Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation have taken over the legal defense of David Olofson who was convicted of transferring an unregistered machine gun. In fact, the gun had malfunctioned, and a 1997 BATFE training manual (see toward the end of Appendix B) makes it clear that even if a gun fires a burst but then jams, it is not a machine gun but a malfunction. The brief for Olofson shows numerous errors made by the prosecution and the judge.

Documents for the case and media coverage can be viewed below. For more information on the current events of the case please go to check out the Olofson Update Page on the Gun Owners of America website at www.gunowners.org/a09032009.htm

Petition for Writ of Certiorari - August 28, 2009 (PDF - opens in new window)

Petition for Writ of Certiorari (appendix) - August 28, 2009 (PDF - open in new window)

GOF's brief requesting a rehearing by the full Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals - May 15, 2009 (PDF - opens in new window)

Seventh Circuit Opinion Affirming Olofson's Conviction - May 1, 2009 (PDF - opens in new window)

Brief of Appellant submited in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
August 25, 2008 (PDF - opens in new window)

An appendix and a reply can be read here (PDF - opens in new window)

Reply Brief of Appellant - November 7, 2008 (PDF - opens in new window)

GOA Lawyers present Oral Argument in Appeals Court. January 22, 2009
Click link below to here the audio transcript:

U.S. v. Olofson Oral Arguments in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals