By order of president Trump and the US attorney general; federal prosecutors began charging felons found in possession of firearms. Felons who fail NICS checks while attempting to buy firearms are also being charged.
"Urged by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to punish offenders as harshly and as quickly as possible, federal prosecutors have increasingly pursued low-level gun possession cases, according to law enforcement officials and an examination of court records and federal crime statistics. Mr. Amos’s conviction was part of the Justice Department’s broad crackdown on gun violence during the first 15 months of the Trump administration."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...vel-gun-offenders/ar-AAwSzDB?ocid=HPCOMMDHP15
Good on the Feds for enforcing existing firearms laws.
"Urged by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to punish offenders as harshly and as quickly as possible, federal prosecutors have increasingly pursued low-level gun possession cases, according to law enforcement officials and an examination of court records and federal crime statistics. Mr. Amos’s conviction was part of the Justice Department’s broad crackdown on gun violence during the first 15 months of the Trump administration."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...vel-gun-offenders/ar-AAwSzDB?ocid=HPCOMMDHP15
Good on the Feds for enforcing existing firearms laws.