He said he planned to use them for target practice, but cops arrested him anyway, and bail was set at $100,000, according to the news. It goes on to say he was a native of the Dominican Republic and had planned to become a U.S. citizen on the day after he was arrested. Welcome to the U.S.A. (Early report via Madville.)
Maybe there is Massachusetts law prohibiting possession of that many bullets, but it appears that the authorities merely suspect that he planned to sell the bullets in the Dominican Republic.
They seemed astonished that someone would have that many bullets, but shooters would disagree. It isn't unusual for someone serious about handgun competition to shoot as many as a couple of thousand rounds a week. So to imply some nefarious intent merely because he had a bunch of bullets seems overly aggressive on the enforcement side.
Handgun ammo is in short supply right now, and both brick and mortar stores as well as online selers are sold out. Factories are running full bore to meet the demand, but they can't keep up. Shooters are hoarding what they have, and even reloaders can't restock their supplies. Shooting ranges are probably very quiet these days. Ammo has become a rare commodity, and no one wants to use those precious bullets.
So my question is this: Where the heck did he buy that much ammo?
In any event, it certainly seems risky to be a gun owner in a community with high anti-gun sentiment and which, by the way, is not exactly crime free.
As a resident of Massachusetts, I can't wait to get out of this Communist $hithole. The more the clueless, corrupt & elitist the powers that be get about gun laws the more demand there will be for firearms.
Just remember, Hitler was the first person in modern history to register lawful citizen's firearms, only to later *surprize!* take them away forcibly.
Funny thing, seems we never learn fro past mistakes.
Posted by: Silvester | June 03, 2009 at 07:32 PM
Good luck, and be careful in Massachusetts, Silvester.
Posted by: Geo | June 04, 2009 at 05:56 AM