From csmkersh@flash.net Mon Jul 14 10:58:04 1997 Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns Subject: Very Special Agents Re-Visted - Part III From: csmkersh@flash.net (Sam A. Kersh) Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:58:04 GMT From SA Davy Aguilera's statement: "Also on June 8, 1992, I interviewed Cynthia Aleo, Owner/manager Nesard Gun Parts Co., Barrington, Illinois, and learned from her that in May of 1992 her company shipped to the "Mag-Bag" 2 M-16 machine gun CAR kits and 2 M-16 machine gun EZ kits. These kits contain all the parts of an M-16 machine gun except for the lower receiver unit which is the "firearm" by lawful definition. Ms. Aleo stated that the total amount of sales to the "Mag-Bag" was $1227.00. Within the past month I have spoken with Curtis Bartlett, firearms technician with BATF and have learned that Nesard Co. has been under investigation in the past by BATF for engaging in a scheme to supply parts which would enable individuals to construct illegal weapons from various component parts. >.........ommissions for brevity............... "...As a result of my investigation of shipments to Howell/Koresh and Mike Schroeder at the "Mag-Bag" Corporation, Waco, Texas, through UPS and the inspection of the firearms records of Henry McMahon, dba Hewitt Handguns, Hewitt, Texas, I have learned that they acquired during 1992 the following firearms and related explosive paraphernalia: "104 AR-15/M-16 upper receiver groups with barrels 8,100 rounds of 9MM and .223 caliber ammunition for AR-15/M-16 20 100 round capacity drum magazines for AK-47 rifles 260 M-16/AR-15 magazines 30 M-14 magazines 2 M-16 EZ kits 2 M-16 CAR kits 1 M-76 grenade launcher (not a typo, this is what it says) 200 M-31 practice rifle grenades 4 M-16 parts set kits "A" 2 flare launchers 2 cases (approximately 50) inert practice hand grenades 40-50 pounds of black gunpowder 30 pounds of potassium nitrate 5 pounds of magnesium metal powder 1 pound of igniter cord (a Class C explosive) 91 AR-15 lower receiver units 26 various calibers and brands of handguns and long guns 90 pounds of aluminum metal powder 30-40 cardboard tubes..." -----------------------end of cite from affidavit------------------ The Treasurary Report on page 24 states: "...the M-16 E-2 kit contains a similar set of parts; however, it is geared for use with the M-16 A-2 selective-fire rifle. The parts in the E-2 kit also can be used to convert an AR-15 into a machinegun. Although these kits can be used to maintain M-16 machineguns produced before 1986 and therefore can be sold lawfully, in practice they are commonly used to convert semiautomatic weapons into machineguns." And from page 31, Tresurary Department report: Reports of ATF Experts During December, 1992 and January, 1993, Aguilera obtaiined technical assistance from several experts. An ATF firearms expert in Washington, DC confirmed that the weapons components Koresh had purchased could be used easily to produce illegal machineguns and that the manner in which Koresh had acquired these components was similar to the method used by other manufacturers of unlawful machineguns investigated by ATF." Then from the House of Reprsentatives report "Investigation into the Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies toward the Branch Davidians" dated August 2, 1996, we find on page 13: "...The affidavit misstated that the M16 parts kits from Nesard company were two CAR and two EZ kits which contained all the parts of an M16 machine gun except for the lower receiver unit, when, in fact, the Nesard parts kits do not contain the auto sear and pin which are absolutely necessary to convert semi automatic weapons to machine guns...." >---------------------------end of cites-------------------------------------------------- So, what we have are Treasurary Department "experts" from Austin to Washington, DC who either can't or won't get their facts correct on a maintenance kit for the M-16/AR-15 that anyone may purchase. They see a kit that contains parts common to both firearms as "conversion kit" when describing it for warrant purposes. Are they all this poorly informed or was it something more sinister? Sam A. Kersh NRA Life Member TSRA, JPFO http://www.flash.net/~csmkersh/csmkersh.htm =============================================================== If you're too busy to hunt, you're too busy. Note: in off-seasons, substitute "fishing" for "hunting" Read John Ross' "Unintended Consequencies" - available from TSRA @ $33, including tax & shipping.