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chad
10th August 2012, 07:33 AM
you can't own one of these in semi auto or transport it in a car in dc? is this true or is this blatent lying by police and the news?

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http://www.cnbc.com/id/48589971

It's not yet clear how it happened, but a Washington, D.C., musician who ordered a flat-screen TV through Amazon received a military-style assault rifle instead.
Seth Horvitz ordered the 39-inch Westinghouse TV last week through one ofAmazon's [AMZN 233.17 http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/watchlist_down.gif -0.89 (-0.38%) http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/backgrounds/realtime_icon.gif] (http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/amzn)third-party vendors, WTTG-TV reported (http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/19221052/dc-man-orders-television-online-receives-rifle-instead). On Tuesday, UPS left a smaller box at his apartment in northeast D.C. The 38-year-old electronic musician told The Washington Post (http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/19221052/dc-man-orders-television-online-receives-rifle-instead)he thought the seller had sent him a stand for the set.


Inside, Horvitz found a black, semiautomatic Sig Sauer SIG716 (http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductList/rifles-sig716.aspx), similar to the M16, which U.S. forces have carried for 50 years, and the AR-10. The SIG716 is used by law enforcement and the military (http://www.defensereview.com/sig-sauer-sig516-5-56mm-and-sig716-7-62mm-gas-pistonop-rod-system-tactical-ar-riflecarbinesbr-series-at-shot-show-2010/).
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(http://www.cnbc.com/id/48589971)



"I was confused as to how that kind of mix-up could happen," he told the Post. "It surprised me to see how easy it would be for a gun to show up on someone's doorstep — not just a gun, but an assault weapon."


The box had two mailing labels: one with his name and address, the other for a Pennsylvania gun store that had ordered it from a supplier. Neither the gun store nor the supplier was identified.


Horvitz notified the sender and called D.C. police. He told the Fox station the two officers who responded "were a little confused at first; they've never seen anything quite like it."


"They just took my information and then said we'll handle this weapon because it's illegal to keep here. It's illegal to transport in a car, so it can't be returned."
On Deadline has asked Amazon whether it has determined how the mix-up occurred and whether it has any policies covering gun purchases. We'll update if we get answers.

VX1
10th August 2012, 07:55 AM
Little does Mr. Seth Horvitz know, there are conversations taking place behind his back on what charges can be brought against him...

...oh, Horvitz... nevermind, he's safe.