Arizona man who sold ammunition to Las Vegas massacre gunman pleads guilty

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A man who sold ammunition to the Las Vegas massacre gunman pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Nevada to federal charges related to an illegal ammunition business he operated out of his Arizona home.


Douglas Haig, 57, was not accused of a direct role in the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting that killed 58 and injured more than 850 at an open-air music festival. Prosecutors never suggested that he had advance knowledge of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

Haig acknowledged before U.S. District Judge James Mahan that he had no license to disassemble, remanufacture and reload bullets at his home workshop in Mesa, Ariz. According to investigators, Haig operated an illegal business called Specialized Military Ammunition from July 2016 to Oct. 2017, selling ammunition both online and at gun shows in several states, including Arizona and Nevada, Mercury News reported.

Douglas Haig leaves the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2019, in Las Vegas, after pleading guilty to illegally manufacturing tracer and armor-piercing bullets found in a high-rise hotel suite where a gunman took aim before the Las Vegas Strip massacre two years ago. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Douglas Haig leaves the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2019, in Las Vegas, after pleading guilty to illegally
Review-Journal via AP)

Haig acknowledged publicly in 2018 that he sold 720 rounds of tracer ammunition to Paddock in the weeks before the massacre after the two met at a gun show. Tracers illuminate the path of fired bullets, allowing shooters a more precise hit.

Haig closed the business permanently following an FBI raid less than three weeks after the shooting, according to his defense attorney. His plea agreement allowed him to avoid a trial that had been scheduled to begin next month. Haig could have faced up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. His deal could get him about two years at sentencing Feb. 19. Victor said he’ll seek probation.


 
FFL06: manufacturer of ammunition for firearms other than ammunition for destructive devices or amor piercing ammunition

FFL10: manufacturer of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition

Now have fun looking up what classifies an ammunition "manufacturer".
 
FFL06: manufacturer of ammunition for firearms other than ammunition for destructive devices or amor piercing ammunition

FFL10: manufacturer of destructive devices, ammunition for destructive devices or armor piercing ammunition

Now have fun looking up what classifies an ammunition "manufacturer".
FFL07: manufacturer of firearms may also manufacture ammunition, but the 06 ammunition manufacturer cannot manufacture firearms.


Is a person who reloads ammunition required to be licensed as a manufacturer?
Yes, if the person engages in the business of selling or distributing reloads for the purpose of livelihood and profit.
No, if the person reloads only for personal use.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a) and 923(a); 27 CFR 478.41]
 
I wonder what they will jail Eric Holder for do to the ATF "Fast and furious" scandal?

He got more jail time than that meth dealer in Falmouth that was caught with the AK47, "high capacity" magazines and ammo in his trunk a while back.[rofl2]
 
Not sure if “precise” and tracers belong in the same sentence.

Kinda strange, wonder if the shooter was getting something more exotic?

Even m856 is or was then, quite available, basically green tip tracers.

What you can't get without reloading are real armor piercing rounds for certain calibers, including 5.56, and thats about it.
 
The 13 months was because him and Murtaugh were loading "cahhhpkilluhhhzz" that would penetrate the blades of bulldozers.

 
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