Malkowski opposed stricter state gun control laws approved by Governor Dannel P Malloy and state lawmakers in April 2013, four months after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The confiscation was first reported by the Hartford Business Journal on Monday.īesides Malkowski’s father saying the serial number worker was on vacation, another employee told authorities that some parts didn’t have serial numbers because they were going to be used to duplicate parts of guns with serial numbers that were damaged, a practice that also violates regulations, prosecutors said. None of the parts was properly registered to Stag Arms, the documents said.Īgents seized nearly 300 rifle parts and several computers. The ATF sought search warrants for Stag Arms manufacturing facilities in New Britain after routine licensure inspections in July and August found the 3,000 AR-15 parts without serial numbers and a lack of required records – both violations of the National Firearms Act, prosecutors said in court documents. Any violation of the National Firearms Act carries up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 upon conviction. Neither Malkowski nor the company has been charged with criminal wrongdoing. “Stag has made comprehensive changes to ensure that similar problems cannot happen again.” “Although the allegations relate primarily to timing and record keeping, and Stag believes public safety was never compromised, the company takes its obligation to comply with all laws very seriously,” the statement said. Stag Arms released a statement this week saying it is cooperating with government officials.
Malkowski didn’t return phone and email messages seeking comment.
Spokesmen for the US attorney’s office and the ATF said the investigation of Stag Arms is ongoing. Prosecutors asked a judge to allow the government to keep nearly 110 of the seized assault rifle parts for “the use and benefit of the United States”. The allegations that Stag Arms violated the National Firearms Act came in a forfeiture request by filed by prosecutors 6 May in federal court in Bridgeport. The New Britain-based gunmaker gained a high profile in the state when Malkowski became a vocal critic of a stricter state gun-control law passed in the wake of the 2012 Newtown school shooting. At the time, the father of Stag Arms owner Mark Malkowski told authorities that the employee who places serial numbers on parts was on vacation. Federal authorities are investigating a Connecticut gunmaker after agents found nearly 3,000 assault rifle parts missing serial numbers, according to recently filed court documents.īureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents seized nearly 300 of the AR-15 parts from Stag Arms in September following routine inspections, prosecutors said.
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