Why not ask Agnostic what the penalty is for the average person lying on a federal firearms application, getting the gun and then tossing into a dumpster
Is not Agnostic a detective? Are police detectives usually involved in solving or pursuing these types of cases? If you know someone in the FBI or a tax attorney, they would be a better source.
The bad news is that the penalty can be as harsh as 10 years in prison. Lying about drug use is 5 years. According to what I read more than half the cases were filed. In the 2019 fiscal year, when Hunter Biden purchased his gun, federal prosecutors received 478 referrals for lying on Form 4473 — and filed just 298 cases, according to data extracted from the U.S. attorneys' case management system. Very few are prosecuted. Do folks who falsely fill out this form face much risk of prosecution. The answer? They don't. A 1990 Justice Department study noted how difficult it was to bring cases against people who falsely answer questions on the form, especially because there is no paper trail for drug abusers like there is for felons.
These statistics are relevant as Congress discusses how to strengthen gun laws after high-profile mass shootings. They are a prime illustration of how existing laws are not always rigorously or consistently enforced. Broadly popular measures like background checks are not as appealing to some Republican voters as they are to Democratic voters. Interestingly, it is Republicans who tend to resist proposals such as the one for universal background checks for gun buyers. This is evidenced on Getbig, whenever the subject of gun control is broached. Where do you stand on gun control, Coach?
When someone has firearms or ammunition that they wish to get rid of, they are supposed to report it to local law enforcement and either drop it off at their police station or wait for an officer to come by their location and take care of it. If a firearm is disposed of in another way, one could be charged with criminal disposal of a firearm. A person can be charged with unlawful disposition of a firearm even by throwing a found firearm away. Good thing that he didn't illegally try to sell the gun because the penalty for this can put you away for 5- 10 years depending on whether it is a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree charge.
The IRS is known for picking high profile tax fraud cases to pursue. Hunter Biden fits that profile. Filing late is not a big deal. They usually result in a fine. Too bad Hunter didn't file for an extension. Penalties for filing late can mount up at a rate of 5% of the amount of tax due for each month that you're late. If you're more than 60 days late, the minimum penalty is $100 or 100% of the tax due with the return, whichever is less. Filing for the extension wipes out the penalty file by the extension deadline. I personally know someone who didn’t file his taxes for 5 years. When the IRS decided to do something about it, he was not penalized. He had to pay what was due and they allowed him to pay what he owed on an installment plan.
