A Bethel Island man was arrested on multiple weapon violations according to the Contra Costa County Sheriffs office on Friday.
The Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office announced that earlier this month the Contra Costa Anti-Violence Support Effort (CASE) team, led by a Pittsburg Police Department task force officer, launched an investigation after receiving information from the state Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS) that a Bethel Island resident had firearms registered to him despite being prohibited. Further investigation found he attempted to purchase silencers through the mail.
The CASE team obtained a search warrant for his residence from a judge.
On Thursday, January 30, 2020, CASE agents executed the search warrant at the residence on the 2000 block of Taylor Road in Bethel Island. CASE agents seized four AR-15-style assault rifles, nine handguns, 10 rifles, one shotgun, four lower receivers, one silencer, 20 large capacity magazines, and approximately 5,000 rounds of ammunition.
The man was arrested. He is identified as 57-year-old Jeffery Irvine. Irvine was later booked into the Martinez Detention Facility (MDF) on the following charges:
-Manufacturing an assault rifle
-Possession of an assault rifle
-Prohibited person in possession of a firearm
-Prohibited person in possession of ammunition
-Ghost gun
-Illegal transfer of a firearm
Irvine was being held at the MDF, in lieu of $240,000 bail. He has since bailed out.
The CASE Team is a joint effort by the Office of the Sheriff, California Department of Justice, California Highway Patrol, Pittsburg Police Department, Walnut Creek Police Department, Contra Costa County Probation Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. CASE was created in November 2011 as a collaborative effort to reduce violent crimes in Contra Costa, especially those related to illegal firearms.
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Kudos to our law enforcement agencies but a big middle finger to a legal system that lets alpha-hotels like this out on bail. I suppose our elected representatives don’t want to hurt his self-esteem.
But you ask, and all these idiots say/think they need all these weapons for self defense. Self defense from what? Them selves? All BS.
Yet demoncrats keep removing pieces of the second amendment from us the citizens. This country has depreciated more than a nissan altima!
This has nothing to do with the 2nd amendment. No one needs multiple assault weapons, thousands of rounds of ammunition and silencers in order to defend themselves. Wake up.
This story has nothing to do with the 2nd Amendment. “Self defense” does not require multiple assault weapons, thousand of rounds of ammunition and silencers.
Hey Ralph my Altima still runs fine!!!
So, how did this guy get past the very through background checks in place in CA? And end up on APPS? Go figure. Wow.
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