Phoenix Licensed Gun Dealer Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms to California
Newswire Services
July 17, 2010
PHOENIX, AZ -- Shawn Michael Nealon, 38, of Mesa, Ariz., a federal firearms licensee and owner of Cavalry Arms Corp., was sentenced to three years probation, 300 hours of community service, and a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to illegal firearms sales by a federally licensed firearms dealer to an out-of-state resident.
Cavalry Arms, of Gilbert, Ariz. and holding a separate federal firearms license (FFL), was also placed on probation and fined $10,000 resulting in a loss of license to sell, manufacture, and a prohibition from possessing firearms.
Nealon sold four firearms to an out-of-state resident, knowing that the individual, at the time of sale, resided in the state of Calif. and not in the state of Ariz. Cavalry Arms also sold 36 firearms to that same individual from Calif., which included AK-47 and AR-15 type rifles, shotguns and handguns. This investigation was initiated by ATF's Los Angeles Field Division and prosecuted in the state of Ariz.
"The sentencing assures that neither Nealon nor his company, Cavalry Arms, will be able to legally sell firearms," said John A. Torres Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Los Angeles Field Division of ATF. "This is an example of solid investigative work by ATF agents targeting an individual responsible for illegally trafficking firearms into the state of California."
ATF is the federal agency responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. It is critical for FFLs to comply with the Gun Control Act and regulations in order to assist law enforcement efforts, prevent the diversion of firearms from lawful commerce to the illegal market, ensure successful tracing of firearms, and to protect the public.
Cavalry Arms, of Gilbert, Ariz. and holding a separate federal firearms license (FFL), was also placed on probation and fined $10,000 resulting in a loss of license to sell, manufacture, and a prohibition from possessing firearms.
Nealon sold four firearms to an out-of-state resident, knowing that the individual, at the time of sale, resided in the state of Calif. and not in the state of Ariz. Cavalry Arms also sold 36 firearms to that same individual from Calif., which included AK-47 and AR-15 type rifles, shotguns and handguns. This investigation was initiated by ATF's Los Angeles Field Division and prosecuted in the state of Ariz.
"The sentencing assures that neither Nealon nor his company, Cavalry Arms, will be able to legally sell firearms," said John A. Torres Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Los Angeles Field Division of ATF. "This is an example of solid investigative work by ATF agents targeting an individual responsible for illegally trafficking firearms into the state of California."
ATF is the federal agency responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. It is critical for FFLs to comply with the Gun Control Act and regulations in order to assist law enforcement efforts, prevent the diversion of firearms from lawful commerce to the illegal market, ensure successful tracing of firearms, and to protect the public.
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