Monday, June 28, 2021

SACRAMENTO FIRE CAPTAIN FIGHTING "ASSAULT RIFLE" CHARGES

by Bob Walsh

Derek Victor Oakes is a Captain with Sacramento Metro Fire.  About two years ago the feds raided his home looking for "illegal machine gun parts."  What they found fits the bill, in their opinion.  

The found part of an Uzi submachine gun.  I have no idea what part.  They found a fair number of "high capacity" (actually standard factory capacity) magazines.  They found 19 "assault rifles" and parts for others.  They also found a couple of Glock auto sears.

He is being prosecuted on state charges rather than federal charges and will loose his job if convicted.  His basic defense up to this point is that he had no idea the "stuff" he had presented any legal problem.  He has no prior legal problems of any sort.  

The El Dorado County D A is considering letting Oakes cop to misdemeanor charges so he can keep his job.  His lawyer is asserting that the Glock aftermarket auto sears were in fact perfectly legal to purchase (though not install) at the time he bought them.  There is no evidence the parts were ever actually installed in a firearm.   

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