From Stan Oklobdzija:
The Sacramento County Probation Department arrested two juveniles on Tuesday on weapons related charges after both were found in possession of loaded weapons, including a semi-automatic TEC 9 machine pistol, probation officials said.
According to a press release, the youths, aged 17 and 16, were arrested following a probation check on the 17-year-old near the corner of Lemon Hill Avenue and Stockton Boulevard as part of a routine juvenile probation check. That youth was found in possession of several weapons, including the TEC 9, the release said. A search of that youth's home found ammunition and a bullet-resistant vest, the release said.
A further investigation turned up the 16-year-old, the release said, who is believe to be involved with the weapons.
Both youths are in custody, the release said.
Here's what the Urban Dictionary - a Web-based dictionary of slang words, phrases, and names based on user submissions - says about the TEC 9: "The Tec-9 sub machine gun is pretty much the modern day Tommy gun. It's used by hundreds of street gangs and terrorists. Though the full-auto version is extinct, you can by them in some places of America in gun stores in semi-automatic for very cheap (because they are not very accurate or reliable), but they can be converted to shoot full-auto very easily, that's why they are so popular, and they are also light and compact and pack a high volume of firepower."
Here's what Wikipedia - a Web-based dictionary based on user submissions - says about the TEC 9:The Intratec TEC-DC9 (also known simply as the TEC-9) is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic 9x19mm Parabellum caliber firearm, classified by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms as a handgun.
Designed by Intratec, an American offshoot of Interdynamic AB, it is made of inexpensive molded polymers and stamped steel parts. Magazines with 10-, 20-, 32-, 36- and upwards of 50-round capacities are available.
There are three different models, all of which are commonly referred to as the TEC-9, although only one model was actually sold under that name.
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