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A Connecticut man was charged and agreed to plead guilty to a variety of charges in connection with stealing 17 firearms from a Western Mass gun shop and making false statements to federal agents.
Christian Castro, age 31, of New Britain, Connecticut, was charged and agreed to plead guilty on Tuesday, May 4, for the thefts from a West Springfield, Massachusetts gunshop, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell.
In September 2020, Castro was charged with a criminal complaint with co-defendant Fernando Rivera, who is scheduled to plead guilty on Wednesday, May 5.
According to the charging documents, Castro was a felon on state probation for two prior convictions in Connecticut for larceny and possessing narcotics with intent to distribute.
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Instead of spamming threads with this NRA 1968 American Rifleman article where the NRA admits they backed all major gun control legislation and that they consider guns only for “hunters, target shooters and collectors”, I place the article in its full form here.
AMERICAN RIFLEMAN MAGAZINE, MARCH 1968 EDITION
WHERE THE NRA STANDS ON GUN LEGISLATION
97-year record shows positive approach to workable gun laws
By ALAN C. WEBBER
THE AMERICAN RIFLEMAN
“I think it is a terrible indictment of the National Rifle Association that they haven’t supported any legislation to try and control the misuse of rifles and pistols in this country.”
Help ID gun-stealing suspect detectives think may have known weapons were inside business before break-in
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WANTED IN KIRKLAND - Detectives are hoping surveillance video showing a burglar stealing guns from a business in Kirkland will help someone identify the suspect.
The video shows the man carrying several long boxes on his shoulder as he left Optimum Performance Motor Sports in the Totem Lake area. Detectives say inside those boxes are firearms.
Detectives say he broke in around 4:40am on Easter Sunday, April 4th.
WANTED: Gun-stealing business burglar
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