Authorities in Massachusetts have charged a Massachusetts man with federal weapons offenses after they found eight “ghost guns” and components.
The Justice DepartmentStewart Silvestri (24 years old) said that the guns found in his possession contribute to the “ongoing epidemic of gun violence” in Massachusetts and the country.
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Stewart Silvestri, 24, was found with illegal firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, federal prosecutors said.
(Massachusetts State Police).
U.S. attorney Rachael Rolleins stated that two of the guns Mr. Silvestri was alleged to have owned were machineguns capable causing extreme damage, destruction, and even mass casualties in a blink of an eye. “Firearms (including ghost guns) are deadly weapons, and illegally possessing them is a threat to our safety.
A federal complaint stated that law enforcement officers responded multiple times to reports of an erratic driver who pulled into a weigh-station on State Route 95, Rowley, Massachusetts. Silvestri, a fugitive from Italy, allegedly claimed that he was just returned from an armory. New Hampshire.
According to prosecutors, he was sitting on firearms. The Justice Department stated that authorities found eight ghost guns and hundreds of rounds ammunition in his vehicle. They also discovered “numerous” parts to firearms, including two fully automatic firearms.
Federal prosecutors claimed that Stewart Silvestri, 24, had multiple firearms and hundreds more rounds of ammunition.
(Massachusetts State Police )
According to a Massachusetts State Police press release, Silvestri was found with a pistol and a 50-round drum magazine. Other magazines had varying amounts of rounds.
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He will face up to 10 years imprisonment. He was detained after he appeared in federal court on November 18.
