20-year-old Benjamin Wheeler sentenced to 8 months for illegal possession of a short-barreled rifle. Benjamin Wheeler, de 20 años, condenado a 8 meses por posesión ilegal de un rifle de cañón corto.

Benjamin Wheeler, a 20-year-old from Norwich, has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for possessing an unregistered short-barreled AR-15-style rifle. Benjamin Wheeler, un joven de 20 años de Norwich, ha sido sentenciado a ocho meses de prisión federal por poseer un rifle no registrado de tipo AR-15 de cañón corto. The weapon's barrel was less than 16 inches long, making it illegal without registration. El cañón del arma era de menos de 16 pulgadas de largo, por lo que era ilegal sin registro. In addition to the prison term, Wheeler faces three years of supervised release. Además de la pena de prisión, Wheeler se enfrenta a tres años de libertad supervisada.