GRAND RAPIDS, MI – When officers cleaned out Kalamazoo County sheriff’s sergeant Matthew E. Emmert’s locker upon his retirement in early December, 2012, they found an unregistered machine gun in the back. [contextly_auto_sidebar id=”N6FKGB14vuEGllNh2PKHFuwAG9XM0SfM”]

With the proper tax stamps and approvals, it is perfectly legal to own a fully functioning machine gun. Mr. Emmert, however did not possess the necessary tax stamps for the STEN submachine gun, which he allegedly acquired in exchange for a shotgun from another deputy in the late 1990s.

But instead of spending ten years in federal prison like us mere mortals, Mr. Emmert cut a deal with prosecutors and is only paying a $250 fine. To put in perspective just how lenient that punishment is, consider that the amount of money the federal government charges to simply transfer a machine gun is $200.

Mr. Emmert’s retirement comes after allegations that he recorded another deputy pumping breast milk in the office. The county wound up paying $200,000 to the deputy in the video.

British Sten gun in action





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