Assalaam alaikum,
Yes, the 19 year old spy made a deal with the NYCPD. He was paid a thousand dollars a month and there was a reduction in the drug charges. The damage was done. He implicated innocent people. He was probably scared and had no notion of the spiritual consequences of his decisions.
I am in favor of the right to bear arms.
This brings us to the next point. There is no forgiveness in the laws here. Let me try to explain. Once a person has done the time, served the sentence, it is not over. The person forfeits the right to vote; food stamps; free or reduced housing and the right to own a gun.
And, that is the other thing. If authorities want to make a case against you the first thing they need is a reason to detain you. They may even arrest you for unpaid tickets. Once you are detained then they make a case against you.
In terms of the brother they needed to bring him. They used the firearm as the legal means to arrest him. Now, they can make the real case and add the firearm on the list of charges against him.
Does he have legal representation?
I have noticed that the AuthenticBase is not posting. They did take his computer. He is one of my favorite sons. He and I always get into it as he is so shy. InshaAllah, he will respond and beg me to stop talking about him.