POLICE SEIZE 50 MACHINE GUNS

From: Evansville Courier & Press | Date: March 31, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Ten people were arrested and more than 50 machine guns seized in what authorities called the largest weapon seizure in Southern Illinois.

Glenn N. Anderson of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said at a news conference that the only purpose of the confiscated weapons is "to kill."

"These are not sporting guns," Anderson said.

Most of those arrested are from the area around Alton and Godfrey; they are not members of a single group, but several have connections, U.S. Attorney Ronald Tenpas said.

Tenpas said agents discovered racist and neo-Nazi materials while ...

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