Indictment Unsealed in Firearms Case

[SecularMotion]

August 20, 2014 - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal gun laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

The two-count indictment, returned on August 19, and unsealed today, named Gerald Szymanowski, 66, of 33rd Street, Erie, Pa., as the sole defendant. According to the indictment presented to the court, on or about June 19, 2014, Szymanowski possessed approximately 38 unregistered firearms, including machineguns, silencers and destructive devices not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer record and manufactured approximately 372 devices of varying sizes containing explosive materials.

The law provides for a maximum total sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $500,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

http://www.yourerie.com/news/news-article/d/story/indictment-unsealed-in-firearms-case/29692/7TuUHm5KikeLyuQrVg1rdw

[Duckhunter935]

1. sounds like he broke existing federal law

and is being charged and after a trial if guilty will be convicted and get jail time.

Big news

what are your thoughts on the cut and paste story of the day. As a host it would be nice of you and follow the group SOP and discuss the story you posted. You enforce the SOP of you group very tightly, it would be polite to show the same for this groups SOP, don't you think?

[NYC_SKP]

2. He hasn't been taken into custody, yet. He's innocent until proven guilty.

And I have to wonder about some of the descriptions in the story.

For example, are these hundreds of alleged devices with explosive materials that he made possibly re-loads?

If he's so dangerous, why isn't he in custody?

[Eleanors38]

3. Proceed with due process. nt