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A summary of federal firearm laws

September 26, 2011
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A person who possesses a gun can be charged with a crime if he is disqualified from legally possessing the weapon. The charge can be based on state law where the gun is possessed within the boundaries of a state. Or the charge can be based on federal law whenever the gun travels interstate. Federal [...]

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Federal sentencing guidelines for possession of firearm with prior felony convictions

December 16, 2010
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In prosecutions for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the United States Attorney may seek a sentence based on the defendant’s Armed Career Criminal status. When this occurs, sentencing is severe. The offense of possession of a firearm by a felon is established by Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1). The statute [...]

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Possession of a firearm by convicted felon: federal offense

December 15, 2010
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A charge in federal court for possessing  a firearm as a convicted felon carries extremely severe penalties. It does not matter that the firearm was unloaded. Nor does it matter that the weapon was never discharged. In fact, the firearm itself may not be operable. Nonetheless, a person can be found guilty of this crime [...]

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Pretrial diversion for federal criminal charges

November 27, 2010
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Pretrial diversion is a practice in federal court where the prosecutor decides to divert the defendant to a rehabilitation program rather than prosecute him on criminal charges in United States District Court. The practice is not frequent, but it does provide an alternative to ordinary prosecution. The program is known as PTD. The decision to [...]

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