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a person who has committed a serious crime
The convicted felon wanted to make amends after his release from jail.
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People prohibited from owning guns, like felons, can readily obtain ghost guns, which do not bear serial numbers, unlike firearms made by companies and bought from licensed dealers.
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Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Demario Robinson was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on Thursday for importing over 200 machine gun conversion devices, colloquially known as switches, to Milwaukee, and for possession of a firearm by a felon.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Detectives can pull video from the gun store and review evidence for a potential arrest for charges such as being a felon in possession of a firearm, violating a restraining order or violating terms of bail, the inspector said.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
In most cases, those who do make these crossings face civil penalties, or removal, but they are rarely prosecuted as felons.
—Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Demario Robinson was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on Thursday for importing over 200 machine gun conversion devices, colloquially known as switches, to Milwaukee, and for possession of a firearm by a felon.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Detectives can pull video from the gun store and review evidence for a potential arrest for charges such as being a felon in possession of a firearm, violating a restraining order or violating terms of bail, the inspector said.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
In most cases, those who do make these crossings face civil penalties, or removal, but they are rarely prosecuted as felons.
—Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Felon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felon. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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