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(TSJABS) wrote in message ...

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I don't know the entire outcome of the case other than he was convicted
on 6 counts of felony possesion of a firearm by a felon. Each count is
worth 10 years in prison.

It's interesting to see how they bring the interstate commerece thing
into the picture to make it a federal case. My wife was recently on
jury duty in federal court. The case was a small-time crook who was
charged with being a convicted felon in possision of a firearm. They
actually charged him with possessing the ammo - the gun was made in
the same state, but the ammo was made out of state, so they could call
it interstate commerce and charge him under the much stiffer fed laws.

I don't have any sympathy for the guy - he was a bad guy and a moron.
He got caught because he nearly hit a police car (he was drinking),
while driving on a suspended license, in a car with stolen plates,
with a bag of suspicious tools (crowbar, icepick, ski mask, etc) in
the back and a gun (and ammo) he isn't allowed to own (three prior
felonies) in the front.

John Kasunich