The jury in Hunter Biden’s gun case voted on Tuesday to convict the son of the president on three charges related to making false statements when purchasing a gun and illegal possession of a firearm.
The verdict came after a quick trial, the outcome of which was highly anticipated.
[M]aking a false statement during a background check to deceive a federally licensed firearms dealer in Wilmington, Delaware—his father’s home turf (Count 1), making a false statement on a form that the seller kept as the firearm transaction record (Count 2), and illegally possessing the gun over an 11-day period (Count 3).
When filling out the background check application for purchasing his firearm, Biden indicated that he was not addicted to illegal drugs, a claim that was debunked when he discussed his struggles with addiction in his book and elsewhere.
The decision has been cheered by folks on the…
