Several of you have asked how it can be that the man who sold the gun that Sahel “Jenni” Kazemi used to kill quarterback Steve McNair and then herself could be facing federal charges in light of reports from last week that the transaction was legal.
The difference is that the man who sold the gun, 33-year-old Adrian Gilliam, is a convicted felon. As a result, his mere ownership of a gun constitutes a separate violation of the law.
Gilliam claimed that he bought the gun roughly a year ago after his house was burglarized. (The non-360 Xbox bandits presumably had an alibi.) He paid $100 for it.
And then he sold it for $100 to Kazemi.
And now he faces new felony charges that could result in a prison term of up to 10 years, and a fine of up to $250,000.
Gilliam was convicted in 1993 on three counts of armed robbery, and second-degree murder.
Authorities say that Kazemi bought the gun in the parking lot of the restaurant where she worked. She also tried to sell Gilliam her car, a Kia. She spent so much time in the parking lot with Gilliam that she was instructed to clock out for the evening.