Does a stolen firearm have to be in interstate commerce when the crime is committed?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Jones, 564 F.2d 1315 (9th Cir. 1977):
It is an essential element of the offense under 18 U.S.C. 922(j) that the stolen firearms be in interstate commerce when the offense is committed. United States v. Ruffin, 490 F.2d 557 (8th Cir. 1974). We do not agree, however, that as a matter of law the weapons had come to rest in Arizona and therefore were no longer moving in interstate commerce when the crime occurred.
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