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Big E3
12-10-2021, 15:14
Does anybody know what this is? I have guns given to me by family over the years, Do I have to register them?


Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney's Office
District of Wyoming
For Immediate Release

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Bob Murray
, United States Attorney
Contact: Lori Hogan
307-772-2124
www.justice.gov/usao-wy
Cheyenne Felon Arrested on Federal Firearm Charges
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that ANTHONY PIERCE UNOCIC, age 52, of Cheyenne, Wyoming was arrested on a complaint and later indicted for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and for possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.

Unocic appeared before Federal District Court Chief Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin on November 22, 2021, for an arraignment hearing and pleaded not guilty. Unocic was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals Service, and a jury trial has been set for January 24, 2022, before Federal District Court Chief Judge Alan B. Johnson. These crimes carry a term of up to 40 years imprisonment, up to six years of supervised release, and up to $1 million in fines and $200 in special assessments.

This crime was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Postal Inspection Service. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Michael J. Elmore.

An indictment merely contains allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Case Number: 0:21-mj-00065-ABJ

Denver Field Division
00tec
12-10-2021, 15:19
Probably had a SBR, SBS, or machine gun
00tec
12-10-2021, 15:21
Oh, he had a homemade can on his glock

https://cowboystatedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/guns-meth-etc-2048x1152.jpg


Correction: he ordered that can from China and the feds caught it on the way, then stung him
Martinjmpr
12-10-2021, 15:26
There is no firearms registration in WY.

These are Federal charges. I'll echo the above and say from the way the statement is written the arrestee was likely in possession of an NFA covered firearm (SBS, SBR, MG, silencer or DD.)

Being a felon (druggie is my guess) I'd say SBS or SBR, i.e a "sawed off" weapon.
00tec
12-10-2021, 15:29
There is no firearms registration in WY.

These are Federal charges. I'll echo the above and say from the way the statement is written the arrestee was likely in possession of an NFA covered firearm (SBS, SBR, MG, silencer or DD.)

Being a felon (druggie is my guess) I'd say SBS or SBR, i.e a "sawed off" weapon.

Didn't really help that he had a prior conviction for having some incendiary stuff
eddiememphis
12-10-2021, 16:37
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2021/12/02/cheyenne-felon-faces-40-years-in-prison-1m-fine-for-possessing-gun-ammo/

All the details in the link.

a Homeland Security agent was notified by the U.S. Customs and Border Facility of an intercepted shipment bound for Cheyenne from China that was found to contain a suspected firearm suppressor.

The package was intended for ?Tony Piece,? and the Homeland Security agent directed that the shipment be forwarded to him. The agent also looked into the buyer?s phone number and found that it belonged to Unocic.

The agent also found that the actual resident and owner of the home the package was sent to was a convicted felon and sex offender

Unocic was not allowed to own a firearm due to a 2017 felony conviction for possession of explosive/incendiary parts, for which he served three years in prison in Colorado

he said the device was not a suppressor but a ?solvent trap.?
funkymonkey1111
12-10-2021, 16:38
that's baller cash! what, maybe $2,000?
Big E3
12-10-2021, 21:23
I was not thinking homemade or unregistered suppressor, makes sense now. I’m starting to think that the Amazon suppressor sales a while back was just a sting op.
00tec
12-10-2021, 22:17
I was not thinking homemade or unregistered suppressor, makes sense now. I’m starting to think that the Amazon suppressor sales a while back was just a sting op.

Kinda like the glock giggle switch you could buy on there for "paintball"?
Eric P
12-11-2021, 00:29
To be honest. None of those should be charges against any American not behind bars.

If someone is too dangerous to gave thier full constitutional rights, should they be free?
Great-Kazoo
12-11-2021, 00:57
To be honest. None of those should be charges against any American not behind bars.

If someone is too dangerous to gave thier full constitutional rights, should they be free?

when you consider the catch n release policies of some states & cities. A felon with 1-2 bodies on him, is released before the paperwork is done.
00tec
12-11-2021, 00:58
To be honest. None of those should be charges against any American not behind bars.

If someone is too dangerous to gave thier full constitutional rights, should they be free?

*ATF bill peeking over your fence*

I've had an argument with the wife. She knows where I stand..

If you can afford it, you should be able to park an Abrams in your front yard. She disagreed about 10yrs ago, but I think we're on the same page now.

THEN we had the argument about felon vs firearm the other day. There are some serious legal issues with classification that need to be resolved.
KAPA
12-11-2021, 01:30
To be honest. None of those should be charges against any American not behind bars.

If someone is too dangerous to gave thier full constitutional rights, should they be free?

Been saying this for years.