Feds Convict Texan for Selling a Gun to Illegal Alien With Texas Drivers License

[Old Fart]

Feds Convict Texan for Selling a Gun to Illegal Alien With Texas Drivers License
September 2, 2010

(PRESS RELEASE – Download .doc) In Federal District Court on July 20, 2010, the ATF won a conviction from an Austin jury that defies logic and reason.

In a trial before Federal Judge Sam Sparks, government lawyers conceded Texas resident Paul Copeland did not know his buyer was an illegal alien, but the jury they should convict him anyway because he “had reasonable cause to believe” he was selling to an illegal alien because the two men and a boy who were present at his table at the time of the sale: 1) were Hispanic, 2) spoke Spanish, and 3) wore cowboy clothing. And the jury did as asked. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Freel acted as lead prosecutor in the case.

The firearm transaction at issue occurred on January 16, 2010, at a gunshow at the North Austin Events Center, at 10601 N. Lamar Blvd., in Austin, Texas. Undercover ATF agents followed Mr. Huerta, his son, and another Hispanic male, Hipolito Aviles, around the “Texas Gunshow” that day, and claimed to observe Huerta’s transaction. Austin P.D. used Copeland’s case as the reason to close down the gunshow, leading to a protest by Austin residents in front of APD headquarters on January 25.

Sounds like profiling.....

For complete article go to:
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/161/279/Feds_Convict_Texan_for_Selling_a_Gun_to_Illegal_Alien_With_Texas_Driver_s_License.html

Or

http://www.590klbj.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=1272077

[Oldshooter]

Sounds like profiling..... 

SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT THEIR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO.

Well if he had refused to hire them he would have been arrested for that as well.

Madness.............Madness!!!!

[Pat/Rick]

Whats the sentance for the criminal foreigners? Here without a visa, in possession of a firearm? The 'ol double standard, "we will prosecute you, but not enforce our own laws".It also seems that the courts have NO problem with racial profiling.

 Again. This is why I advocate "Jury Nullification". Jurors have the Right to judge not only the accused, but the law itself, and the circumstances. The courts rely on ignorant jurors. Who did they go after in this case? Once again, the guy with the money, tell me the courts aren't as corrupt as our gov't.People can't even see that juries are stacked by the pre trial questioning.Too bad the courts aren't as tough on landlords renting to illegals. Good luck America.

BTW, thanks for posting.

[Brett]

Once again the real criminal walks while another legal gun owner gets the shaft. 

Anyone check the residency status of the jury who convicted Copeland?  It was probably a jury of the illegal alien's illegal Mexican piers.   Oh, that's right, we couldn't ask the members of the jury if they were legal or not because that would be profiling.

If Copeland had refused to sell the gun to the Mexican they probably would have arrested him for hate crimes.