Man gets 3 years
Man purchased more than 40 guns, sold some to felons convicted in homicides, other crimes
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A man who purchased more than 40 guns and then flipped some to felons who used them in homicides and other crimes was sentenced to three years in federal prison Monday.
The guns were traced to the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old child near Grand Rapids a year ago and a homicide in Flint in 2021, prosecutors said.
“Straw purchasing and gun trafficking drive a dangerous black market for firearms,” said Mark Totten, the U.S. attorney in western Michigan.
Jerreil Martin was accused of purchasing 45 guns. He charged his customers $50 to $100 when he lied on forms saying he was buying them for himself, investigators said.
Martin “knew that his customers were not able to buy guns for themselves,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Lane said in a court filing. “He also knew some of his customers were reselling guns to other people. This did not deter him.
“The whereabouts of almost all the guns that the defendant straw purchased and trafficked remains unknown,” Lane said.
Martin, who pleaded guilty to making false statements during gun purchases, was sentenced to 37 months in prison.
“I regret it all from the beginning to the end,” Martin said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker.
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Gun Dealer goes to prison
Gun Dealer goes to prison
This is the first time I have read about jail time for gun dealing. We really need to punish those selling rouge guns.
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Re: Gun Dealer goes to prison
About damn time!
Let’s put the election deniers like fake elector Cliff Frost who forged the falsehood of a Trump MI victory in jail!
Let’s put the election deniers like fake elector Cliff Frost who forged the falsehood of a Trump MI victory in jail!
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Re: Gun Dealer goes to prison
I agree with TC and Freak.
If you have anything to do with having a gun illegally, you should be served a very harsh sentence.
The original post was about dealing arms illegal and only got 3 years. How about 20?.
Also just being caught with a weapon that you should not legally have. Or even getting caught with a loaded gun under the seat. Doing anything that's not legal with a gun. Mandatory jail time. Period.
Don't get me wrong. I'm on board with everyone having a gun. As long as it's legal.
And everyone can have a gun. Just go thru the proper hoops.
If you have anything to do with having a gun illegally, you should be served a very harsh sentence.
The original post was about dealing arms illegal and only got 3 years. How about 20?.
Also just being caught with a weapon that you should not legally have. Or even getting caught with a loaded gun under the seat. Doing anything that's not legal with a gun. Mandatory jail time. Period.
Don't get me wrong. I'm on board with everyone having a gun. As long as it's legal.
And everyone can have a gun. Just go thru the proper hoops.
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Re: Gun Dealer goes to prison
What do you have against pink or reddish guns??
That aside, this guy wasn't a gun dealer. He was a straw purchaser, and that's been illegal for a LONG time. It just doesn't get prosecuted enough.
Re: Gun Dealer goes to prison
We agree, the pro gun folks should lobby for these prosecutions
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Re: Gun Dealer goes to prison
Um, they do. Every single one I know does. They also advocate for enforcing all the current gun laws. How many felons - just in Detroit - are out on the street even though they have numerous charges for possession of weapons?TC Talks wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:01 pmWe agree, the pro gun folks should lobby for these prosecutions
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Can you point me to an active lobbying site to stop straw selling?km1125 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:32 pmUm, they do. Every single one I know does. They also advocate for enforcing all the current gun laws. How many felons - just in Detroit - are out on the street even though they have numerous charges for possession of weapons?TC Talks wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:01 pmWe agree, the pro gun folks should lobby for these prosecutions
There are thousands of sites promoting gun sales.
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Re: Gun Dealer goes to prison
Three years is a slap on the wrist. He should've been sentenced to 10 years.
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