View Full Version : Do the feds pick up gun cases
harmony89
Nov 2, 2012, 02:58 PM
Do the feds pick up all gun cases.. my boyfriend was arrested with a firearm.not registered and he was on felony papers.. what do you think will happen
ballengerb1
Nov 2, 2012, 04:25 PM
ATF, the feds, take this seriously. What did they charge him with? Felons can't have any gun, especially unregistered. Is he on probation at this time?
Alty
Nov 2, 2012, 04:31 PM
He's a felon, and he was caught with unregistered guns. He'll likely go to jail.
AK lawyer
Nov 2, 2012, 04:39 PM
The Feds won't care, however, whether the firearm was registered. The federal government doesn't require registration of firearms (except fully automatic weapons) and registration is only required in some states anyway.
ballengerb1
Nov 2, 2012, 04:44 PM
I believe tis is a class C federal felon charge punishable by up to 10 years.
excon
Nov 2, 2012, 05:54 PM
Hello H:
If the local cops run it by the feds, they'll charge him... I believe a felon in possession of a firearm is a mandatory 5 years.
excon
harmony89
Nov 2, 2012, 07:18 PM
Yes he is om felony probation.. and its first offender probation
harmony89
Nov 2, 2012, 07:22 PM
Hello H:
If the local cops run it by the feds, they'll charge him... I believe a felon in possession of a firearm is a mandatory 5 years.
excon
Would he have to do the whole 5 years? And is it most likely that the feds will pick it up?
Alty
Nov 2, 2012, 07:23 PM
would he have to do the whole 5 years? And is it most likely that the feds will pick it up?
mandatory 5 years.
That says it all.
harmony89
Nov 2, 2012, 07:25 PM
ATF, the feds, take this seriously. What did they charge him with? Felons can't have any gun, especially unregistered. Is he on probation at this time?
They charged him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
So he will do a mandatory 5 years in prison.
Fr_Chuck
Nov 2, 2012, 10:58 PM
He will get 5 years, most likely get out on 3.
It is easier to convict in Federal Court, so if the State case is weak, some issue with procedure, then they often turn it over to the Feds. Also if they want him to do longer time, they may turn it over to the Feds.
I had a family member, who was a convicted felon on probation, they caught him with a gun in his home. Now the gun was non firing, ( rusted shut) and used as a wall hanging.
So they state was looking like they would lose the case because it was not a working gun.
They turned it over to the Feds where the issue of currently working was not a issue.
** He was a drug dealer, who they could not catch with the drugs.