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In what looks like a flawed prosecution by the AFT, a navy Master at Arms was convicted for having destructive devices and machine gun violations.
He had a demilled RPG launcher with a hole in the tube and a steel rod where the trigger group should have been. The ATF patched the hole, loaded a 7.62 training barrel into the tube and installed a working trigger group, then fired the training round and declared that the launcher was ready to fire an RPG.
An informant claimed the sailor had an M249 in his home - the sailor said it was an airsoft training mock up, which it was. But the AFT decided it is was enough to open an investigation.
They sent an informant to buy a cut MG42 kit that was demilled in the past with a single saw cut at the time that was still allowed. The sailor bought it on gun broker and sold it to the informant.
The sailor had a 40mm trigger group purchased from Big Daddy in a safe in one part of his home, and a barrel for the same launcher in a totally different safe in a different room. The AFT decided this was constructive possession.
The AFT told the jury that a stack of Mac flats were machine guns because the sailor owned a wet saw. The wet saw in question was being used to cut tile for his bathroom remodel.
All in all, this guy got railroaded.
In what looks like a flawed prosecution by the AFT, a navy Master at Arms was convicted for having destructive devices and machine gun violations.
He had a demilled RPG launcher with a hole in the tube and a steel rod where the trigger group should have been. The ATF patched the hole, loaded a 7.62 training barrel into the tube and installed a working trigger group, then fired the training round and declared that the launcher was ready to fire an RPG.
An informant claimed the sailor had an M249 in his home - the sailor said it was an airsoft training mock up, which it was. But the AFT decided it is was enough to open an investigation.
They sent an informant to buy a cut MG42 kit that was demilled in the past with a single saw cut at the time that was still allowed. The sailor bought it on gun broker and sold it to the informant.
The sailor had a 40mm trigger group purchased from Big Daddy in a safe in one part of his home, and a barrel for the same launcher in a totally different safe in a different room. The AFT decided this was constructive possession.
The AFT told the jury that a stack of Mac flats were machine guns because the sailor owned a wet saw. The wet saw in question was being used to cut tile for his bathroom remodel.
All in all, this guy got railroaded.
Navy Sailor Convicted of Violating the NFA in An Absurd Case
A Virginia military member has been convicted of selling a machine gun and having destructive devices.
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