亨茨维尔警方三日打击枪支暴力行动：收缴19支枪、逮捕9人
阿拉巴马州亨茨维尔市警察局10月22日宣布，该局反犯罪小组联合地方、州及联邦执法机构，于10月16日至18日开展为期三天的打击枪支暴力专项行动，共收缴19支枪支、逮捕9人。行动重点是提高街面巡逻密度，在枪支被用于暴力犯罪之前将其收缴。
据亨茨维尔市政府发布的通报，被收缴的19支枪中有3支装有可改装为全自动射击的装置（机枪转换装置），另有2支经确认为被盗枪支。参与行动的单位包括北阿拉巴马多机构犯罪中心、北阿拉巴马缉毒特遣队、亨茨维尔警察局警犬队和无人机小组，以及 Owens Cross Roads 警察局、麦迪逊县警长办公室、阿拉巴马州执法局和联邦烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）。
被捕的9人年龄在17岁至24岁之间，多人面临持有机枪转换装置、重罪逃避追捕、非法持有枪支等指控。其中18岁的亨茨维尔居民 Maurice Hewlett Jr. 在10月16日的交通临检中被捕，被控两项持有机枪转换装置罪；24岁的 Laron Coley 被查获一支AK式手枪，因另有暴力重罪案在身被控非法持有枪支。警方表示，部分案件仍在调查中，不排除追加联邦指控。警察局长 Kirk Giles 表示，警方不会等到枪支暴力发生才行动，将继续与执法伙伴开展主动巡逻，把枪支从不具持枪资格者手中夺走。
Huntsville gun-violence operation nets 19 firearms and nine arrests in three days
The Huntsville Police Department announced on October 22 that its Anti-Crime Team, working with local, state and federal law enforcement partners, conducted a three-day operation targeting gun violence from October 16 to 18, recovering 19 firearms and arresting nine people. The operation focused on increasing patrol visibility and recovering illegally possessed firearms before they could be used in violent crimes.
According to the City of Huntsville, three of the 19 firearms had devices or modifications designed to allow automatic fire, and two were confirmed stolen. Participating agencies included the North Alabama Multi-Agency Crime Center, the North Alabama Drug Task Force, HPD's K-9 Unit and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit, the Owens Cross Roads Police Department, the Madison County Sheriff's Office, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
The nine arrestees ranged in age from 17 to 24, with charges including possession of a machine gun conversion device, felony attempting to elude and prohibited possession of a firearm. Maurice Hewlett Jr., 18, of Huntsville was arrested on October 16 following a traffic stop and charged with two counts of possession of a machine gun conversion device; Laron Coley, 24, was found with an AK-style pistol and charged as a person prohibited from possessing a firearm because of pending violent felony charges. Police said several cases remain under investigation and additional federal charges may be considered. Police Chief Kirk Giles said officers are not waiting for gun violence to happen before taking action and will continue proactive patrols with partner agencies to keep firearms out of the hands of prohibited persons.
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图片来源：亨茨维尔市中心实景。摄影：Carol M. Highsmith，公共领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
