Cape Cod Man Guilty In Illegal Firearm Sales Case

TRURO, MA — A Truro man recently pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to illegally selling firearms.

James McNulty, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license. U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young scheduled sentencing for Sept. 11. McNulty was arrested in February 2022.

From about January 2021 to April 2021, McNulty offered for sale and sold at least 23 firearms that did not belong to him. He personally sold the firearms to other individuals from his residence in Truro in exchange for cash, officials said.

McNulty does not possess a license to import, manufacture, or deal firearms.

The charge of dealing in firearms without a license provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.