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U.S. v. Rivera, No. 04-5480-cr (2nd Cir.) (415 F.3d 284) (July 18, 2005) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker)

Loaded on Aug. 1, 2005 published in Punch and Jurists August 22, 2005
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Definitions.

Here the Second Circuit joined five other circuits in holding that an inoperable firearm falls within the definition of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(3). “Firearm” is defined by the statute as a weapon, inter alia, “designed to” expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. The court ...

 

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