Two Men Stole Guns at SHOT Show. Here’s the Hiccup They Didn’t Anticipate.
By Townhall. On Wednesday, Jamikko Foster, 27, and Eduardo Limon, 28, were charged with stealing firearms from the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show. The two Las Vegas men worked as forklift drivers during the world’s largest firearms trade show, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The men stole so many items that the spreadsheet spanned two pages. The pair stole 65 firearms from four companies: Remington Arms, LKCI, Blaser USA and Legacy Sports International, the Review-Journal reported. . .
The reason the men were caught is because the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the hosts of SHOT Show, require all manufacturers to remove firing pins from weapons displayed during the show, meaning they’re inoperable.
The Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were made aware of the situation on a Wednesday and alerted local Federal Firearm Licensees (FFLs) to “be attentive for any individuals seeking gunsmithing services or, more specifically, firing pins.”
The next day, the owner of Gun Shop Las Vegas in Henderson alerted the ATF about a customer interaction from the day before. Foster, Limon and a woman purchased a shotgun and magazines and asked about firing pins for an AR-15. (Read more from “Two Men Stole Guns at SHOT Show. Here’s the Hiccup They Didn’t Anticipate.” HERE)
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2 Las Vegas Men Charged With Stealing Guns From SHOT Show
By Las Vegas Review-Journal. . .Both men were released on their own recognizance, though U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Koppe restricted them from possessing weapons while out of custody.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Smith told the judge that their jobs helped facilitate the thefts, though ATF agents “solved the crime in a near record-breaking period of time.” He added that the two men — who were part of Teamsters Local 631 — apparently had plans to sell the weapons. The prosecutor said Foster had a criminal history dating to 2010.
The list of weapons and accessories takes up two pages of a spreadsheet in a criminal complaint: Remington machine guns, rifles and pistols; Denel Land Systems machine guns; Mauser rifles, Glock pistols; Sauer & Sohn rifles; and Advanced Armament silencers.
The Las Vegas office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was notified of the thefts last week and launched an investigation with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Crime Gun Intelligence Center, the complaint stated. (Read more from “2 Las Vegas Men Charged With Stealing Guns From SHOT Show” HERE)
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