I copied to paste the same sentence that you did because I don’t understand why using a firearm to commit murder in NYC would be called a FEDERAL OFFENSE...certainly not all murders in NYC using a gun warrant a federal charge....
Why can the fire arm charge exist? I thought the SCOTUS in effeect outlawed state fire arm control laws.
There is no law upon which to make a charge
Anytime a homemade gun is involved, the ATF has the lead, if they want it. Firearms w/o a serial # are a Fed issue.
I thought that carrying the weapon across state lines would make it a federal crime. No?