суббота, 3 марта 2012 г.

11 indicted on gun counts

As part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal weapons, 11 peoplehave been indicted here on charges of unlawful possession ofsilencers, machineguns and short-barrel rifles.

"Silencers and machineguns can have no lawful purpose in privatehands," said U.S. Attorney Anton R. Valukas in announcing theindictments.

The indictments returned earlier this week by a federal grandjury stem from an investigation into the sale of gun-part kits bycompanies around the nation that advertise in gun and sportingmagazines.

The firms allegedly get around federal law by selling just someof the parts for illegal weapons. The remaining parts could bepurchased from other …

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