UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John J. OMAN, Defendant-Appellant

Oman appeals from a judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(a). The district court had jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3231 , and we have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.

I

Oman was convicted in 1974 in the Middle-sex District Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for two felony offenses: assault by means of a dangerous weapon, and breaking and entering. He served 18 months in state custody. Oman moved to Tucson, Arizona, approximately 1987. There, he began purchasing firearms. Oman’s neighbors often noticed him carrying guns, sometimes menacingly. He was even involved in an armed conflict with a neighbor which resulted in the police being summoned.

In September 1992, Oman’s wife called the police. Fearing Oman’s erratic and threatening behavior, she expressed concern for the safety of both Oman and her family. The responding Pima County Sheriffs deputies entered Oman’s home and arrested him for domestic violence. During the course of the arrest, they observed in plain view several weapons in the house. This information was conveyed to agents of the Bureau of…