A 20-Year-Old Given Probation for Purchasing 3 Replica Guns and Ordering a Scope
A man in his 20s who purchased a mock firearm and ordered a scope from overseas was sentenced to probation.
On the 22nd, Min Han-gi, a judge of the Criminal Division 7 at Ulsan District Court, announced that he sentenced Mr. A, who was prosecuted for violating the Act on the Safety Control of Firearms, Swords, and Explosives, to six months in prison with one year of probation.
Mr. A was charged with purchasing a mock firearm resembling a pistol and capable of actual firing, which he received by mail after paying approximately 260,000 won to a person he met through a Naver cafe in December 2020.
At the time of detection, Mr. A possessed a total of three mock firearms.
He was also caught by Incheon Customs while attempting to import firearm scopes from overseas into the country in four separate shipments through an online site.
In fact, in October 2021, he ordered and possessed two optical scopes from overseas.
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The court stated the sentencing reason, saying, "Firearms can pose a threat to life, so strict punishment is necessary for public safety. However, we took into account that no dangerous situation actually occurred as a result."
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