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An Illinois firearms owner is asking the court not to allow the federal government to file supplemental authority of two unrelated cases in a bump stock class action that “has been ready for a decision for about a year.”
The class action seeks immunity for those who legally purchased bump stock devices prior to the passing of the “Final Rule,” which classifies the device as machine guns and prohibits their possession.
John Doe filed an objection to the government’s motion for leave to file notice of supplemental authority on Feb. 22 through attorney Thomas Maag of Maag Law Firm LLC in Wood River.
Three South Louisiana Men Sentenced forViolating Federal Firearms Laws
Three men from South Louisiana were sentenced for illegally possessing firearms by United States District Judge James D. Cain
Posted: Feb 26, 2021 2:51 PM
Updated: Feb 26, 2021 3:00 PM
Posted By: Akemi Briggs
LAFAYETTE, La. -Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that three men from South Louisiana were sentenced for illegally possessing firearms by United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr.Jaquan Smith, 27, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by 3years of supervised release, for illegal possession of an unregistered firearm. On October 10, 2018, law enforcement officers in Jennings, Louisiana stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in which Smith was a passenger. Officers found Smith to have a square-shaped object bearing a Glock insigniain his possession. The device is capable of converting a firearm into a machine gun. The machine gun conv
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New Milford Gun Manufacturer and Dealer Sentenced for Violating Federal Firearms Laws Written by US DOJ
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JON VICTOR BENSON, 62, of New Milford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to five years of probation and a $5,000 fine for violating federal firearms laws. Benson owned and operated The Freedom Shoppe, a former federally-licensed firearms manufacturer and dealer located in New Milford.
Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the sentencing occurred via videoconference.
According to court documents and statements made in court, The National Firearms Act (“NFA”) provides that it is unlawful for any person or entity to possess any NFA-regulated firearm that is not registered to that person or entity. In December 2017, ATF Industry Operations Investigators (IOIs) began a firearms compliance inspection of The Fre