Shamsid-Deen Habeebullah, Gun Control Act Violation, Louisiana 2022

A California man has been sentenced for violating the Federal Gun Control Act in Louisiana. Shamsid-Deen Habeebullah, 45, was sentenced on May 26, 2022 to 46 months of incarceration.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Habeebullah entered a gun range in St. Bernard Parish on February 14, 2021 and rented two firearms before firing them at the range. Before renting the firearms, he filled out a waiver stating that he had not been convicted of a felony and was not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm.

However, Habeebullah has been convicted six times in the past, including once for bank robbery and twice for drug distribution. His convictions led to a prohibition on possessing firearms.

Despite the prohibition, Habeebullah rented and fired the firearms, violating the Federal Gun Control Act.

He will be under supervised release for two years following his term of incarceration and was also assessed a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.

The case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the U.S. Attorney's Office's violent crime reduction efforts.

PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.

The case was investigated by the St. Bernard Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Trummel of the Violent Crime Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/california-man-sentenced-violation-federal-gun-control-act