Comments on: Escambia Man Gets 86 Months Federal Prison On Firearms Charges

By: William Gongine

William Gongine — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:04:47 +0000

I knew Awald as a young man. He saved me from getting the crap beaten out of me once.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:36:48 +0000

CONSIDERING:
“So how does this affect others who own their firearms living in the house? Just because one person is a felon shouldn’t affect other family members and strip them of their weapons rights !”

You could claim the baby owned the firearms and ammunition as a way to sidestep the law. Some jury might buy it by considering it a reasonable claim. After all, somebody with a grudge could plant a gun and some ammo at the home of a convicted felon and then “rat him out” to the police and get him sent to prison — and that’s even without a baby to blame.

Note this question wouldn’t have arisen if he hadn’t been hitting people with a hammer.

By the way, even though you aren’t required to do so, you COULD register the possession of a firearm for insurance purposes. It is also possible for a weapon to be registered without the owner being registered. I don’t know that it is done, but it is possible.

David for Hammer Control

By: Rich7553

Rich7553 — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 01:23:39 +0000

“We hold that a proper claim of the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination provides a full defense to prosecutions either for failure to register a firearm under § 5841 or for possession of an unregistered firearm under § 5851.”

https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Haynes_v._United_States_(390_U.S._85)/Opinion_of_the_Court

By: Howie

Howie — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 23:20:41 +0000

“Convicted felons are not allowed to possess firearms in the state of Florida with penalties up to 15 years in prison depending on the circumstances.”

So how does this affect others who own their firearms living in the house? Just because one person is a felon shouldn’t affect other family members and strip them of their weapons rights !

To me, that’s a law that just got endorsed for all felons and I tell you something, depending on the crime – not all felons should have to abide by this.

By: Bob's Brother

Bob's Brother — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 17:06:42 +0000

In the past, I’ve been critical of the courts for not punishing convicted felons who choose to illegally possess firearms. Not this time… 7+ years is a long time when you don’t have that much time left.

By: ATF

ATF — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 13:37:23 +0000

Convicted felons are not allowed to possess firearms in the state of Florida with penalties up to 15 years in prison depending on the circumstances. Registration is a moot point unless rights have been restored and the firearm falls under the category of antique.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 13:28:36 +0000

A class III firearm requires background check, registration, and a tax stamp provided by ATF. A Florida legal rifle or shotgun can be made into this class by shortening the barrel to shorter than required 16″, thus now creating a weapon which requires the additional registration. This may be the case here.

By: april

april — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 13:19:25 +0000

He’s a convictcted felon. You have to register in that situation.

By: Sedition

Sedition — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:39:18 +0000

How can he be charged with posessing an unregistered firearm when Florida is an non-registration state?
Other charges I understand, but not that one.

By: confused

confused — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:33:09 +0000

how can he be charged “possessing an unregistered firearm” ? I thought in florida you didn’t have to register guns? just wondering ..but I am glad they got him off the streets!