Chinese Man Sentenced for Possession of a Machine Gun

[Thirwell1216]

11 months? I think any of us would be in for the next three or four national election cyclees. Wow. Details are light on the ATF site, but must be an interesting back story:

Chinese Man Sentenced for Possession of a Machine Gun | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Rejjie Ni, 24, of Shanghai, China, who was convicted of possession of a machine gun, was sentenced to time served (11 months) by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremiah E. Lenihan, who...

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For Immediate Release

Thursday, November 5, 2020

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Chinese Man Sentenced for Possession of a Machine Gun


BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Rejjie Ni, 24, of Shanghai, China, who was convicted of possession of a machine gun, was sentenced to time served (11 months) by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremiah E. Lenihan, who handled the case, stated that on March 18, 2019, the Amherst Police Department responded to the defendant’s apartment following a report that there were a large number of firearms inside the residence. During the execution of a search warrant, officers recovered 33 rifles, two shotguns, and numerous rounds of ammunition, including armor piercing bullets.
One of the rifles recovered was a semi-automatic rifle under Ni’s bed. Subsequent investigation and expert analysis determined that the defendant had converted the semi-automatic rifle into a fully automatic machinegun.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. Devito, New York Field Division, the Amherst Police Department, under the direction of Chief John Askey, and Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin Kelly.

 

[IPSC_DRL]

Sounds like he has been in the clink since the bust and they are probably sending him off on the next plane back to China.

 

[headednorth]

the Amherst Police Department responded to the defendant’s apartment following a report that there were a large number of firearms inside the residence.

???

 

[Dadstoys]

Did he drive for Pelosi ?

 

[gfields]

Yes, very curious what the back story is on that one.

 

[bondsman333]

Why waste good tax payer dollars locking him up here? Send him on back to China. They'll take away a few of his Xi Jinping winnie the pooh stickers and he'll be back living in the slums.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I wonder if the warrant was issued because he did not buy an Alaska squirrel hunting license that would allow foreigner in the US on a visa to possess firearms in the US, or if just having a large number of firearms was sufficient for the warrant? There is always the possibility that a warrant challenge resulted in a time served plea bargain.

 

[nutsym16]

If it was a semi-automatic machinegun he would be ok!

 

[cetme24]

I wonder if he had a bump stock on the semi auto rifle.

 

[308rifleman]

Why waste good tax payer dollars locking him up here? Send him on back to China. They'll take away a few of his Xi Jinping winnie the pooh stickers and he'll be back living in the slums.

Last year, the Secret Service arrested a Chinese national at Mar-A-Largo after she bypassed two checkpoints and almost gained access to Trump's home. She was not armed, but was carrying surveillance equipment. A federal judge found her guilty, sentenced her to time served (8 months pre-trial confinement) and deported her.