A man from Fort McCoy, Florida, has pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered firearm silencer. Gary Dewayne Martin, 31, admitted to law enforcement that the silencer belonged to him after they responded to his residence on September 20, 2019, to investigate reports that he had been threatening individuals with a gun.
Deputies located 37 firearms and large quantities of ammunition, including a .22 caliber rifle with a homemade silencer attached to the barrel. Martin had never registered the silencer, nor sought permission to manufacture it, as is required under federal law.
Martin had been indicted on July 15, 2020. He now faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William S. Hamilton.
This case is also part of Project Guardian, the Attorney General’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws.
Project Guardian draws upon the Department’s past successful programs to reduce gun violence and enhances coordination of federal, state, local, and tribal authorities in investigating and prosecuting gun crimes.
For more information on Project Guardian, visit www.justice.gov/projectguardian.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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