Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3665 Firearms Possessed by Convicted Felons
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 232 — MISCELLANEOUS SENTENCING PROVISIONS › § 3665
Summary
A court can order any guns and ammo a person had when arrested to be taken away if that person is convicted of moving a stolen vehicle across state or national lines, or of a federal felony that involved threats, force, violence, or the use of a firearm. This can be in addition to other punishments, and the court may direct the arresting police to keep the weapons or otherwise dispose of them.
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Title 18, §3665
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A judgment of conviction for transporting a stolen motor vehicle in interstate or foreign commerce or for committing or attempting to commit a felony in violation of any law of the United States involving the use of threats, force, or violence or perpetrated in whole or in part by the use of firearms, may, in addition to the penalty provided by law for such offense, order the confiscation and disposal of firearms and ammunition found in the possession or under the immediate control of the defendant at the time of his arrest. The court may direct the delivery of such firearms or ammunition to the law-enforcement agency which apprehended such person, for its use or for any other disposition in its discretion.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 645 (June 13, 1939, ch. 197, 53 Stat. 814). The condensation and simplification of this section clarifies its intent to confiscate the firearms taken from persons convicted of crimes of violence without any real change of substance.
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18 U.S.C. § 3665
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102