Omaha Man Sentenced for Making a False Statement During Attempted Firearms Purchase

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Grant Clapp, age 21, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on January 29, 2025, in federal court in Omaha for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Clapp to 3 months’ imprisonment. This sentence will run concurrently to the 4-to-10-year sentence that Clapp is serving stemming from his conviction in Douglas County for two counts of First-Degree Sexual Assault. There is no parole in the federal system. After Clapp’s release from prison, he will begin a 2-year term of supervised release.

On June 30, 2022, the defendant, Grant Clapp, was charged by Information in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska with five counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree in case number CR 22-2116. On August 1, 2022, Clapp was released on bond. On November 12, 2022, Clapp went to Cabela’s in La Vista, Nebraska and attempted to purchase a Savage Arms Canada Inc./Savage Arms, Inc. A22 .22LR Rifle bearing serial number 3974748. On the ATF Form 4473, Clapp was asked in Question 21.b. “Are you under indictment or information in any court for a felony, or any other crime for which the judge could imprison you for more than one year, or are you a current member of the military who has been charged with violation(s) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and whose charge(s) have been referred to a general court-martial?” Clapp answered “No.” Clapp signed the document thereby certifying “that my answers in Section B are true, correct, and complete. I have read and understand the Notices, Instructions, and Definitions on ATF Form 5573. … I understand that a person who answers ‘yes’ to any of the questions 21.b. through 21.k. is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm…. I also understand that making any false oral or written statement, or exhibiting any false or misrepresented identification with respect to this transaction, is a crime punishable as a felony under Federal law, and may also violate State and/or local law.” The response from NICS or appropriate State agency was delayed and the firearm was not permitted to be transferred at that time. Clapp’s application was denied on November 15, 2022.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.