Legal Opinion
United States v. Thirteen (13) MacHine Guns and One (1) Silencer, and J. Curtis Earl, Real Party in Interest
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1982No. CA 81-5923PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
On March 19, 1979, the government filed this in rem action, seeking the forfeiture of thirteen machine guns and one silencer it had seized in June 1977. The firearms allegedly had been involved in multiple violations of federal gun control and revenue laws. 26 U.S.C. § 5861(a), (b), (e), 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(1), (3), (6), & 924(a). Appellant Earl, the owner of the firearms, filed a claim for them. On cross-motions for summary judgment the district court found no genuine issue of material fact and held that the firearms had been involved in the statutory violations, that…
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