Yesterday, for those who didn’t/couldn’t stop by, I posted Part 3 of the By Ourselves, For Ourselves Series of posts.
I’ve had one or two private emails stating that my jihadi scenario is a bit far fetched.
I hate it when I have to prove people I like wrong.
A St. Charles man accused of buying automatic weapons and a Claymore mine and bargaining for grenades was indicted this week on four federal machine gun charges.
Mousa M. Abuelawi, 22, of Franjoe Court, was originally arrested Dec. 29 and charged with three counts of illegal possession or distribution of a machine gun and conspiracy to violate machine gun statutes.
An affidavit filed with the court by FBI Special Agent Stephen M. Smith laid out the alleged weapons purchases this way:
During November and December, Abuelawi bought two M-16s, a Heckler & Koch MP-5 fully automatic submachine gun and a Claymore mine from a government informer, not knowing they had been rigged not to work.
He also negotiated to buy a box of 30 grenades and said he wanted any guns the informer could get, “big or small.” The grenades were never delivered.
The men met several times in the 5700 block of West Florissant Avenue, where Abuelawi worked. One of Abuelawi’s co-workers, Thaed Abde Sumad, met with the men once, according to the indictment, and “stated he wants to buy as many explosives as possible because, “we’re going to war.”
All 1934/1968 NFA Constitutionality discussions aside, I’m glad for St. Louis that these guys were caught.
Found @ KisP