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Posted: 4/5/2019 9:39:18 AM EST

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I know a machinist that made a bunch of silencers and homemade guns like sten's and such. I think it was about 50 counts. He made them, shot them and then chunked them under his single wide trailer.

Somebody snitched on him as part of a plea deal in a unrelated case.

I thought he was going to prison for the rest of his life. He is older and kind of crippled so the jury gave him 2 years probation.

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Not that I think it is a good idea or even condone it, but I have only seen a couple of cases where someone with a legit unregistered machinegun absent other criminal felonies actually did any jail time. Most people just get the gun confiscated and put on probation. The whole $250,000 fine and ten years in jail is mostly just a scare tactic. People like Olofson are the exception and not the rule, and he only was sentenced to 30 months.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:39:34 AM EST

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My town.

There's a bit more to the story, apparently this guy was making homemade HE rounds for his 37mm launcher. These were also recovered.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:41:19 AM EST

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My town.

There's a bit more to the story, apparently this guy was making homemade HE rounds for his 37mm launcher. These were also recovered.

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Oh the horror!

He could have possibly done something bad. He didn’t possibly could have!

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:44:27 AM EST

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And for some reason, many you people in "free states" are too dense to wrap your head around the fact that moving out of state isn't an option for many people.

Serious question, would you walk out of your 13 year old daughter's life and resort to only seeing her a few times a year (if you were lucky) all because you didn't like the politics / gun laws in your state? Or are you under the impression that you can just make your ex move wherever you want because you want to own a machine gun and not have a FOID card?

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This should be a lesson to every single one of y’all that live in a ban state.

Get the fuck out and start over in a state where you will not spend the cost of your house and a year’s wages just to avoid jail.( but still be a convicted felon)

Seriously, with a lot of y’all the Stockholm Syndrome is thick.

And for some reason, many you people in "free states" are too dense to wrap your head around the fact that moving out of state isn't an option for many people.

Serious question, would you walk out of your 13 year old daughter's life and resort to only seeing her a few times a year (if you were lucky) all because you didn't like the politics / gun laws in your state? Or are you under the impression that you can just make your ex move wherever you want because you want to own a machine gun and not have a FOID card?

You really think it's about casually owning some toys? Maybe you'll change your mind when you're shot to death by police after your ex's friend red flags you.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:45:00 AM EST

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“The worry is what happens when a cache like this one gets into the wrong hands?” said Marconi. “All it takes is the wrong person to get their hands on these types of weapons.”

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Well, now these weapons are in the wrong hands. They weren't before but then they were forcefully seized by tyrants.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:47:44 AM EST

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My town.

There's a bit more to the story, apparently this guy was making homemade HE rounds for his 37mm launcher. These were also recovered.

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I'm guessing those were not spin fused. All legalities aside playing with homemade HE rounds is a good way to get the nickname Stumpy.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:47:52 AM EST

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The term "mechanic" in this case probably sensationalized hinting at organized crime...putting that notion in readers minds...

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:49:54 AM EST

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What's the current law in CT for standard capacity magazines?

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:50:24 AM EST

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The term "mechanic" in this case probably sensationalized hinting at organized crime...putting that notion in readers minds...

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Thank you Mr Bishop

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:50:43 AM EST

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What's the current law in CT for standard capacity magazines?

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10 rounds max pistol/rifle.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:51:23 AM EST

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If true that he made unregistered suppressors, he's probably good and screwed.

Aside from that, he could have been the test case for CT's AWB ban/registration. Otherwise completely legal, just not registered under the new-ish law. Would it have stood up to supreme court scrutiny?

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:53:02 AM EST

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Fucked because his kid called 911.

Life as a fucking hermit is looking more and more attractive.

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Get married they said. Have kids they said. It'll be fun they said.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:54:41 AM EST

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He should've had a couple of them cached in an alternate location

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Who says he didn't.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:55:16 AM EST

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Fucked because his kid called 911.

Life as a fucking hermit is looking more and more attractive.

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this, sounds like he should have ejected sooner

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:56:31 AM EST

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"76 unregistered high-capacity magazines"

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and fuck Connecticunt

Not guilty

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:56:34 AM EST

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Illegal use of weapons should be strictly punished. ( crime, robbery, murder etc )

Simply possessing weapons, full auto, suppressors, etc should not be illegal at all. In fact manufacturing a full auto, and a suppressor for your own use should be 100% legal and protected.

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Agreed. 100%.

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:58:49 AM EST

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This may be a good opportunity to challenge the laws as unconstitutional. It makes no mention of any criminal history or other charges.

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agree

Posted: 4/5/2019 9:59:41 AM EST

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Gun registration is ALWAYS abused by the gov, ALWAYS. It should be fought against at every opportunity.

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One of the problems is that in some states, they already know a lot of what you have. In some cases, you can obtain a list of what they already have on file.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:01:24 AM EST

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"76 unregistered high-capacity magazines"

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Posted: 4/5/2019 10:02:02 AM EST

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Username?

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:02:32 AM EST

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Trial by combat!

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:05:40 AM EST

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10 rounds max pistol/rifle.

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What's the current law in CT for standard capacity magazines?

10 rounds max pistol/rifle.

You can keep the 10+ round magazines that you already had prior to the passage of the law. I believe you can keep them loaded at your house, transport them unloaded, and load them at a gun range. I bring mine to ranges and use them, and no one seems to give a damn.

I think you can have them at your place of work too, but I'm not sure, so don't quote me on this.

Frankly, I don't really worry about it much.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:06:15 AM EST

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*Not guilty*

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:06:29 AM EST

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and fuck Connecticunt

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"76 unregistered high-capacity magazines"

and fuck Connecticunt

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Amen.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:08:26 AM EST

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This is what tyranny looks like.

It's why registration, red flag laws, and gun laws in general, are all rooted in evil. They are all about confiscation and punishing otherwise law abiding people. Not about targeting criminals who pray on the public.

They want to severely punish a man, simply for exercising his 2nd amendment rights.

Not because he was a gang member or other criminal who was using these tools to commit crimes. To harm people.

No his crime is simply exercising his rights. Hopefully a jury nullifies the law, but I wouldn't bet on it. Far too many ignorant and evil people who support these laws.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:10:44 AM EST

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This is what tyranny looks like.

It's why registration, red flag laws, and gun laws in general, are all rooted in evil. They are all about confiscation and punishing otherwise law abiding people. Not about targeting criminals who pray on the public.

They want to severely punish a man, simply for exercising his 2nd amendment rights.

Not because he was a gang member or other criminal who was using these tools to commit crimes. To harm people.

No his crime is simply exercising his rights. Hopefully a jury nullifies the law, but I wouldn't bet on it. Far too many ignorant and evil people who support these laws.

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Even if owning home made machine guns was 100% legal when a kid calls 911 saying daddy is going to hurt mommy there is going to be a visit from the man that results in some loss of freedom.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:19:59 AM EST

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What the actual fuck are unregistered magazines?

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:20:19 AM EST

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This should be a lesson to every single one of y’all that live in a ban state.

Get the fuck out and start over in a state where you will not spend the cost of your house and a year’s wages just to avoid jail.( but still be a convicted felon)

Seriously, with a lot of y’all the Stockholm Syndrome is thick.

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Nonsense.
How many times do you start over when a mag ban or UBCs get passed?
Gun rights matter tgat much to your wufe and kids they'd pick up and move ?

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:21:23 AM EST

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I'M SORRY I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:25:10 AM EST

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What the actual fuck are unregistered magazines?

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Posted: 4/5/2019 10:28:55 AM EST

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I have a good woman I think... She asked me how many guns I have one day and I avoided answering which she noticed.

I broke down and told her that's not a question you ask someone. I told her after my death for months later she should be finding things hidden thru out the house, behind coffeepot, etc..

She is a good woman but her daughter in public school makes me worry... No telling what schools are filling her head with.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:31:07 AM EST

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Wanna bet if it was on audio it would sound more like a murder was about to happen than a loud argument.

If your kid calls 911 because you’re scaring them you’re doing it wrong.

The only good thing that came from this is the kid has learned what inviting the man in to your life does.

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Kid called the cops on his dad for a loud argument? Dads gonna do about 20 years in prison now.

Wanna bet if it was on audio it would sound more like a murder was about to happen than a loud argument.

If your kid calls 911 because you’re scaring them you’re doing it wrong.

The only good thing that came from this is the kid has learned what inviting the man in to your life does.

It happens. Doesn't even have to be a loud argument.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:34:32 AM EST

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“He said ‘because you’re a registered handgun owner, I need to collect your handguns,’” Albin said. “I gave him access to everything.”

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Registration. This is how it works. This is what it does.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:35:09 AM EST

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Gun registration is ALWAYS abused by the gov, ALWAYS. It should be fought against at every opportunity.

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Agreed.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:37:23 AM EST

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Not guilty

"Wrong hands"

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:38:51 AM EST

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This. I pose this as a serious question for those in CT (I believe that's where this is, correct me if I'm wrong): how does one go about registering magazines according to state laws? I'm genuinely curious. No magazine I own - excuse me, I should say "owned" due to a recent and tragic boating accident - has any sort of identifying markings.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:42:33 AM EST

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Don't think the "solvent trap" excuse is going to fly

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:42:48 AM EST

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Well, he's gonna get help ejecting.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:43:02 AM EST

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Even if owning home made machine guns was 100% legal when a kid calls 911 saying daddy is going to hurt mommy there is going to be a visit from the man that results in some loss of freedom.

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This is what tyranny looks like.

It's why registration, red flag laws, and gun laws in general, are all rooted in evil. They are all about confiscation and punishing otherwise law abiding people. Not about targeting criminals who pray on the public.

They want to severely punish a man, simply for exercising his 2nd amendment rights.

Not because he was a gang member or other criminal who was using these tools to commit crimes. To harm people.

No his crime is simply exercising his rights. Hopefully a jury nullifies the law, but I wouldn't bet on it. Far too many ignorant and evil people who support these laws.

Even if owning home made machine guns was 100% legal when a kid calls 911 saying daddy is going to hurt mommy there is going to be a visit from the man that results in some loss of freedom.

Temporarily, while they are investigating.

I don't see any mention of physical violence or threats. I don't see any charges related to the call.

So why were they going after his guns?

Why is he being charged?

Tyranny is why.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:43:10 AM EST

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The devices are made to look like “solvent traps,” he said.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:44:07 AM EST

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Posted: 4/5/2019 10:44:17 AM EST

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Registration. This is how it works. This is what it does.

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“He said ‘because you’re a registered handgun owner, I need to collect your handguns,’” Albin said. “I gave him access to everything.”

Registration. This is how it works. This is what it does.

Absolutely!...you present yourself as a good, law abiding citizen when they require you to register your firearm(s). First tiny bit of attention from the authorities and your registration allows them search your home and property(s). It's all a scam, and it's been used by dictatorships and despots for many decades.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:46:15 AM EST

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I really think that those of us in gun friendly states need to start pushing for amnesty and "sanctuary" for people like this in the evil states. We can have a vetting process, where they look at the persons history and the nature of the offenses, then let a judge or jury rule if they should be allowed to own firearms within the state.

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Set up a legal firm that will crush the court cases like Democrats do with agitators and fake MAGA attacks.

Invite them to freedom.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:48:46 AM EST

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Sundown at Coffin Rock

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:51:19 AM EST

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"76 unregistered high-capacity magazines"

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In before legislation to put serial numbers on magazines.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:51:35 AM EST

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Temporarily, while they are investigating.

I don't see any mention of physical violence or threats. I don't see any charges related to the call.

So why were they going after his guns?

Why is he being charged?

Tyranny is why.

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The wages of universal suffrage. First they vote themselves the treasury, then they vote away the producers means of taking it back.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:54:05 AM EST

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I feel safer. How much time do you think he’s going to end up doing?

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:58:23 AM EST

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I feel safer. How much time do you think he’s going to end up doing?

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Probably depends a lot on if it goes state or federal and his attorney. I read some of the federal ones on the ATF website news and it seems to varies a lot for similar offenses.

Posted: 4/5/2019 10:58:38 AM EST

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My town.

There's a bit more to the story, apparently this guy was making homemade HE rounds for his 37mm launcher. These were also recovered.

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There usually is.

Also, if somebody decides to make grenades and tax-free silencers at home, they better live alone or with very much like-minded people and not in Connecticut.