Editors Note: The following press release is directly from ATF. Regular readers of AmmoLand News know our stance on the unaccountable Federal Agency: No comment. We invite our readers to leave their hard-hitting insights in the comments below.
SHREVEPORT, La. – -(Ammoland.com)- United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Casey Michael Taylor, 35, of Arcadia, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for illegal possession of firearms.
Taylor was sentenced to 68 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
According to information presented to the court, on February 2, 2021, deputies with the Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office lawfully stopped Taylor’s pickup truck in response to a be-on-the-lookout or “BOLO” alert.
Deputies placed Taylor into custody and found inside his truck several loaded handguns, ammunition, methamphetamine, and smoking paraphernalia. Investigators later searched and seized multiple firearms from Taylor’s gun safe pursuant to a search warrant. Taylor later admitted that he was addicted to and a daily user of methamphetamine making him prohibited from possessing firearms.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated this case, and it was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Shannon. This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. PSN is part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime. To learn more about Project Safe Neighborhoods, go to www.justice.gov/psn.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
ATF is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating violations of the federal firearms and explosives laws and regulations. More information about ATF and its programs can be found at www.atf.gov.
Addiction of any substance is a very gray area. Has anyone here ever blacked out from drinking? if so, many so called ‘experts’ would say you’re an alcoholic and not responsible enough to own a firearm. Why in God’s name hasn’t Hunter Biden been charged for this same crime?! Because the Biden crime family sucks and so does the FBI and ATF. Sorry, just my true feelings.
BATF creates a “box” to check on their 4473 form and if you don’t answer it truthfully, yes, you can’t purchase the gun you are trying to buy AND the BATF assholes use the information to show up and seize your guns, arrest you and you go to jail. Answer no untruthfully and the latter still takes place. Nice work if you can get it. “Are you an unlawful user of or addicted to…”. What is next for the form, “Do you still beat your wife”? How about, “Have you ever had violent thoughts?” or “Have you ever said or… Read more »
I find it interesting that we don’t see press releases about any drug busts with weapons being seized in the inner city ghetto’s where they have multiple shootings everyday.
Can you say Chicago.
Where is the “corpus delicti”? You know…THE BODY OF THE VICTIM? WHO was victimized by what he is alleged to have been doing at the time of his arrest? Who was DAMAGED by his activity? So where is an actual “crime”? Just more proof of the psychopathic control freaks control over you, me, your wife, your kids, your cat, your dog making you a SLAVE to their UNconstitutional edicts that go against natural law. NO VICTIM, NO CRIME. NO CRIME…NOT GUILTY YOUR “HONOR”!
It sounds to me like the line from Casa Blanca: Round up the usual suspects.
Looks like the government thugs are bragging about armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping, and violation of rights again.
“Taylor, a previously convicted felon, was arrested by the Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office after he and his girlfriend exchanged gunfire during a domestic abuse incident.”
As always, there’s more to the story.
Hmmmm….I missed the part about him being OFF meth…..and that he was an upstanding citizen with no felony convictions and no more drug use……HEY,MAN…you want the Freedoms assured to us by the Constitution…you gotta’ play by the Rules IN the Constitution. And I think if you are a certified meth user and have a history of felonies…tuff chit. You Lose those Rights. I am glad he is off our streets.
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I’m against the NFA, limited magazine capacities and every other dimwitted left wing gun law, BUT “Taylor later admitted that he was addicted to and a daily user of methamphetamine making him prohibited from possessing firearms.” I don’t believe self admitted drug addicts should maintain their 2A rights.