United States v. Kelly

Michael J. Kelly, Sr., a federally licensed firearms dealer, was arrested after agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) seized numerous illegal weapons from his residence and place of business, MKS Specialties, Inc. (MKS). He was convicted for five violations of federal law involving the transfer of firearms to a non-resident, the possession of unregistered machineguns, and the possession of semi-automatic assault weapons. The district court also ordered twenty-eight firearms, possessed or transferred by MKS, forfeited to the government. Kelly appeals his…