• Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    At least for murder, that would only apply if the guy was in New Jersey and shot someone in New York with a sniper rifle. For instance, the Unabomber got federal murder charges because he sent his bombs across state lines. The act itself has to cross state lines.