United States v. Jack Beebe

BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Jack Beebe was convicted on two counts of making false statements about his criminal record in connection with the acquisition of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6). 1 He was sentenced to two years imprisonment. The Court ordered that Beebe’s sentence would be suspended if he served four months and that he would be put on probation for three years as to Counts I and II, said sentences to run concurrently.

On October 12, 1971 Beebe purchased a .25 caliber automatic Titan pistol at K-Mart in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He filled in Treasury Form 4473 which states…