Source: GunSenseVT	Date: 2013
'VT Gun Incident': 4/18/13 Rutland 37-year old male sentenced for trading gun for drugs. Gun later found in hands of man after being fatally shot by police
GOV Analysis:
GunSense Accuracy Level:	False Claim: Not a firearm incident
Date: 4/18/2013	Town: Sentencing
VT Resident?: Yes	Law Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: Felon
Event Type: Drug Bust	Firearm Crime: Federal Possession Charges
Injury Type: NONE
Actual Gun Use: NO	Gun Actually Fired: NO
Domestic Violence: No	Suicide: NO
Details: Sentencing for a FOUR YEAR OLD crime. Events that convicted drug dealer Jewel Hurt was procecuted for occurred in 2010. The Cobra .380 pistol that was found on the NEW YORK man in October 2010, was STOLEN from Hurt the day before during a home invasion. The court allowed a plea deal, which dropped three of the drug-dealing counts AND THE CHARGE OF USING A FIREARM IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME! The 8 years were for DRUG trafficking charges and a count of "Felon-in-possession". GunSense is repeatedly using court dates and sentencing as "VT Gun Incidents" to inflate their false narative to make themselves look relevant.
NO law will prevent crime. No law will stop criminals from getting guns. Gun Control only effects the law-abiding citizen and the politicians know it.
News Articles
Source 1: 2012 Article: Eight-year sentence for man in Rutland shooting: (NEW YORK man being sentenced to 100 months-Jewel Hurt was NOT charged)
Source 2: 2013 Article: Eight year sentence on federal drug convictions
Source 3: Rutland Resident Sentenced to 100 Months Imprisonment for Heroin Distribution and Unlawful Firearm Possession
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