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985 F.2d 989

Docket No. 92-3259.

United States v. Nelson

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Submitted Feb. 16, 1993.

Decided Feb. 19, 1993.

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1993-02-19

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1993

1 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 26 U.S.C. § 5845 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968)

Relies on United States v. Hale

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1993-02-19

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¶1Michael A. Skipper, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

¶2John E. Bush, Little Rock, AR, for appel-lee.

¶3Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, HEANEY and BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5James Raymond Nelson was charged in a two-count indictment with possession and transfer of unregistered firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(c)(1) (West Supp. 1992).1 He pleaded guilty to both counts and was sentenced to a prison term of 66 months, to be followed by 72 months of supervised release.

¶6Nelson raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court erred in *990accepting an affidavit as to nonregistration of weapons over Nelson’s objection; (2) whether the district court erred in denying Nelson’s motion to dismiss the indictment based on his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms; and (3) whether the district court erred in denying Nelson’s motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of federal jurisdiction.

¶7Identical issues were raised by the appellant in United States v. Hale, 978 F.2d 1016 (8th Cir.1992).2 We addressed each issue squarely and decided each in favor of the government. Thus, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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