Court Battle Looming Over Weapons' Seizure
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A court判定 kooms over the
measure of 573 machine guns and
100,000 rounds of ammunition
from an arms term by state and
local authorities.
The weapons and three si-
lences used for testing them
may be carried last Friday at
the Kirkdale Arms Co. in a raid
offered by California Atty. Gen.
Thomas Lynch.
Charged Mode, Denied
Lynch said the weapons were desiried for use by extremist groups and private military forces—among them the Minutemen and Rangers. The plant operator denies that. "We have engaged a law firm to ask for a court order returning the weapons to our factory," said Lennil Kraken, who described himself as a partner in the arms firm and operator of the firm.
Lynch, however, was confer-
ring with the district attorney's
office to decide what action
should next be taken.
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The weapons were seized by raiders armed with a search warrant issued by Curtis Municipal Court on grounds that the firm locked state license for manufacture, possession, sale or transportation of machine guns. Autogas acknowledged how ever using the firm did have federal authorization for such activity.
"We are licensed by the Internal Revenue Service and are working with the approval of the U.S. State Department to make three machine guns," Knutson said.
"We have a purchase order from the Curtis Bureau Government for equipment machine gun patrols. We are buying for use by Curtis Patrols against Fidel Castro." Knutson said.
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"This talk of our making guns for private armed in a lot of broach." Knudson said.
Lynch said that one weapon found at the plant was an M1 rifle owned by Terrell Eddy when Lynch identified as head of the California National State Rights Party. Lynch said the organization was and . Negro and anti-Jewish.
Lytech said the organization claims to be a political group. Not actually is para-military. He said Palmy's life was at the arms company to be converted to increase its rate of fire. He said Kingman:
"We receive BI1 rides from individuals all over the United States, which we modify into the BI1 automatic version for BI2 arrive. We have no orders from any groups."
the M14 automatic version for
No advance. We have no ordnance
from any groups."
Lynch, who has asked the
state Legislature to outlaw
bribery of paramilitary or
organism aid the Minutemen are
a national group whose members say they are arming
allegations against the day of a Communist
to takeover of the United States.
He said the Rangers are a simi-
lar organization, but apparently confirm its activities grantee of its in California.
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