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> That's for tampering with aircraft "used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce" Is that not an OR requirement of paragraph
by stordoff 4y ago
> That's for tampering with aircraft "used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce"
Is that not an OR requirement of paragraph (1), meaning that "sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States" would be sufficient on its own? That was my initial reading of the paragraph, but I'm not hugely familiar with US law.
"Special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States" seems to be defined here:
> “special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States” includes any of the following aircraft in flight: (A) a civil aircraft of the United States. (B) an aircraft of the armed forces of the United States. (C) another aircraft in the United States.[...]
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/46501#2 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/46501#2
- perihelions 4y agoI think the US Attorneys' Manual agrees with your reading: - "Jurisdiction over acts relating to the destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities extends to "any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States." https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1423-destruction-aircraft-18-usc-32a https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual...