Throughout the year-long investigation, federal seizures included 14 machine guns and 61 machine gun conversion devices.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms announced the seizure of nearly 200 guns in an alleged gun trafficking ring.Officials on Wednesday announced the arrests and indictments of a dozen people connected to a suspected gun ring that authorities say trafficked and sold stolen firearms, machine guns andNever miss San Antonio Report's biggest stories.
Under federal law, switches are defined as machine guns. The possession of a machine gun and a switch is illegal and carries a 10-year maximum prison sentence, said U.S. Attorney of the Western District of Texas Jaime Esparza. This year, more than 1,100 guns have been stolen in San Antonio. Reports of stolen guns have remained high since 2020, and to date, more than 30,000 guns have been stolen from vehicles across Texas’ four largest cities, including San Antonio.
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