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Coast Guard officer pleads guilty to drug, gun charges
He was accused of stockpiling weapons and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
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Judge refuses to toss Coast Guard officer’s gun charges
The judge ruled a silencer is a firearm accessory, not a weapon in and of itself, and therefore isn't a "bearable arm" protected by the Second Amendment.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Coastie accused of plotting terror attacks wants gun charges dropped
But a federal prosecutor contends other courts already have held that the Second Amendment doesn't cover silencers.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Coast Guard officer accused of making hit list targeted Supreme Court justices, feds say
A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists looked at other targets: two Supreme Court justices and two executives of social media companies, according to federal prosecutors.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press