Thread: C.B.P. Seizes Shipment of Machineguns

C.B.P. News Release

Tacoma Seaport U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Shipment of Machineguns

(Wednesday, February 24, 2010)

Tacoma, Wash. – On Feb. 8, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Tacoma Seaport seized a shipment of 30 machineguns (M-4 automatic rifles) that arrived in a 40-foot ocean container on Oct. 20, 2009.

40 M-4 automatic rifles described as toys were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Tacoma Seaport. With modifications, the rifles could be altered to fire live ammunition.

The shipment, shipped from a manufacturer in Taiwan, manifested only as “Toys and Partsâ€

I am not sure I buy the government's story. Where is someone supposed to get the "original machinegun parts" to make it into a rifle? M-4 machinegun receiver parts are tightly controlled.

Originally Posted by Bowman

I am not sure I buy the government's story. Where is someone supposed to get the "original machinegun parts" to make it into a rifle? M-4 machinegun receiver parts are tightly controlled.

The same people who imported these guns would import the other parts, or maybe even imported the parts earlier, to be installed in these guns when they arrive. IMHO

Picture of the guns at this link:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/new ... 242010.xml

The rifles were of the same size, weight and look of an M-4 automatic rifle – the weapon used by the United States military.