United States v. Oliver King

OPINION

NGUYEN, Circuit Judge:

Oliver King appeals his convictions for unlawfully dealing in firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A), and making false statements to customs officials to gain entry into the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. With regard to his conviction for unlawfully dealing in firearms, King contends that the district court erred in refusing to give his proposed jury instructions, which.required the government to prove that King was ■ not acting as an authorized agent of a federal firearms licensee. In an issue of . first impression in our circuit,,…