Say what? The failure to appear charge stemmed from Weaver being told to show up a month later than the hearing he was supposed to show up for.
The charge was for delivering a class III weapon, a "short barreled shotgun"(by 1/8 inch), cut off precisely where the undercover agents told him they wanted it cut off.
Where do you measure your shotgun barrel from/to? That makes the difference between a felony and a legal firearm.
Weaver did not belong to any seperatist or supremacist groups, although he knew people in those movements. He refused to spy on them when leaned on, and the Feds decided to make an example out of him.
If you have a source alleging theft, please provide a link or a cite.
Thank you.
>>>The charge was for delivering a class III weapon, a "short barreled shotgun"(by 1/8 inch), cut off precisely where the undercover agents told him they wanted it cut off.<<<
I seem to recall that the barrel legal was "legal", but the overall length of the shotgun was too short -- less than the minimum of 26". Weaver modified the stock at the request of the undercover agent, making the overall length 1/8" too short.