Opinion ID: 4103201
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Defendant Garrity’s Conduct

Text: On June 3, 2014, Garrity went to Gander Mountain, a federally licensed firearms dealer, in St. Mary’s, Florida to pick up a firearm he had purchased online. Garrity filled out a Form 4473. In response to Question 2, which asked for a “Current Residence Address,” Garrity wrote in an address on Roosevelt Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. In answer to Question 13, which asked for Garrity’s state of residence, Garrity wrote “FL.” The Form 4473 instructed that a person resides in a state if he “is present in a State with the intention of making a home in that state.” The Form 4473 also clarified that a U.S. citizen with two states of residence should list his current residence for Question 13. Garrity gave the store clerk a Florida driver’s license and a concealed weapons permit. The address on the driver’s license matched the Roosevelt Boulevard, Daytona Beach address Garrity had provided on the Form 4473. The store clerk, who was also a law enforcement officer, became suspicious when he did not recognize the concealed weapons permit and could not validate it. The store clerk told Garrity he would have to wait three days to get the firearm. 3 Case: 16-10930 Date Filed: 11/30/2016 Page: 4 of 13 Over the next few days, Sean Patton, an investigator with the Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, investigated Garrity’s concealed carry permit. On June 6, 2014, Investigator Patton arrested Garrity when he returned to the Gander Mountain store. During a post-arrest interview, Garrity told Investigator Patton that he had been living with a friend, Anthony Herzog, while he looked for his own place to live. Garrity said he had been living at Herzog’s home at the Roosevelt Boulevard, Daytona Beach address, but had just moved with Herzog to Port Orange, Florida. Garrity admitted that he had provided the store clerk with a false concealed weapons permit he had found online. Investigator Patton then spoke with Herzog on the telephone to verify Garrity’s address, and Herzog disputed Garrity’s claim. After speaking with Herzog on the telephone, Patton conducted a follow-up interview with Garrity. This time, Garrity admitted to Patton that he actually lived in New Jersey, and was scheduled to fly back to New Jersey on June 7, 2014.