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  2. Possession of firearm lands convicted felon a 68-month prison ...

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    Sep. 12—ATHENS — A convicted felon with a violent criminal history was sentenced to federal prison after admitting he was in illegal possession of a stolen firearm in a Project Safe ...

  3. Criminal possession of a weapon - Wikipedia

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    Criminal possession of a weapon is the unlawful possession of a weapon by an individual. It may also be an additional crime if a violent offense was committed with a deadly weapon or firearm. Such crimes are public order crimes and are considered mala prohibita, in that the possession of a

  4. Houston man with lengthy criminal history accused of ... - AOL

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    In 2021, Abreu tried to purchase a gun from an Academy Sports and Outdoors, despite it being illegal under Texas law for a convicted felon to be in possession of a firearm.

  5. Felon with firearm sentenced to six years-plus in ... - AOL

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    Dec. 4—MACON — A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to serve more than six years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm after U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

  6. Armed Career Criminal Act - Wikipedia

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    Under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, a defendant convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm faces more severe punishment if he has three or more previous convictions for a 'violent felony,' a term defined to include any felony that 'involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another.' 18 U ...

  7. List of firearm court cases in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Warner (10th Cir. 1993) [13] - United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruling regarding Mr. Warner, who was caught in Utah with a machine gun and convicted on 922(o), possession of a machine gun. Mr. Warner appealed on the basis the Utah constitution allows its citizens to bear arms, and therefore he is exempt based on 922(o)(2)(A ...

  8. Beaufort man arrested on machine gun, firearm charges ... - AOL

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    Officials said that Davila is charged with two counts of possession of a machine gun, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of pointing and presenting firearms ...

  9. Felon pleads guilty to federal gun charge after sale to FBI ...

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    Linane is admitting guilt to a charge he was a convicted felon at the time of the October 2022 sale of the revolver. A former Portsmouth man has pleaded guilty to a federal count of possession of ...