Man arrested in US for trying to ship guns hidden in washing machine into Ghana

[SecularMotion]

A Ghanaian man living in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States has been arrested as he bought several dozen guns and more than 3000 rounds of ammunition, hid them in a washing machine and tried to ship them into Ghana. He was arrested Thursday February 18, 2016.

Local TV station, WSOCTV citing federal authorities said, 30-year-old Richmond Attah has been charged with one count of violating the Arms Export Control Act of the US, one count of illegal firearms dealing, two counts of smuggling goods from the United States and four counts of making false statements to a firearms dealer.

The indictment documents say Attah between September 2013 and December 2015 purchased approximately 63 firearms and 3,500 rounds of ammunition from various stores, Internet vendors and at gun shows.

It noted that on September 4, 2015, Attah travelled from Charlotte to Ghana.

https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2016/02/23/man-arrested-in-us-for-trying-to-ship-guns-hidden-in-washing-machine-into-ghana/

[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. If there's already a law against it and no one is challenging the law or its enforcement

how does this fit the SOP of the group?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. This is just a bizarre story that fits under...

...the "gun politics" umbrella.

I'd say that the "four counts of making false statements to a firearms dealer" mostly fits the SOP but that validity would really depend on the nature and specifics of the alleged statements. Those may be simply related to certain weak terminology in the 4473 that's been discussed here before.

[DonP]

3. No wonder he got caught, must have made a hell of a racket when it hit spin

Not nearly as smart a gun runner as your gun control hero Leland Yee.

[sarisataka]

4. I'm sure a cut and paste

About Yee getting a five year sentence will be dropped here soon. One would think that story is at least as important as one about a murderer buying a coat.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

5. I'm sure there would be a story...

...about 7-eleven should they ever offer big gulps in tactical cups.

[ileus]

6. Hopefully they can be rehomed to new families.

[Eleanors38]

7. Why this post? Seems like a violation of well-established law. nt

[theatre goon]

8. So, the miscreant was caught?

Seems as though the system is working as intended. Perhaps the original poster, therefore, supports the current rules and regulations already in place.

They seem to have forgotten to post any commentary to go along with the story linked...

And, just to save anyone the trouble, I've lurked here long enough to know the way this poster operates -- no need for explanations.