United States v. Tot

FORMAN, District Judge.

On June 30, 1938, Congress enacted the Federal Firearms Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 901-909, which, became, by its terms, effective thirty days after its enactment. Among its provisions is the following: “(f) It shall be unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a crime of violence or is a fugitive from justice to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, and the possession of a firearm or ammunition by any such person shall be presumptive evidence that such firearm or ammunition was shipped or transported…