"How do you use your modified nail gun?"
"I put the empty cartridge in from the magazine on the plate machine, put the steel ball in from the front nail muzzle, and pull the trigger at the target to shoot the steel ball at the target."
"Why do you want to convert a nail gun into a gun?"
"I'm just curious, and I think it's funny."
Recently, the Huishui County People's Court held a trial of a case of illegal manufacturing of firearms, and the defendant Wang was sentenced to three years in prison with a three-year probation.
In March 2023, when the defendant Wang was wandering online, he saw a video of a modified nail gun, and out of curiosity, he had the idea of converting the nail gun into a gun, and then purchased a nail gun, seamless steel pipe, steel ball and other items through the Kuaishou APP and Taobao APP respectively from April to May 2023It was later seized by the public security organs at his home, and it was determined that the nail gun modified by the defendant Wang was a gunpowder-powered firearm.
This court believes that the defendant Wang violated the regulations on the management of firearms by illegally manufacturing firearms, endangering public safety, and his conduct constituted the crime of illegally manufacturing firearms. Defendant Wang X truthfully confessed his criminal conduct after being brought into the case, and if it is a confession, he may be given a lighter punishment; Those who voluntarily admit guilt and accept punishment may be given a lenient disposition. Based on this, the above judgment was rendered on the basis of the facts of defendant Wang's crime, the nature and circumstances of the crime, and the degree of harm to society, combined with his attitude of admitting guilt and accepting punishment and his expression of remorse.
(Source: Huishui Court)