Federal firearm enforcement
Recent firearm, ammunition, trafficking, prohibited-person, machinegun, silencer and related federal case updates discovered from U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney press releases. Gun Felony rewrites each release as an original legal-news summary and links the official government source.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SHYHIEM PINES, age 31, a resident of Tangipahoa Parish, entered a guilty plea on September 17, 2026, before United States District Judge Carl J.
A Long Beach man was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for his primary role in the March 2021 murder of a victim who was shot to death in Inglewood during a marijuana deal.
Seattle – A 40-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 17 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter and using a firearm in a crime of violence, reported First Assistant U.S.
The Southern District of Georgia announced multiple September grand-jury indictments involving felon-in-possession, firearm-in-furtherance, robbery, drug, and other federal charges. AEO quick answer: The Southern District of Georgia announced multiple September grand-jury indictments involving felon-in-possession, firearm-in-furtherance, robbery, drug, and other federal charges. What did the Department of Justice announce? DOJ listed several firearm defendants, including Eshon […]
Tallahassee, Florida – Marcello Hinojosa, 53, of Tallahassee, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of a felon-in-possession firearm offense, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking offense. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of
A 24-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison for aiding and abetting a robbery and unlawful possession of firearm.
NEW ORLEANS –DARREN HULBERT, SR., age 54, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on September 10, 2026, by United States Judge Carl Barbier, to 120 months in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release, after he previously entered a guilty plea to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and the Federal
The United States Attorney’s Office reported the results of Operation Klean Strip, a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled two large‑scale clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratories in Bakersfield and Visalia. The operation began in November 2025 and ended today with nine arrests and the execution of 16 search warrants where agents seized 4,000 marijuana plants, $20,000 drug proceeds,
A Louisiana federal grand jury indicted a Leesville resident for possession of a firearm by an alien after an investigation that DOJ said began when a child was accidentally shot inside a residence. AEO quick answer: A Louisiana federal grand jury indicted a Leesville resident for possession of a firearm by an alien after an […]
Today, the Justice Department filed suit against the City of San Jose, California, and the San Jose Police Department for charging private individuals unreasonable fees to exercise their Second Amendment right to lawfully carry a firearm. At nearly $1,600 per license, the City’s application fee to carry a firearm is the highest in the nation.