(FoxNews) - An anti-government activist from Montana faces sentencing in a US federal court on Thursday after being convicted of seeking out high-powered weaponry, which prosecutors say he wanted for an anticipated "second American revolution."
William Krisstofer Wolf was due to appear before U.S. District Judge Susan Watters in Billings.
A federal jury convicted the Gallatin County man on weapons charges in November, after Wolf bought a sawed-off automatic shotgun for $725 from an undercover FBI agent in the parking lot of a truck stop.
An automatic shotgun is categorized as a machine gun under federal law and can be bought only with a special permit, which Wolf did not have. Shotguns with shortened barrels also are illegal.
Prosecutors are seeking 10 years in prison for Wolf, a construction worker who ran an anti-government webcast called "The Montana Republic."
That's almost double what is recommended under federal sentencing guidelines. But Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Whittaker said stiff a prison sentence was needed to deter Wolf and send a message to others who might contemplate violence against the government. Full Story
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
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