Vietnam War Veteran Sentenced to 7 Years for Violating the NFA

By John Crump

Plano, Texas –-(Ammoland.com)-A Vietnam War veteran has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison on federal gun charges.

Alfred Pick, 70, was sentenced to serve an 87-month prison sentence by District Judge Marcia A. Crone for possessing a fully automatic M14 that he purchased at a Texas gun show almost 40 years ago.

The former prisoner of war was drawn to the rifle because it was similar to the one he used during the Vietnam War where he served as a lieutenant in the Army carrying out over 100 combat missions and receiving the nation’s third highest military honor, the Silver Star. According to his attorneys, Pick did not know it was not legal to own the fully automatic rifle.

According to his friends in the Plano’s Air Park neighborhood, where Pick served as the HOA President, he was a gun collector of 14 rare guns, and the M14 was the crown jewel of his collection. He had a strong sentimental connection to the rifle.

The Plano’s Air Park is an upper class neighborhood for pilots like Pick who enjoy easy access to community runways for their private airplanes.

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