Court Opinion

ID: 9751639
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 16:41:30.667697+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:26:53.134208
License: Public Domain

CONCURRING OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
There is no dispute that the firearm at issue is not derivative contraband and is not subject to forfeiture. Nonetheless, I agree with the majority that even though David Boniella owns the firearm, as a consequence of his conviction for counterfeiting, he is not entitled to its return because he is legally disqualified from possessing a firearm under the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §§ 921-931. Because Boniella still owns the firearm, I write separately to note that we do not address a public official’s responsibility to give possession of a firearm to a person to whom Boniella has made a bona fide transfer of his ownership interest.