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.
BOSTON – -(Ammoland.com)- A Barnstable man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with selling four “ghost guns” to an undercover agent.
Jacob Linhares, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license and being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock scheduled sentencing for April 12, 2022. Linhares was arrested and charged on June 15, 2021.
Between May 25, 2020, and June 15, 2020, Linhares, sold four Privately Made Firearms (PMFs) he had personally fabricated to an undercover agent. PMFs are not made by firearm manufacturers. Rather, they are made from firearm parts purchased from firearm manufacturers and assembled by the buyer using various drilling tools and machinery to construct a functional firearm. PMFs do not have serial numbers and are commonly known as “ghost guns” because they are not serialized, and are thus, untraceable to a purchaser or owner. On the fourth sale, Linhares agreed to take a commercially manufactured firearm as part of the payment. Due to prior felony convictions, Linhares is prohibited from possessing firearms.
The charge of dealing firearms without a federal license provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell; James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; Barnstable County District Attorney Michael D. O’Keefe; Barnstable Police Chief Matthew Sonnabend; and Barnstable County Sheriff James M. Cummings made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip A. Mallard of Mendell’s Organized Crime and Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.
This prosecution is 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. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as 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.
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.
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.” That is the second amendment. That is the law of the land. ANY law that goes against the constitution is null and void per Marberry vs Madison, a SCOTUS case. Now, in light of this, who is the guilty party? Previous felony convictions mean absolutely nothing under the constitution. If you are not in jail or the loony farm you have the right and obligation to keep and bear arms. No matter what the atfe or… Read more »
I agree with Deplorable Bill, the GCA, and NFA’s are Unconstitutional and directly infringe upon the 2nd Amendment. The ATF is Unconstitutional, and was created for the sole purpose of Infringing upon our 2A Rights.
If someone’s convicted of a Felony, and they’re that much of a threat of continued violence that they are denied a Right in perpetuity, then why the hell are they out on parole/released in the first place?
Yep all firearms require a serial number because it renders the firearm less lethal so poeple don’t get killed……ugh uh uh wait a minute..no it doesn’t
“…and are commonly known as “ghost guns”…NO, they are not. The LSM invented this term just like so-called ‘assault rifles’! So now we have a Federal agency incorporating made-up terminology in official documents…amazing.
So why wasn’t he arrested on the purchase of the first scary ghost gun ? And where are the scary guns now ? Who decided to wait till the 4th sale ? Almost sounds like another Fast & furious. Are the firearms being traded to the drug cartel ? Need them ghost guns that way they can’t be traced back to ATF. No one smart enough at the ATF to build them ? Or is it just easier to steal someone else’ property ? LOL
Still Does NOT JUSTIFY ATF TO MAKE owners of a P80 Pistol Get them SERIALIZED! it is an AMERICAN HERITAGE / PART OF BEING A ‘AMERICAN ‘ to own A FIREARM! that’s One of the MANY REASONS Why our Past Generations CAME HERE TO ‘THE USA ‘! Freedom from TYRANNY – DICTATORSHIP – BRITISH RULERS- COMMUNISM !!! Responsible Adult Firearm Owners Do COMMIT CRIMES ! ATF is just part of the ARM OF COMMUNISM! We have to stop this “ROGUE GOV.” NOW! THEY HAVE Enslaved All Americans From as far Back as 1871! This SO CALLED GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN “ILLEGITIMATE”… Read more »
It doesn’t say what the original felony was for, we also know the crooked ATF operatives are lying, cheating, entrapment experts. If the ATF and the radical left Democrat party get their way, all gun owners will be felons- let’s not forget that.
I just wanted to know if it was Ray Epps.
The Supreme Court is going to make it clear that gun rights are much broader in places like New York than many states would like, which is very good. But don’t for a second think that laws like requiring all firearms sold to have unique serial numbers, and requiring all firearm dealers to have their FFL, are going to go away. Ten years from now, when this all settles out, states will still be allowed to require a license to possess a firearm in public, but they will have to provide some level of due process to deny you one… Read more »
Dear Ammoland forum owner/moderator.
WHY do you keep posting sh1t from this unconstitutional “agency”?
YES we know “your stance”
and you know the way that likely most subscribers feel about said “agency”.