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The following is an opinion released by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier today. The 6th Circuit has jurisdiction over U.S. District Court cases from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. The case is captioned U.S.A. v. Edward L. Young. Mr. Young had a prior felony conviction history - including burglary from some time ago (between 1990-1992). Mr. Young helped a neighbor sort and sell her husbands possession. While helping his neighbor, he discovered a box of 7 shotgun shells and stored them in a drawer where they would be safe from his 4 children. The police arrived at Mr. Youngs home and requested to search due to thefts in the area. Mr. Young consented to the search. The government charged Mr. Young with a single count of being a felon in possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). The law carries a minimum 15 years mandatory minimum sentence for anyone who, like Young, has at least 3 prior felony convictions. The 6th Circuit upheld the law and Mr. Young is serving a 15 year sentence in Federal Prison. The moral of the story - if you are a convicted felon - you cannot possess guns or ammunition. ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/14a0234p-06.pdf
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:19:48 +0000

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