Guns seized from Lihue man's home

The postal service employee turned in 19 unregistered guns, including a rifle

By Nelson Daranciang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 27, 2012

~~<p>Federal agents seized a large collection of firearms — including a fully automatic M-16A1 assault rifle — and 23,000 rounds of ammunition from the Kauai home of a U.S. Postal Service worker, who is accused of using someone else's address and firearms license to make unauthorized firearm purchases from out of state.</p>
<p>Troy Haruki Hamura, 51, of Lihue also used his job as a letter carrier to intercept the packages, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Hino said in federal court Thursday.</p>
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Federal agents seized a large collection of firearms — including a fully automatic M-16A1 assault rifle — and 23,000 rounds of ammunition from the Kauai home of a U.S. Postal Service worker, who is accused of using someone else's address and firearms license to make unauthorized firearm purchases from out of state.

Troy Haruki Hamura, 51, of Lihue also used his job as a letter carrier to intercept the packages, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Hino said in federal court Thursday. Login for more...