Legal Opinion
United States v. Modina Lim
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 14, 2006No. 05-2419PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Modina Lim was convicted of knowingly and unlawfully possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). Lim appeals the district court’s rejection of his constitutional challenges to this statute. We affirm.
I
On September 13, 2004, Lim brought an unregistered 12 gauge, single-shot, sawed-off shotgun into a Madison, Wisconsin gun shop for repair. The store notified police, who then confronted Lim. The shotgun was a Brazilian manufactured E.R. Amantino shotgun with a barrel that had been shortened to a length of 14]é inches; the overall length…
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