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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTR]CT OF CAL]FORNIA
RUSSELL ALLEN NORDYKE andSALLIE ANN NORDYKE, dba TSTRADE SHOI/üS, JESS B. GUY,DUANE N. DAVIS, TASTANAVüERTYSCHYN, JEAN LEE, TODDB A L T E S , D E N N I S B L A I R , R . L .(Bob) ADAMS, ROGER BAKER,
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D E P O S I T ] O N O F
IGNAT]US H. CHTNN
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APPEARANCES
F o r P l a í n t i f f :
LAVü OFFICES OF DONALD KILMER
BY: DONALD E . J . K ILMER, JR . , ESQ.
L26L L incoln Avenue, Sui te l -11
S a n J o s e , C a l i f o r n i a 9 5 1 2 5 - 3 0 3 0
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For the Defendant :
oFFrcE oF THE COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OFALAMEDA
BY: RAYMOND L. MacKAY, Deputy County
Counse l
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For the Deponent Ignat ius H. Ch inn :
Sta te o f Ca l - i fo rn ia , Depar tment o f Jus t ice
B Y : A L ] S O N Y . M E R R I L E E S ,
Deputy At torney Generaf
P . O . Box 1 "60481
Sacramen to , Ca l - i f o rn ia 95816-0481
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Ca l j - fo rn ía , be fore me, LAURIE D. LERDA, a Cer t i f ied
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EXAMINATTON BY MR. K ILMER, ESQ. :
O . Wou ld you p lease i den t i f y you rse l f f o r t he
record
A . I gna t i us Ch inn , I -g -n -a - t - i - u -s , cap i ta l -
C -h - i -n -n .
MR. MacKAY: Counse l , be fore we beg in / can
we get the same s t ipu la t ion tha t a l - I ob jec t ions
i n c l u d i n q o b j e c t i o n s a s t o f o r m a r e r e s e r v e d .
M R . K I L M E R : Y e s r v t r ê c a n .
MR. MacKAY: Thank vou.
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i s s u e d b y t h e p l a i n t i f f s .
I am P l -a ín t i f f ' s counse l - Dona l -d K i l -mer
represent ing Russe l - l - A I f en Nordyke in Nordyke vs .
K i n g p e n d i n g i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s D i s t r i c t C o u r t f o r
t h e N o r t h e r n D i s t r i c t o f C a l - i f o r n i a .
A n d p r e s e n t a l s o .
MR. MacKAY: Raymond McKay, Deputy County
C o u n s e l - , A l a m e d a C o u n t y C o u n s e l ' s o f f i c e .
Thank you, s j - r .
MS. MERRILEES: And A ] l i son Mer r i l ees ,
Deputy At torney Genera l , counsel - for the F i rearms
Div is ion at the Cal - i forn ia Depar tment of Just ice.
0 . BY MR. K ILMER: Mr . Ch inn , can we re fe r t o
yoür should we refer to you as Mr. Chinn or can we
use your f i rs t name?
A . S u r e , t h a t ' s f i n e .
O . Vüh ich?
A . I g n a t i u s .
O . Thank yoü r I gna t i us .
Can you p lease s ta te fo r the record your
present employer?
A . T h e C a l - i f o r n i a D e p a r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e .
O. And how long have you been employed there?
A . A l i t t l - e o v e r f i f t e e n a n d a h a l f v e a r s .
A . W h o d i d V o u w o r k w i t h b e f o r e t h a t ?
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A. Oak l -and Po l ice Depar tment .
O. How long d id you work fo r them?
A. Twenty years f i ve months th ree days .
O. lühat were vour du t i -es w i th the Oak land
PoI ice Depar tment?
A. I was a pa t ro lman in pa t ro l_ in Spec ia l
O p e r a t i o n s f o r e l e v e n y e a r s a n d o n I - L 1 - 8 2 I w a s
promoted to serqeant and I was ass iqned to CID,
Cr imina l - Inves t iga t ion D iv is ion where I worked
approx imate ly fo r n ine and a ha l f years as an
inves t iga tor in burg lâ ry , und.ercover the f t recovery ,
n a r c o t i c s , a u t o t h e f t , r o b b e r y .
f was one o f the found inq de tec t ives who
s t a r t e d t h e g a n g u n i t a n d t h e n I r e t i r e d .
O. A l l r igh t . And then you subsequent ly went
to work fo r the Ca l i fo rn ia Depar tment o f Jus t ice?
A. Cor rec t . And fo r n ine and a ha l_ f vears I
h l a s a s s i g n e d t o t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o o f f i c e f o r t h e
C a l - i f o r n i a B u r e a u o f I n v e s t i g a t i o n w o r k i n g o r g a n i z e d ,
A s i a n o r g a n i z e d c r i m e a n d g a n g s .
A . O k a y . A n d w h a t i s y o u r e d u c a t i o n ?
A. I went th rough h igh schoo l - a t Oak land H igh .
I g raduated in '67 . And fo r many years I a t tended
Cal - S ta te Hayward whÍ l -e work ing fo r the po l i ce
d e p a r t m e n t a n d I ' m s t i l l i n t h e s e a r c h o f a d e g r e e .
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Do you have any q n a n i ¡ l n n ' l i ¡ a
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and packag ing and sa lesi den t i f í ca t i on , i n tox i ca t i on
opera t i ons i n c r im ina l a reas .
I ' v e a l s o w o r k e d f r o m 1 , 9 1 4 t o I g B l a s a
f i r s t i n sa les and then i n repa i r s f o r a gun s to re i n
Oak land , Ca l i f o rn ia .
Dur ing tha t t ime I a t tended numerous
seminars g iven by Co l t , Smi th & V{esson, the
Uni ted StaLes Army, Federa l_ Bureau o f Inves t ig ra t ion ,
Bureau o f A lcoho l Tobacco & F i rearms on f i rearms
nomenc l -a tu re and opera t ion .
in the Cal - i forn ia Depar tment of Just i_ce?
A. My Ímmedia te superv j_sor ís spec ia l agent in
c h a r g e C a r l o s S o l - a n o .
A l l r igh t . And who does he repor t to?
He repor ts d i rec t . l y to Deputy D i rec tor
Dal-e Furato.
A r e y o u P O S T c e r t i f i e d ?
Y e s . I h a v e a s u p e r v i s o r P O S T c e r t i _ f i c a t e .
Okay. And who is your immedia te superv isor
And then who does he repor t to?
He repo r t s d i rec t l y t o D i rec to r Randy Ross i .
A I I r i gh t . Thank you . And i f I d idn ' t ask
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you ea r l i e r , wha t i s you r t i t l - e now?
A. Spec ia l Agen t Superv íso r .
O. Al -1 r ight . Vühat are your responsib i l - i t ies?
A . My in i t i a l r espons ib i l i t y was to supp ly the
Fi rearms Div is ion wi th f i rearms exper t ise and
nomencl -ature and operat ions.
My secondary respons ib i l i t i es a re to
superv ise a crew of n ine specia l agents which have
invest igat ive responsib i l - i t ies f rom North Kern County
to Oregon which approx imate ly is 47 count ies.
I a lso have a c iv i l i -an proper ty cont ro l - fe r
under my superv is ion who cont ro ls our f i rearms
proper ty vau l t in Sacramento wh ich is fo r the who le
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O. Vühen you superv ise these agents , what k ind
o f w o r k d o t h e y d o ?
A . V ü e l l , s j - n c e J u n e o f 2 0 0 2 w e ' v e b e e n d o i n g
w h a t w e c a l l - S e n a t e B i l l 9 5 0 c a s e s w h i c h a r e
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program over 4949 Broadwayr âDy den ia ls tha t come
through there are re fe renced th rough CI & I fo r the
den ia l - background and then t -hor ¡ r ro rc fa rq¡sed to the
automat ic f i rearms sys tem to see how many f i rearms
are in tha t personrs name who is p roh ib i ted and why
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o r f o r d e s t r u c t i o n . S o , t h o s e c a s e s a r e g i v e n t o u s
and then we make contac t w i th the peop le to f ind ou t
w h e r e t h o s e g u n s a r e .
We a l -so do undercover purchase cases f rom
cr imina l o rgan iza t ions wh ich we 've done f rom the
Vaqos Motorcyc le Gang and the Nor teno gang members
down in the cent ra l va l - lev .
And we 've done mach ine qun cases tha t occur
that when they come to us from people that want to
se l l - them to us , and we have respons ib i l i t y fo r gun
show compl iance w i th in the 41 count ies nor th o f Kern .
0 . Y o u r r e a b u s y g u y .
A . V e r y .
O . S o y o u ' r e f a m i l - i a r w i t h t h e p r o v i s j - o n s o f
the Gun Show Enforcement Ac t o f 20OO otherw ise known
a s P e n a l C o d e S e c t i o n 1 , 2 0 1 1 , . 4 ?
A . A n d o n e .
O. And one. Thank you fo r cor rec t ing me.
W h a t r r m ê ^ F r ' H a v e y o u e v e r t e s t i f i e d
as an exper t be fore?
A . Y e s .
O . O k a y . I n w h a t a r e a s o f e x p e r t i s e ?
A. fn assau l t weapons nomenc l_a ture and
opera t ion and mach ine gun nomenc l -a tu re and opera t ion
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and proh ib i t .ed possess ion nomencfa ture and opera t ion .
A . A n y t h i n g e l s e r e l a t i n g t o f i r e a r m s ?
A . N o .
O . W h a t i s a g o o d w o r k i n g d e f i n i t i o n o f a g u n
show?
A. I t I s an expos i t Íon by numerous vendors
showing o f f i rearms and accessor ies and ammuni t ion .
O. Okay. V Íha t a re some o f the venues fo r these
shows ?
A. You mean loca t ions where they happen?
O . Y e a h .
A . S t a t e a g r i c u l t u r a l s h o w p l a c e s , c o u n t y
fa i rg rounds, ho te l -s , convent ion centers and so on and
s o f o r t h .
O. Okay. Are you fami l ia r w i th the shows tha t
Russ and Sa l - l - ie Nordyke pu t on?
A . Y e s .
0 . Okay . And where are some o f the p laces they
have the i r shows?
A. The on ly show tha t I ' ve ever done compl iance
s u r v e i l l - a n c e s a t i s , a t t h e S a n t a C 1 a r a C o u n t y
F a i r g r o u n d s .
O. Okay. Are you ar^ ia re tha t there were shows
that used to take p lace a t the A lameda County
Fa i rg rounds ?
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thei r gun shows?
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üIhen they try and engage j_n law enforcement
a c t i v i t i e s a t t h e i r s h o w s ?
A . ü I h e n f f i n d a v i o f a t i o n I have gone to
s h e r e c t i f i e s i tSa l l ie and to l -d her about i t and
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aüray and never b r ing i t back and he compl íed and
then in another show th is person ac tua l l y had
b l a c k j a c k s a p s a n d e v e r y t h i n g e l s e t h e r e a n d u n d e r
1-2020 those are a v io la t íon and we jus t r we ceased
t h e m a l l - a n d w e c i t e d t h e p e r s o n . S o , a n d t h a t w a s ,
you know, under the i r in fo rmat ion tha t someth ing was
go ing wrong a t tha t l -oca t ion .
O. And tha t was brought to your a t ten t ion by
the Nordykes?
A . R i g h t .
A . Have you ever a t tended any gun shows outs ide
of the Sta te o f Ca l - i fo rn ia?
A . Y e s .
O. Can you give me can you tel- l - me about
t h o s e ?
A . T h e l a s t t w o v e a r s w e ' v e c o n d u c t e d
surve i l lances o f the gun shows tha t occur in Reno,
Nevada a t the exh ib i t ion bu i l -d ino and a t the H i l ton
H o t e l .
O. Okay . And why are you t .here?
A. We I re avrare tha t numerous i l l -eqa l
t ransac t ions occur there f rom Nevada res idents to
Ca l - i fo rn ians and they br ing the guns back or
a c c e s s o r i e s l i k e h i g h c a p a c i t y m a q a z i n e s b a c k i n t o
t h e s t a t e i l 1 e g a l 1 y .
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A. V fha t a re the d i f fe rences , some o f the
d i f fe rences be tween a gun show in say Nevada or a gun
s h o w i n C a l i f o r n i a ?
A. Vüe1 l - , under 1 ,2011" .1 , and four a l - l - f i rearms
t ransac t ions has to comply w i th s ta te and federa l -
l a w s .
And we have in th is s ta te a sec t ion ca l - l -ed
12072 smal l - f ' d f r wh ich mandates tha t i f ne i ther par ty
in a t ransac t i -on is l i - censed, they have to comple te
t h e t r a n s a c t i o n w i t h a l i c e n s e d d e a l - e r .
f n N e v a d a t h e r e r s n o s u c h t h i n q . f f a
Nevada res ident iden t i f ies h imse l f to a vendor whose
not l i censed whose se l l ing guns on the tab le as a
Nevada res ident , those two Nevada res idents can
conduct a t ransac t ion w i thout do ing any backqround or
any th ing and then tha t person wa lks w i th the gun.
And September o f las t year we ident i f ied a
young As ian mal -e do ing th is a t a l -most 10 tab les
buy ing hand guns and assau l t weapons and we la te r
l -earned a f te r s topp ing h im a t Truckee tha t the Nevada
l - i cense was f raudu l -en t ly ob ta ined and tha t he was a
C a l i f o r n i a g a n g m e m b e r a n d h e i s c u r r e n t l . ' ' i n 1 - r ì ¡ l
in E l Dorado county on our charges now.
O. Are you aürare o f any o ther inc idents o f
Ca l i fo rn ia res idents a t tempt ing to evade Ca l i fo rn ia
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A . Y e s .
O. Can you p lease g ive me some examples o f
t h o s e ?
A. On two separa te occas ions f rom the
exh ib i t ion show we fo l lowed Ca l - i fo rn ia res idents
purchas ing assau l t weapons and h igh capac i ty
m a g a z i n e s b a c k i n t o t h e s t a t e a n d o n t h e t w o a s s a u l t
weapons cases the suspec ts have p led gu i l t y .
On the h igh capac i ty magaz ine cases the
s u s p e c t s h a v e b e e n - - h a v e p l e d g u i l t y t o f e l o n y
c o u n t s o f I 2 0 2 0 A . 2 . J u s t a b o u t e v e r y s h o w w e g o t o
hre come back with and we do detain someone who has
purchased f i rearms or h igh capac i ty magazínes
iJ - Iega l l y . The l -as t show we went to - -
rì I 'm go ing to i n te r rup t . V Íhen you say shows
in th i s con tex t , you ' . re ta l k ing abou t t he shows in
Reno, Nevada?
A . , Y e s , s i r . I r m s o r r y .
The las t show we went to we were our
surve i l - l -ance h /as ident i f ied bv the suspec t and we
l -a te r v is i ted h im in h is Grass Va l - l -ev home and he
sur rendered to us th ree assau l - t h reapons tha t he
purchased a t the Reno show.
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ab l -e to watch an i l l ega l ac t i v i t y occur in the
park ing Io t o r in the show i tse l f and we have no
a u t h o r i t y i n t h e s t a t e s o .
O . I n t h e s t a t e o f N e v a d a ?
A. Nevada. So we have made an aqreement w i th
the Reno PD tha t we wou ld be there , bu t we woufd no t
take any ac t ion un t i l we were ab le to come back in to
C a l - i f o r n i a .
O k a y . A n d n e e d l e s s t o s a y p e o p l e
h igh capac i ty magaz ines and assau l t weapon
t a b l - e a t a C a l i f o r n i a g u n s h o w , t h e r e ' s n o t
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I f y o u f e a r n o f i t ?
Y e s . A n d w e r v e s e e n s o m e a n d w e t v e a c t e d o n
them and those peop le have been ar res ted .
O . And the Ca l - i fo rn ia qun show promoters a re
he lp ing you in comply ing or en forc ing those laws,
a r e n ' t t h e y ?
A . Y e s s i r . Y e s , t h e y a r e .
0 . I r m g o i n g t o a s k y o u t o t a k e a l o o k a t i n
f r o n t o f y o u w h a t ' s b e e n m a r k e d a s E x h i b i t A . A n d
I ' m j u s t g o i n g t o i d e n t i f y i t a s t h e A l a m e d a
o r d i n a n c e t h a t r . f h a c , r l - r i a n l o f t h e l i t i g a t i o n h e r e
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k n o w w h e n y o u t r e d o n e .
A . O k a y .
M R . K I L M E R : L e t ' s q o o f f t h e r e c o r d f o r a
s e c o n d .
( O f f t h e r e c o r d d i s c u s s i o n ) .
a . BY MR. K ILMER: Back on the reco rd .
f r d l i k e t o d r a w y o u r a t t e n t i o n t o
s u b s e c t i o n D w h i c h i s t h e o r d i n a n c e ' s d e f i n i t i o n o f
f i rearm and ask you to compare tha t to Ca l i fo rn ia law
and can you te1 I me is the de f in i t ion o f f i rearm
under the A lameda ord inance broader than the
C a l i f o r n i a d e f i n i t i o n ?
M S . M E R R I L E E S : M r . K i l m e r , i s i t o k a y i f I
have a lo r ie f conversa t ion w i th Mr . Ch inn?
M R . K I L M E R : O f f t h e r e c o r d . E x c u s e m e ¡ o D
t h e r e c o r d , y e s . O f f t h e r e c o r d .
( O f f - t h e - R e c o r d d i s c u s s i o n ) .
O . B Y M R . K I L M E R : B a c k o n t h e r e c o r d .
I asked you to compare the de f in i t ion o f
f i rearm in the A l -ameda ord i -nance to the de f in i t ion o f
t h e f i r e a r m i n C a l - i f o r n i a s t a t e l a w .
A . K l _ O n t .
0 . Do you have any ansbrer fo r me?
A. I t appears tha t in some areas i t i s b roader
a n d i n s o m e a r e a s í t i s n a r r o w e r .
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A. Okay. For example , the A l -ameda ord inance
wou ld c fass i fy as a f i rearm a revo l -u t j -onary h ia r e ra
m u s k e t , f l i n t l o c k m u s k e t ; c o r r e c t ?
A . C o r r e c t .
I r m g o i - n g t o a s k y o u t o t a k e a l o o k a t
Subsec t i -on F Subsec t i on fou r . Th i s i s t he pa r t o f
the ord inance that deals wi th except ions to the
possessj -on of f i rearms on county proper ty and
spec i f i ca l J -y au tho r i zes pa r t i c i pan ts i n mo t ion
pic ture te lev is ion v ideo and dance and theatr ica l
p roduc t i ons to possess f i r ea rms as pa r t o f a
product ion or event .
Do par t o f your dut ies in your work for the
Depar tment of Just ice inc lude regulat ion of f i rearms
connected wi th enter ta inment?
A . Y e s .
O. Okay. Can you te I l me what some of that
entaí I s ?
A . We ' re tasked w i th do ing the backg round
checks on permi t tees and prop houses that have
fede ra l - f i r ea rms l i censes and pe rm i t s t o possess
des t ruc t i ve dev i ces w i th in th i s s ta te .
0 . Okay . So i s t he regu la to ry scheme fo r
regulat ing the enter ta inment industry and the f i rearm
use in enter ta ínment industrv at l -east s imi l -ar to the
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regulatory scheme for regulat ing gun shows?
f t ' s a c t u a l l v m o r e s t r i c t e r .
0 . V r l h i c h o n e i s s t r i c t e r ?
A . T h e m o t i o n p i c t u r e i - n d u s t r y .
0 . O k a y . I s t h a t b e c a u s e t h e y h a n d l e
exp los ives and mach ine guns?
A . Y e s , s i r .
A . Okay . Vüh ich are no t normal ly fo r sa fe to
the genera l pub l i c a t a gun show anyhray , a re they?
A . N o t i n t h i s s t a t e ¡ f l o .
0 . Do you have any hobb ies re la t ing to the
f i r e a r m s ?
A . Y e s .
0 . O k a y . W h a t a r e t h e y ?
n f a t one t ime shot compet i t i ve lv and a t th is
t ime I have a smal - l co l - lec t ion .
O. Do you ever at tend gun shows for personaf
reasons and no t on the c l -ock?
A L a t e l y , r o r b u t I h a v e i n t h e p a s t .
O. A I I r igh t . V [ou ld you ever a t tend a gun show
t h a t d i d n ' t h a v e g u n s p r e s e n t ?
A . N o .
O. Vühy no t?
I rm no t , number one , no t i n te res ted i n
ant isue furn i ture or do l - ls and that I s normal- l -v what
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has taken the p l -ace o f the quns a t these shows.
O . So wí thout guns actual ly present at a gun
show, you have no in te res t in go ing?
A . N o .
O. And tha t wou ld be a s ta tement no t as a law
enforcement o f f i cer , bu t as somebody who is a lso a
co l - Iec to r and hobbv is t?
A . Y e s .
0 . Y o u r v e a c t u a l l y c o n d u c t e d i n v e s t i g a t i o n s a n d
made ar res ts based on conduct yor . t t ve observed a t a
N o r d y k e g u n s h o w , h a v e n ' t y o u ?
A . Y e S .
0 . O k a y . C a n y o u t e l l m e a l i t t l e a b o u t t h a t
case w i thout compromis ing the case?
A . I b e l i e v e I c a n .
O . O k a y . P l - e a s e d o .
A . B a c k i n 1 9 9 8 f d i s c o v e r e d a p e r s o n o u t o f
Napa, Ca l - i fo rn ia who was send ing mach ine 9uD, mach ine
guns in the mai l - to o ther gun dea lers .
A t the t Íme tha t I d iscovered tha t , I served
a search war ran t on the loca t ion and d iscovered more
mach j -ne guns and o ther i tems tha t v re re i l l ega l .
O . U h - h u h .
A Dur ing that t ime we Ì^ iere prosecut ing the
m a i n d e a l - e r w h i c h w a s n ' t t h e p e r s o n i d e n t i f i e d a s
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se l l ing the mach ine guns , and there was a t ime tha t
ac tua l l y spanned a per iod o f about n j -ne months where
we hrere prosecut ing the f i rs t dea le r and no
p r o s e c u t i o n o c c u r r e d o n t h a t p e r s o n i n N a p a .
Dur ing that t ime we learned f rom ATF that
that person hras se l l ing more machine guns out o f h is
house i n Napa .
0 . Fo r t he reco rd ATF i s?
A. Bureau of A]cohol - Tobacco and Fi rearms.
O. Thatrs the federa l - agency or the federa l -
counterpar t to the work that you do?
A. Yes . So , t o deve lop more p robab le cause , I
sent undercovers in to the Nordyke gun shows to
purchase more machine gun par ts f rom th is person
which they accompl ished.
O . o k a y .
A . And tha t ass i s ted me in re f resh Íng my
probable cause for another search warrant for the
house in Napa which occurred and we found more
machine guns, sawed-of f shotgunsr so on and so for th
a t t h i s l oca t i on .
A . O k a y . B u t j u s t s o w e ' r e c l e a r , t h e
sawed-of f shotguns and fut ly assembl-ed machine guns
were not a t the Nordyke gun shows?
A . N o . J u s t t h e p a r t s .
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t h e s e p a r t s f o o k l i k e ?
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and i t conver ts M1 carb ine in to a
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ac tua l l y - - ac tua l l y , when he d idn ' t
the show, we paid h im for the par t
he sent the par t to my undercover .
Vüould you have been abl-e to conductO . Okay .
th is inves t iga t j -on or th is undercover work were i t
no t fo r the gun show?
I t w o u l - d h a v e b e e n m o r e d i f f i c u l t , y e s .
Okay. fs there any th ing tha t Russ and
Sal - I ie Nordyke d ld tha t was i l J -ega l in connect ion
wi th a l low ing th is vendor to opera te?
I mean they weren ' t charged w i th knowledge
of h im se l l ing these mach ine gun par ts , r ^ re re they?
MR. MacKAY: Compound.
Cou l -d you break i t down.
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You star ted wi th one quest ion and you went
o f f t o ano the r .
0 . BY MR. K ILMER: I d id do tha t .
As par t o f your invest igat ion of that cr ime
regard ing the machine gun par ts , the Nordykes h/ere
not impl icated in that , were they?
A . N o .
O. D id you - - now these pa r t s t ha t you ta l k
about you ca l l a d isconnect and a spr ing
MR. MacKAY: And a p lunger .
O. BY MR. KILMER: - - and a p lunger , very good,
what wou l -d they look f i ke to the average person who
is no t as knowledgeab le as you?
A. Smal - l - mechan ica l par ts .
O . S o t h e r e ' s n o w a y t o k n o w w i t h o u t h a v i n g
exper t i se o r be ing somebody whose in the bus iness o f
s e l l i n g m a c h i n e g u n p a r t s t h a t t h e s e a r e i l l e g a l ?
A . Y e s .
O. Okay. So the open venue tha t gun shows
prov ide a l low you w i th your exper t i se to ensure
compl iance w i th Ca l i fo rn ia mach ine gun law?
A . Y e s .
0 . B y g o i n g t o t h e s e s h o w s ?
A . A b s o l u t e ] v .
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EXAMINATION BY MR. MacKAY:
O. The same is t rue for qun shows hel -d at
hote l -s and convent ion centers that you ment ioned; is
that r ight?
A . Y e s .
O. You ment ioned that voufd found some
v io l -a t i ons wh ich Sa l - l i e rec t i f i ed .
We¡e you ta lk ing about Sa l l_ ie Nordyke?
A . Y e s .
0 . V fha t v io la t ions are you re fe r r ing to?
A. The ou t o f s ta te vendor who brouqht in the
swi tch b lades and then the ou t o f s ta te vendor who
brought the b l -ack jack and saps and the swi tchb lades
t h a t o n e h r a s r e c t i f i e d b y u s t e l l i n g t h a t p e r s o n t o
get them o f f the tab l -e . The o ther one we ac tua l l -y
s e i z e d t h e í t e m s a n d c i t e d t h e Ð e r s o n .
a . Thank vou. You ment ioned tha t one reason - -
we l - l , you ment ioned tha t i f there hrere no ac tua f guns
at a gun show you had no , o r wou ld no t have any
in te res t in go ing to tha t gun show; i s tha t r igh t?
A . A s a p r i v a t e c i t i z e n , y e s .
O . I s one reason fo r tha t g iven what sounds
l i ke some extensive exper ience wi th hand guns or
f i rearms ?
A. Vüel - l , number one, i f I rnras going to a gun
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And why no t?
T h e r e w o u l d n r t b e a p o s s i b i l i t y o f s e e i n g a n
Y e s , I b e l i e v e s o .
And a t the Nordyke show there 's some type o f
o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t a c t u a l l y p u t s o n s o m e
s a f e t y c f a s s e s t h a t I r v e s e e n o c c u r .
MR. MacKAY: Thank vou.
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Now the scout ing orqan i -za t ion i -s tha t l - i ke
shotgun or r i f l -e mer i t badge fo r the Boy
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i tem that I woul -d be in terested in .
0 . I s i t equa l l y poss ib le tha t someone w i th
perhaps l -ess exper ience wou ld go to learn about bas ic
gun sa fe ty o r perhaps a f i rearm to purchase la te r?
W e l l , t h e r e a r e , t h e r e a r e c l - a s s e s g i - v e n a t
t h e s h o w s t o t a k e t h e w r i t t e n H S C t e s t s o t h a t ' s
educat iona l - .
BY MR. KILMER: And HSC s tands fo r?
T H E V ü I T N E S S : H a n d g u n s a f e t y c e r t i f i c a t e .
O. BY MR. MacKAY: And there are aspec ts o f qun
educat ion sa fe ty tha t cou l -d be met o r per fo rmed
wi thout the ac tua l - gun present ; cor rec t?
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Scou ts ?
A . I b e l i e v e i t r s a c t u a l l y , t h e y a c t u a l l y
put on the safety to I be l - ieve i t is a requi rement
for the i r marksmanship mer i t badge.
O. Jus t t o c la r i f y Mr . McKay ' s c l -a r i f i ca t i on ,
Sa l - l - i e Nordyke wasnr t i n v io la t i on o f any 1aw. She
brought a v io la t ion to your at tent ion so that you
cou ld rec t i f y t he s i t ua t i on?
A . Y e s .
O . Tha t was w i th respec t t o b lack jacks and
swi tchblades none of which are regulated by th is
Alameda ord inance?
A. No . They ' re regu la ted by the Ca l i f o rn ia
Pena l Code .
MR. K ILMER: Thank you .
No fur ther quest ions.
MR. MacKAY: No fu r the r ques t i ons .
Thank you.
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made those chanqes and cor rec t ions tha t
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r¡itness in the foregoing
was by me dury sworn to test. i fy in the within-entit led,
cause; ttrat said deposit ion was taken at the t ime andplace ttrerein named; that the testimony of said r¡ i tness
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oaths and af f i rmat Íon; and sa id test inony hras
thereafter transcríbed into typer,r_rit íng.
r further cert i fy that r am not of counsel norat+'crney fcr either or any of the part ies to said.
deposi t ion ' nor in any way in terested in the outcome ofthe cause naned in sa id deposi t ion.
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AN ORDTNANCE AMENDING SECTTON 9.12.120 OF THE COUNTY ORDTNANCE CODEPROHIBITING THE POSSESSION OF FIREAR¡IJIS ON COUNW PROPERTY
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That the Ordinance Code of the County of Alameda shall be amended by revising Section9.12.120 to read as follows:
9.12,120 Possession of Firearms on County Property Prohlblted
(a) '
Flndlngs. The Board of Supervisors finds that gunshot fatatities and inJuries are ofepídemic proportions in Alameda County. During the first five years of the 1990's 879homicides werÊ'committed using firearms, and an additional 1,647 victims werehospitali4ed wlth gunshot injuries. Firearms are the leading cause of death arnongyoung'people between the ages of 15 and 24 In Alameda County. Between July 1, 1996and June 30, 1997, 136 juveniles were arrested in Oakland for gun-related offenses. OnJuly4, 1998 a shooting Incidenton the Alameda County Fairgrounds resufted in severalgunshot wounds, other injuries and panic among fqir goers. Proh[biting the possessionof firearms on County property wíll promote the public health and safety by contribut¡ng tothe reduction of gunshot fatalities and injuries in the County.
(b) Misdemeanor. *aO person whci brings onto or possesses on County property afirearm, loaded'or unloaded, or ammunition for a firearm is gullty of a misdemeenor. .
'(c) ' -Counþ Propert¡1. As used in this sectlon, the term County property means roal .
. property, including any buildings thereon, owned or.leased Þy.t¡e County. of Alameda'.: .(hereinafter "Countyr), and in the County's possassion, or in the possession of.a publicor private enti$ under contract with the County to perform a public purpose, includin$ but
. not limíted to real propefi owned or leased by thei County in the unlncorporated andincôrporated portions of the County, such as the County park ín Sunol and the Alameda
. County Fairgrounds In the. City of Pleasanton, but does not inclúde any "local.publíc '
bulldlng'as def¡ned in Penal Code Sectlon 171b(c), where the State regulates. possession of firearms pursuant to Penal Code Sectlon 171b.
(d) Firearm. "Firearm'is any gun, pistol, revolver, rifle or any'device, designed or modifiedto be used as a weapon, from which is expelled thror.rgh a barrel a projectile by the force
. of an explosion orotherform of combustion. 'Flrearml does not include'imitationfirearme or BB guns and air rifles'as defined in Goverriment Code Sectíon 53071.5.
(e) Ammunition. 'Ammunitlon" ls any ammuniüon as defined in Penal Code Seðtlon12316(bX2).
(f) Exceptfons. Subsection 9.12.120(b) does not apply to the'following:(1) A peace officer as defined in Title 3, Part 2, Chapter 4.5 oÍ the California
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Penal Code (sections 830 ef seg.);.(2) t g,uard ol mgYs.engei of a financiál institution. a guard of a contract canieroperating an armored vehicle, á l¡censed private invest¡gätðr;;ãi.iõätä;;;j#;
Pmp.aly operator, or uniformed seclrity guard ar tnesõãriiñiñ;ãr" defined inPenal'code secllon 12031(d) açd who trol¿s a valid certíficatäis.räã Ëv me oefarimentof Consumer Affairs under Penal Code section 12ög3, while actuallyäploye¿ andengaged in protecting and preserving property or ¡¡re w¡tlri; th" säË" "f
hís or heremployment;(3) A p.ej!!|r holding a val¡d license tg carry a firearm.issued pursuant to penal' Code section 12050;(4) The possession of a firearrn oy an authorized participant in a motion picture,
television, video, dance, or theatrical proäuction oievent, when the parilcipant lararfr.rlfyuses the I'irearm as part of that production or event, provided that when such firearm is.not ln the actual posses'síon of the authorized particlþant. ¡t ¡s seìurôã'io pr"u"nt . .. unauthorÍzed use.
Countyroads;
.-- (6) A person lawfulfy using the target range operated by the Atameda CountySheriff,Q A federal criminal investígator or taw enforcement officer; or
- (8) A member of the military forces of the State of California or of the Unitedstates while engaged in the performahce of his or her dutv.
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(g) . Severability. lf any provision of this section or the application thereof to any person orcircumstance isheld invalid, such inv¿lidity shatl not aifect any other pàvisiän orapplícation of this section which can be giúen effect without ttrb i""ãi¡ä prouiiiåÀ o.'applicatíon, and to this end the provisionl of this section are severablã.
.SECTION II '
.This ordinance shall take effect and be in fdrce thirty (30) days from and aftei the date ofpassage and befoie the expfration of fifreen Oays afiei ité paósage it shall be published once'withthe names of the members voting for and againstlhe same in ihé lnter-City eipiesJ, ánewspeper published in the County of Alarneda.
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{dop!e-d bV the Board of Supervisors of the County'of Alameda, State of Catifomia, on the 2l"rday of Septernber; 1999, by the following called vóte:
AYES:NOES;EXCUSED:
ATTEST: CRYSTAL K. HISHIDA, Clerkof the Board of Sup'ervisors, County of Alameda
. WILMA CHANPresident of the Board of gupervisorsCounþ of Alameda, State of Callfornia
By
Approved o$ fo Form