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Minn. Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of BB Gun

• http://truthinmedia.com, By Barry Donegan

The Minnesota Supreme Court is set to take on a case that will determine whether a BB gun is considered a firearm as it pertains to felons who have had their gun rights stripped due to a prior conviction.

37-year-old Minnesota resident David Lee Haywood was sentenced to five years in prison for possession of firearm by an ineligible felon during a 2013 incident in which officers found a Walther CP99 Compact .177 caliber BB gun in the glove box of his vehicle while arresting him for violating the terms of a no contact order.

Haywood's gun rights had been stripped in 2005 following his conviction on felony drug charges. He is being represented in the case by public defender Thomas Handley Jr.

Courthouse News Service notes that Haywood was convicted on the firearms charge by Ramsey County District Court and that his conviction was subsequently upheld by the Minnesota Court of Appeals.


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