Posted on 01/06/2007 8:57:29 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
(Champlain, N.Y.) AP -- A fully loaded automatic AK74 assault rifle and 417 rounds of ammunition were seized at the Champlain border crossing in northeastern New York.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say officers stopped Adam Predin, 31, a Serbian-born U.S. citizen from Phoenix, as he applied for admission into the United States on Tuesday.
Predin told officers he was returning after being refused entry into Canada. He claimed the purpose of his travel to Canada was to play golf in the Quebec area.
While checking his vehicle, officers say they discovered the assault rifle between the front passenger and rear seat, concealed under clothing.
The assault rifle and ammunition were turned over to New York State Police, who arrested Predin on charges of possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle.
Could be something on the Golf Channel, tho!
CA....
Both my trucks have factory gun holders!
They were lucky that they figured out if it was loaded.
Seriously, any AK variant MUST be stripped to figure out if is indeed 'full auto'. And, once more, the inspector has to know what he or she is doing.
There are several mods that will not be easy to detect and , of course, a semi-gun can be MADE to test fire auto in the hands of the right arms room guys.
10 years in club-fed may be leverage for the hard-working boys and girls to squeeze this mo mo.
The guy sounds like a no-goodnik. I mean- GOLFING!??
Bump Bump Bumity Bump!
Dang straight! An unloaded firearm is worse than a rock. It's much harder to aim and throw accurately.
I remember reading an article in Outdoor Life way back when. It was by Jack O'Connor and the gist of it was that he would shoot rockchucks on an Idaho golf course before the golfers arrived to play.
I'd really like to find a copy of that article.
Very respectfully,
That article says "fully automatic", but also doesn't mention any charges on the federal laws. No tax stamp, importing w/o a license, and so on.
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