Gun sales tileA jury now will decide whether two Athens, Tenn., brothers illegally sold hundreds of guns without a license or if the two were simply avid gun collectors and traders.
Carl and Richard Monroe face federal charges of selling guns without a federal firearms license. The brothers were indicted last year along with Kevin Dawson and his father-in-law, Jack Wardlaw, on the weapons charges.
Dawson pleaded guilty and is scheduled for sentencing on March 21. Wardlaw filed paperwork to plead guilty. He is scheduled for a hearing today.
Prosecutor Terra Bay and defense attorneys Mike Little for Richard Monroe and Myrlene Marsa for Carl Monroe finished closing arguments late Monday.
U.S. District Judge Curtis Collier asked the jury to return this morning to begin deliberations.