WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court says the government can’t prevent a convicted felon who is barred from possessing firearms from trying to sell his guns after they are confiscated by authorities.
The justices ruled Monday in favor of Tony Henderson, a former U.S. Border Patrol agent arrested and charged with distributing marijuana. He had turned over his collection of 19 firearms to the FBI as a condition of his release.
After pleading guilty, Henderson wanted to sell the weapons to a friend or transfer them to his wife. But lower courts said allowing him to sell them would technically give Henderson possession in violation of the law.
The high court said letting a convicted felon transfer possession is permitted as long as the felon has no control over the weapons.
- Posted May 20, 2015
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Court: Convicted felons can sell their guns
headlines Macomb
headlines National
- Did They Know the Score? Amid March Madness, questions remain about college athletes indicted in fixing scheme
- Google’s AI platform incited man’s death by suicide and ‘mass casualty’ attempt, suit alleges
- Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer, who has been linked to Epstein, exits with $25M pay package
- 2 lawyers convicted in staged truck accidents scheme
- Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors in $44B buyout, jury finds
- Federal judges speak out about threats becoming ‘ordinary’
