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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

Originally Posted by excon

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

Originally Posted by harmony89

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

Originally Posted by ballengerb1

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

J_9 · Nov 2, 2012, 09:39 PM

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.