Man Convicted of Lying to Buy Gun

A 32-year-old Saratoga County man has been convicted of providing a false statement to a licensed dealer in connection with the attempted acquisition of a firearm.

Michael Bramer, Jr. was found guilty by a jury yesterday of knowingly making a false statement on a Firearms Transaction Record (also known as an ATF Form 4473) at a store in Gloversville, New York, in connection with his attempt to buy a Savage .243 Axis rifle.

According to evidence presented during the 2-day trial, on October 24, 2016, Bramer knowingly made a false statement on the ATF Form 4473 in response to the question “Are you subject to a court order restraining you from harassing, stalking, or threatening . . . an intimate partner?” Bramer responded “No,” when he knew that 11 days earlier, on October 13, 2016, he was issued a Temporary Order of Protection in Malta Town Court ordering him to refrain from assault, harassment, stalking, threats and any criminal offense against an intimate partner.

The Temporary Order of Protection stated that Bramer was advised of the issuance and contents of the order and was personally served with the order by a Malta Town Court Judge, and both Bramer and the judge signed the order.

Bramer faces up to 10 years in prison, a maximum $250,000 fine, and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of up to 3 years when he is sentenced on December 10, 2018 by Senior United States District Judge Gary L. Sharpe.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), New York Field Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Rabe handled the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia Giglio Suarez prosecuted the case at trial.

United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF, New York Field Division, announced the conviction.

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