ATF: Carson City shooter used Norinco semi-auto converted to full-auto. [View All]

[SteveM]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sheriff-gun-in-deadly-nevada-ihop-shooting-was-illegally-altered/2011/10/05/gIQAeyGWNL_story.html

The Washington Post claims that ATF determined that the gunman in the Carson City shootings last month used a Chinese-made Norinco semi-auto sporting rifle which was modified to shoot full-auto. Washington Post:


“According to ATF, it looked like a pretty good job,” Carson City Undersheriff Steve Albertsen said of the fully-automatic modification. He acknowledged it will be difficult to track the ownership. Background checks are not required for private party sales in Nevada, he said.

“We want to know who sold our suspect the gun, but we may not ever know,” Albertsen said.


The history of the weapon's ownership is still not fully clear. The Post:


"Federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined the illegal rifle used in the killings last was sold by a private party in California to an unknown buyer more than five years ago, Furlong said."