A man prohibited from owning a firearm is facing felony charges for bringing a ghost gun with an automatic trigger activator to the Coyote Point Armory, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
Sam Hoang Nguyen, 26, allegedly purchased a Glock ghost gun with an automatic attachment at a parking lot in Nevada. Nguyen, a Concord resident, has a prior mental health commitment that prohibits him from owning a gun, the DA’s Office said. On March 30, he allegedly asked an employee at Coyote Point’s shooting range to attach an automatic activator to the gun. The employee refused and called the police. Detectives obtained arrest and search warrants for Nguyen’s home where the police found the gun, the trigger activator, a silencer and a switch to turn the gun into an automatic weapon, according to the DA’s Office.
Nguyen appeared in court on Friday, but his attorney motioned to continue the arraignment, which he was granted. He remains in custody and is set to return for arraignment May 23, according to the DA’s Office.
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