Customs agents nab shipment of machine guns in Tacoma
TACOMA -- U.S. Customs agents nabbed a shipment of machine guns that had come into the Port of Tacoma from Taiwan.
The shipment, manifested only as "Toys and Parts" was inspected and inspectors found 30 M-4 automatic rifles, similar to what is used in the U.S. military. The rifles had no serial number on them nor an orange tip to signify it was a toy.
Further inspection by Alcohol, Firearm and Tobacco agents concluded the guns in their current format were designed to shoot plastic balls, but by replacing a few internal components with machine gun components, the guns would be able to fire live ammunition.
The guns are destined to be destroyed.
The shipment, manifested only as "Toys and Parts" was inspected and inspectors found 30 M-4 automatic rifles, similar to what is used in the U.S. military. The rifles had no serial number on them nor an orange tip to signify it was a toy.
Further inspection by Alcohol, Firearm and Tobacco agents concluded the guns in their current format were designed to shoot plastic balls, but by replacing a few internal components with machine gun components, the guns would be able to fire live ammunition.
The guns are destined to be destroyed.
