[Repeat Offender]

I think the discrepancy was "where" the barrel began as a question of legality. Naturally ATF said illegal.

IIRC he did win a judgement ($100k), but was fund guilty on the original charge.

[alpo]

Weaver got 100K
His 3 daughters received 1 million each.

[marktwain]

Pretty close. Weaver got $100,000. Each of his surviving children got $1 million.

Weaver was convicted of failing to appear in court on the original charge.

After the shootout, the Justice Department brought Weaver and Harris to trial on conspiracy and murder charges. They were acquitted on those charges, but Weaver was convicted of failing to appear for trial on the earlier weapons charge and served a prison term.

Assistant U.S. Atty. Gen. Frank W. Hunger, who heads the civil division that reached the settlement, was asked Tuesday if he saw any irony in paying $100,000 to a man the government sought unsuccessfully to convict on murder charges.

"He was acquitted," Hunger said.