Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Stolen Civil War Era guns

[Jeff White]

I hope he gets the maximum. It's good to see that these guns were recovered.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...019ABB49C7E7A4D68625700200445B1C?OpenDocument

Missouri man pleads guilty of receiving stolen Civil War-era guns
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

05/15/2005

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to receiving antique firearms that had been stolen from Wilson's Creek National Battlefield near Springfield.

George T. Doos, 44, admitted receiving three stolen handguns - made from 1842 to 1851 - that were the property of the federal government. The guns were reported stolen on Jan. 11, 2004.

The guns were a model 1849, .36-caliber Colt pocket revolver that belonged to Col. E.B. Greer, first commander of the 3rd Texas Cavalry; a model 1851, .36-caliber Colt Navy revolver with images of a sailing vessel on the chamber; and a model 1842 percussion pistol.

U.S. Attorney Todd Graves said each gun was valued
at more than $1,000.

Doos also admitted being a felon in possession of a firearm, Graves said. Doos previously was convicted of possession of a controlled substance for sale in California.

 

[2nd Amendment]

Good riddance. My only question would be: Does federal law class these as firearms in such circumstances or does Missouri law? Or was he in possession of modern arms which got him the felon-in-possession charge?

 

[El Tejon]

Wait a tick!?!? Felon in possession? So, there were other guns involved then?

 

[Greg L]

I'm thinking that there had to be other modern firearms involved for him to admit to it, thus the also.

That & the paper doesn't want to have to explain the whole pre98/blackpowder deal to the general population.

 

[Preacherman]

Well, they can charge him with receiving stolen property, but they can't charge him with possession of a firearm - those antiques are so old that they're not classified as firearms under Federal law!

 

[Bruce H]

Watch Todd Graves carefully. He seems to find Felon in possession of a firearm with alarming frequency.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

The guns were a model 1849, .36-caliber Colt pocket revolver that belonged to Col. E.B. Greer, first commander of the 3rd Texas Cavalry

Odd. My Model 1849 is a .31 caliber.

 

[Greg L]

You've shot it so much that the lead build up has reduced the caliber by .05 Vern .

 

[Vern Humphrey]

You've shot it so much that the lead build up has reduced the caliber by .05 Vern

Apparently someone left a .44 Caliber Model 1849 Dragoon in the safe next to a .31 caliber Model 1849 pocket pistol, and the result was a .36 caliber.