Carl N. Brown
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^#49 It is possible that he would rather take the gun charge, rather than have something else less honorable come out at trial..
Going after a law-abiding dude in Plano and throwing the book at him? Disgusting. Yes, we have got to petition for a pardon.
Violations of the Act are punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison and forfeiture of all devices or firearms in violation, and the individual's right to own or possess firearms in the future. The Act provides for a penalty of $10,000 for certain violations.[34] A willful attempt to evade or defeat a tax imposed by the Act is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine ($500,000 in the case of a corporation or trust), under the general tax evasion statute.[35] For an individual, the felony fine of $100,000 for tax evasion could be increased to $250,000.[36]
And those are just the gun-related charges,,,,, The Dallas article mentions at least (1) other felony as well as, best case scenario, another misdemeanor / potential felony.He also got off pretty easy with just 7 years, he could have gotten up to 30.
I doubt that he will serve the full 7 years, given the parole system. The worst aspect of this is that he will have a felony on his record. Executive clemency is also a real possibility. In any case, goodbye to his gun collection.
Having been a regular attendee at gun shows for many years, I have seen illegal things for sale on tables. (For example, carbines marked "M2.") The better part of wisdom is to keep your mouth shut and walk away quickly. As tempting as something like this might be, there's a good chance it's an ATF sting. This gentleman should have known that this was nothing but trouble. The amazing thing is that it took so many years to catch up to him.
And those are just the gun-related charges,,,,, The Dallas article mentions at least (1) other felony as well as, best case scenario, another misdemeanor / potential felony.
7 yrs. for 'all the above' (and anything else we aren't aware of) is far from harsh or excessive.
Sensationalism sells. If you remove 'War Hero' and 'Decades old' from the title (both of which are completely irrelevant to the legality of the case), I doubt anyone here would object, much less even bother to discuss.
Any evidence of any of this besides some semi-anonymous comments on a forum?There is MUCH more to this story, including drug use (cocaine and marijuana), sexual abuse of his daughter, child pornography, and terroristic threats against hospital employees. The search of his house -- and discovery of the M14 -- was incidental to these other problems. There was also evidence that he didn't buy the M14 at a gun show, but stole it from the army himself. The "gun collection" consisted of 14 firearms.
http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22569
The information comes from PACER, which is an official search engine for the U.S. courts. https://pcl.uscourts.gov/pcl/index.jsf You have to be a registered user to log onto that site.Any evidence of any of this besides some semi-anonymous comments on a forum?
So basically no evidence.The information comes from PACER, which is an official search engine for the U.S. courts. https://pcl.uscourts.gov/pcl/index.jsf You have to be a registered user to log onto that site.
It's a problem -- the NFA aside -- if, as alleged by a neighbor in whom he confided, he stole it from an army firing range and ground off the serial number. This is criminal behavior plain and simple.I really have no problem with the guy having one.
Stop being obstinate. It's all in the official PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) system. I would cut and paste the relevant information, but you have to be a registered user of the system, and there is a fee. The poster on the other boards has done exactly that.A screenshot of the order of detention will do.
So basically no evidence.
I read the same accusations from the same poster on ARFdotcom. Nothing was forthcoming from him over there either.
A screenshot of the order of detention will do.
I'm extremely thankful that 240-some years ago, a group of people in the 13 colonies did not agree with you.In a civilized society, we obey the law whether we agree with it or not.
If enough of us disagree with it, we can elect people who will change it. If not, we suck it up and get over it.
No, you're guessing based on ... what?No, the indictment found on Pacer and perhaps his allocution which is where a grand jury of Texans found more likely than not that probable cause existed to charge him with these and other crimes. Since Pick pleaded guilty, he had to allocute (admit) to his crimes in open court that he was guilty of at least some of the charges in the indictment. My guess is that his federal agreement fends off additional state charges in Texas such as the terroristic threat and child abuse/etc/ charges. One of the neighbors apparently mentioned that he claimed to have stolen the rifle as well (damaged serial numbers sometimes can actually be recovered through some scientific voodoo).
Pretty much what I thought.Stop being obstinate. It's all in the official PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) system. I would cut and paste the relevant information, but you have to be a registered user of the system, and there is a fee. The poster on the other boards has done exactly that.
Not to mention that people who never met you would try to insinuate all sorts of things online on gun forums.The larger takeaway here regards an insight on what would happen if gun-ban legislation was ever passed. Initially, a large percentage of owners would not comply. Over time, though, a number of things -- messy divorces, disgruntled children, run-ins with the law on other matters -- would expose them. And those that were caught would be made examples of with maximum publicity.