United States v. Richard Larry Rusk, A/K/A Demetri Thor

BELL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted of making a false written statement on a Treasury Department form in purchasing a gun, thereby violating 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 922(a)(6) and 924(a). The statement in question consisted of the representation to a firearms dealer in the purchase of a gun that appellant had not been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. This appeal followed and we affirm.

The form was signed in the name Richard Larry Rusk on August 9, 1971 by a person claiming to be Rusk. Appellant’s name was changed by a state court proceeding on May…