I disagree. The man had the gun 38 years and nobody got hurt. He was also a veteran and 70 years old. He was a model citizen. Finally, notwithstanding bs arguments of gun grabbers and liberals, the 2nd Amendment says he has the right to “keep and bear” the weapon.
I predict this one may be a candidate for the trek all the way to the Supreme Court. And, with a Trump SCOTUS, he may win.
Since Eric Holder and Obama pedaled fully automatic guns and people died, I think a fair sentence for this man would have been about 7 minutes.
It was”Hot” when he got
Involved with it,
Please don’t be fooled
that some how it cooled down.
He was in possession of an unregistered serial-defaced automatic weapon without a Class 3 Federal Firearms License.
The fact that he was an Army veteran only aggravates the matter. He knew better.
The fact that he sought it and purchased it despite the consequences for unlawful possession of it only aggravates the issue.
The fact that he had it for 38 years without any attempt to surrender it aggravates the issue.
The fact that he could have died and the rifle unlawfully transferred to another person willing to break the law without public knowledge aggravates the issue.
If his wife had been in knowledge of it made her an accessory, which apparently did not trouble him, that is an aggravating factor.
The Second Amendment does not provide such an excuse for upholding a criminal act, as it is applied at this time.
This matter will never see the daylight of another courtroom.