Billy Glyn Sims Jr., Unlawful Gun Dealing, California 2023

Yuba City Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Unlawful Gun Dealing

Billy Glyn Sims Jr., a 30-year-old Yuba City resident, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for dealing in firearms without a license and possessing a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert.

According to court documents, between April 1, 2022, and March 9, 2023, Sims engaged in the business of dealing in firearms without a license. In three separate transactions in motel and apartment complex parking lots, Sims sold an FBI confidential source a Mossberg Shotgun, a Ruger single-action revolver, and a black powder revolver, as well as a box containing .45 caliber ammunition. The transactions occurred in Yuba, Yolo, and Sutter Counties.

At least one of the transactions occurred after Sims became aware that the source was a ‘double felon’ and thus prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. Sims also offered to sell the source several other firearms, including an AR-15 assault rifle, although these transactions were never completed.

Sims was prohibited from possessing any firearms because of his own prior felony convictions, including for domestic violence and burglary. This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Justin L. Lee and Dhruv M. Sharma prosecuted the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Project Safe Neighborhoods is a violent crime reduction strategy launched by the U.S. Department of Justice on May 26, 2021, based on the following core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. To learn more about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit Justice.gov/PSN.

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