Andy Huebschmann Sentenced to 2 Years for Firearms Smuggling Scam
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While handing down his sentence, U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach noted the “extremely dangerous nature of the crime” that “called out for punishment.” Judge Griesbach noted Huebschmann’s considerable cooperation with authorities as well as his low likelihood to reoffend. But those positive factors were overridden by the strong need to deter others from engaging in this type of criminal behavior. Huebschmann has to pay a $15,000 fine as well as the two years in jail. As this is a felony, he has lost his Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. Munroe turned out to be a criminal who was intent on selling the guns illegally in Australia. He is reported to have paid $1,000 each for the rifles and sold them for upwards of $15,000. From jsonline.com: Between 2013 and 2016 Huebschmann shipped Munro rifle kits with parts for semi-automatic or fully automatic triggers, frames and slides that could be assembled into full pistols and other weapons. He did not have export licenses for the shipments. In one shipment Munro paid $1,000 for each rifle kit and $2,000 for a pack of pistol slides and frames. Australian news outlets report he, in turn, sold the rifles for $15,000 each and the pistols for $5,000 a piece. Opinion: Huebschmann was likely conned. The rifles had their serial numbers on and the Thureon trademarks. It is likely Huebschmann thought he was selling the guns to the Australian government special forces, for use in “black” operations. It is a fairly common “false flag” type of con. One of the reasons I suspect a con was the small profit Huebschmann made on the deal, only a little more than he would have made selling the guns in the United States. Two years in prison for full cooperation with U.S. authorities, as well as a full confession of what went on, is a very stiff sentence. Meanwhile, no one in the ATF has been prosecuted for the smuggling of hundreds of guns into Mexico to the drug cartels, in operation Fast and Furious. The message Judge Griesbach is sending may be the opposite of what is needed. It seems to be: don't take your chances on a plea deal on gun smuggling. If you are going to smuggle guns for a government, make sure it isn't a false flag operation. That determination is very hard to do. Andy Huebschmann should have contacted the BATF or the Treasury, right away. It would have saved everyone, except Paul Munro, a lot of trouble. About Dean Weingarten:

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