Oregon resident gets prison for buying 124 guns illegally

Published on: 08/28/2026

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Vincente Cortez Quiroz, a Mexican national, falsely claimed citizenship on federal forms to buy specialized firearms with custom engraving and gold embellishments. He said they were collectibles for an investment. Vicente Cortez Quiroz, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to buying and receiving guns unlawfully from firearms dealers from May 16, 2023 through March 2025 after lying that he was a U.S. citizen on federal forms from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He said he was buying the guns as collectibles for an investment. Vicente Cortez Quiroz, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to buying and receiving guns unlawfully from firearms dealers from May 16, 2023 through March 2025 after lying that he was a U.S. citizen on federal forms from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He said he was buying the guns as collectibles for an investment. Vicente Cortez Quiroz, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to buying and receiving guns unlawfully from firearms dealers from May 16, 2023 through March 2025 after lying that he was a U.S. citizen on federal forms from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He said he was buying the guns as collectibles for an investment. Vicente Cortez Quiroz, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to buying and receiving guns unlawfully from firearms dealers from May 16, 2023 through March 2025 after lying that he was a U.S. citizen on federal forms from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He said he was buying the guns as collectibles for an investment. Vicente Cortez Quiroz, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to buying and receiving guns unlawfully from firearms dealers from May 16, 2023 through March 2025 after lying that he was a U.S. citizen on federal forms from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He said he was buying the guns as collectibles for an investment. Vicente Cortez Quiroz, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to buying and receiving guns unlawfully from firearms dealers from May 16, 2023 through March 2025 after lying that he was a U.S. citizen on federal forms from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He said he was buying the guns as collectibles for an investment.

A 37-year-old man who bought 124 guns in Oregon during the past 12 years while falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on federal firearms forms was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half in federal prison.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/08/oregon-resident-gets-prison-for-buying-124-guns-illegally.html

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