James Michael Klos

Klos was convicted of possession of an unregistered firearm under 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), a provision of the National Firearms Act (NFA). The NFA requires that certain categories of firearm — including machine guns, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, suppressors, and destructive devices — be registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Possessing such a weapon without a valid registration is a federal felony regardless of how the weapon was obtained. Specific details of the firearm involved and the circumstances of the offense are not available in accessible public records. The conviction occurred in the federal case United States v. Klos, No. 1:05-CR-54.