Iraqi Sentenced for Attempting to Buy Grenade, Guns

[ECH1969]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An Iraqi-born man was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in prison after trying to buy machine guns and hand grenades in a federal sting operation.

Ahmed Hassan Al-Uqaily, 34, was arrested last October during the investigation prompted by his alleged threat about "going jihad" against the United States, investigators said.

The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force said Al-Uqaily paid $1,000 for two disassembled machine guns, four disassembled hand grenades and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173303,00.html
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They love us.

[sarcasmo]

1. Going Jihad, is that like Going Postal. Faux news with another fine piece

of Journalism, LMFAO. Like the guy really said he was going Jihad.

[jody]

2. He should be sentenced to 15+ years under 18 USC 924 and 26 USC 5871

18 USC 924. Penalties

26 USC 5871. Penalties

[bahrbearian]

3. $1,000 for two disassembled machine guns,?

You can get them cheaper than that on E-bay, and its legal!

[slackmaster]

5. You can buy parts, but not a receiver

There is no way to legally buy ALL of the parts needed to assemble a machinegun without going through the federal paperwork, background check, etc.

[bahrbearian]

6. You can buy receiver blanks, for ten dollars ,alls you have to do

is fold the blank, file and heat treat.
upon edit, you should know , and there are no serial numbers on the blanks.

[CarinKaryn]

8. The MasterSlack knows....

there are any number of ways to get receiver blanks. Drill a few holes, file some stuff off, bingo, death at bullets per minute.
It's just too easy to get dangerous weapons here.

[slackmaster]

9. Most people lack the skill and tools to do that job

Making a firearm receiver requires precision machine work.

[slackmaster]

10. It's not like folding an origami crane

A firearm receiver has to be machined to close tolerances, otherwise it will fail to function or it will self-destruct when you try to fire the resulting weapon.

BTW let's see a link to substantiate your claim of $10 machinegun receiver blanks.

[jody]

11. Parts designed solely for machineguns are controlled, see

26 USC 5845.

QUOTE
(b) Machinegun
The term “machinegun” means any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. The term shall also include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun, and any combination of parts from which a machinegun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.
UNQUOTE

[maximovich]

4. Buy Yur Guns Here!

You can carry them around with ya as well. Shit you can shoot first and ask questions later...

Go NRA!

[bahrbearian]

7. You talking to me ? you must be talking to me. I'm the only one

here, ya talking to me......Bang.