Veteran Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Silencers He Argued Were Solvent Traps

Veteran Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Silencers He Argued Were Solvent Traps
Hatchet Speed. Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP
Caden Pearson
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A Navy veteran was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawful possession of unregistered silencers that he argued were legal purchases of “solvent traps,” an accessory that can be fashioned into a suppressor.

U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, an appointee of President Joe Biden, handed down the sentence on April 13 after Hatchet Speed was convicted on three counts by a jury in January.

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