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Shane Cox

Pardon

  /   2025–Present

Record at a Glance

Clemency type
Pardon
Presidential term
2025–Present
Federal district
District of Kansas
Offense
Possession of an unregistered firearm; transfer of a firearm in violation of National Firearm Act (five counts); making a firearm in violation of National Firearm Act; engaging in business as a dealer and manufacturer of firearms
Sentence
Two years' probation (February 6, 2017)
Current status
Trump’s September 2026 pardon ended the federal consequences of Cox’s covered convictions. No later criminal or firearms-regulatory proceeding is included in this chronology.

Original Case

Cox was convicted in a Kansas federal case involving possession of an unregistered firearm, five counts of unlawful transfer, making a firearm in violation of the National Firearms Act, and engaging in business as a firearms dealer/manufacturer. DOJ reports he received two years of probation and an $800 assessment in February 2017. Co-defendant Jeremy Kettler's separate conviction and sentence are not attributed to Cox.

Clemency

September 3, 2026: full and unconditional pardon of the specified federal case. The executive pardon is distinct from a judicial reversal of the conviction.

Trump Connection

Cox’s prosecution arose from a broader gun-rights dispute over firearms made and sold under Kansas law, giving the pardon an ideological connection to Trump’s Second Amendment constituency. The public clemency materials, however, name no individual advocate and document no personal, campaign, or business relationship with Trump. The pardon ended the federal consequences of Cox’s convictions without resolving the underlying constitutional arguments in his favor.

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