A Virginia mother charged with lying about her drug use when purchasing a handgun, which her six-year-old son took to school and used to wound a teacher, is asking a federal court for leniency \u2013 citing the light sentence given to President Joe Biden\u2019s adult son Hunter for the same crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cDeja Taylor, 25\u2026has pleaded guilty to lying about her marijuana use when she applied for a gun purchase. Her 6-year-old son used the 9 mm semi-automatic pistol on Jan. 6 to shoot his elementary school teacher in Newport News, Virginia, in a case that has received massive media coverage,\u201d The Washington Times reports.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Taylor faces as much as two years in federal prison for not reporting her drug use on her gun purchase application, but her sentencing will come weeks after Biden, the wealthy white son of the President, got a sweetheart plea deal to his offense of not reporting his drug use.
While Taylor\u2019s marijuana use is legal under Virginia law, Biden\u2019s crack cocaine was illegal under both Delaware and federal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBiden received no jail time for his offense, and will likely have his guilty plea erased from his criminal record after participating in a pretrial diversion program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taylor may not be as lucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cIn our sentencing memo, we will surely raise the inconsistency in the government\u2019s approach to a vulnerable and scared very young mother, who does not have a privileged background and connections,\u201d defense attorney Eugene Rossi told The Washington Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy does the prodigal son of a president get diversion on the same gun charge \u2014 along with the sweetheart deal on the tax crimes?\u201d Rossi told the Times. \u201cThe disparity is a bit hard to comprehend \u2014 let alone swallow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
While Taylor\u2019s gun was left unsecured, and used in a school shooting, observers note Biden\u2019s handgun was left discarded in a public trash can near a Delaware school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others are noticing the double standard, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBiden\u2019s DOJ is giving Hunter a sweetheart deal for lying on a firearm background check,\u201d tweeted U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN.) \u201cMeanwhile, the same DOJ is sending Deja Taylor to prison for 18-24 months for the exact same offense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat happened to equal justice under the law?,\u201d Blackburn asked<\/p>\n\n\n\n