attacker? This news is failing the same way news has been failing us these past decades. I point out to you that attacks happen where guns are not present.