A Fort Bragg soldier who was caught trying to enter the base with illegal weapons, Nazi memorabilia and plans to rid several North Carolina counties of minorities pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered short-barrel rifle on April 25.
Noah Edwin Anthony, 23, was caught trying to enter the military base with the items on March 3, 2022, during a random vehicle inspection, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina.
The gate officer found Anthony in possession of a privately made and loaded “Glock-like” 9mm handgun, often referred to as a “ghost gun” because they have no serial numbers. The military police were alerted, and a further search of Anthony’s vehicle turned up two extended magazines with ammunition, an American flag with a swastika and Nazi-type patches.
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Anthony’s statements of his desire “operation… to physically remove as many [Black and Brown people]” from several counties in the state, including Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland Counties “by whatever means need be” was found on his electronic devices in his quarters on the military base. Also found were a 3D-printed FGC-9 semi-automatic rifle with no serial number, white supremacist rhetoric, Nazi T-shirts and more Nazi patches.
The ATF Firearms Laboratory confirmed that Anthony’s FGC-9 rifle was a short-barrel rifle less than 16 inches long, which is a violation of the National Firearms Act (NFA). The ATF also confirmed that the weapon had no manufacturer’s identification marks or a serial number. The weapon was also unregistered, which is also a violation of the National Firearms Act.
Black people account for 23 percent to 39 percent of the population in the counties Anthony targeted.
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