Constructive possession of an SBR is real btw

[MarkItZero]

https://casetext.com/case/us-v-kent-18

Had a spare short barrel upper separate from a rifle length ar and still caught the charge and conviction.

 

[xerts1911]

Thompson Center has to be thrilled their name came up in all this

 

[campinginaz]

Looks like he was slapped with a few felonies.

 

[mtptwo]

That was back in 1999. Things have changed for the better, hopefully.

 

[MarkItZero]

That was back in 1999. Things have changed for the better, hopefully.

The laws haven't changed.

 

[Cbvanb]

That was back in 1999. Things have changed for the better, hopefully.

The laws haven't changed.

Nor have the jerks enforcing it.

 

[Yellowcarbon]

The Thompson Center case basically found that if you have a legal configuration to assemble it into, it isn't a SBR. He didn't have another legal configuration to use. If you have a SBR or pistol lower, you can have uppers shorter than 16". Because you can legally use it. When you have a rifle only and SBR uppers, you run into trouble. Either keep a pistol, SBR or stripped lower sitting around and you are in the clear as per the Thompson Center case.

 

[QuangTri]

https://casetext.com/case/us-v-kent-18

Had a spare short barrel upper separate from a rifle length ar and still caught the charge and conviction.

So where was this "machine gun" he was allegedly in possession of?

no mention other than the first sentence.

 

[MarkItZero]

https://casetext.com/case/us-v-kent-18

Had a spare short barrel upper separate from a rifle length ar and still caught the charge and conviction.

So where was this "machine gun" he was allegedly in possession of?

no mention other than the first sentence.

This is court text from the appeal. I don't think he appealed the MG charge.

 

[delta6]

https://casetext.com/case/us-v-kent-18

Had a spare short barrel upper separate from a rifle length ar and still caught the charge and conviction.

So where was this "machine gun" he was allegedly in possession of?

no mention other than the first sentence.

This is court text from the appeal. I don't think he appealed the MG charge.

His attorney didn't.
If they could have proved the MG was legal, he would have skated on the constructive possession.