Robert Klaar sold the defaced gun in Denville in January 2024, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally and Denville Chief of Police Frank Perna said.
A search of Klaar's home turned up 17 firearms, two firearm silencers and evidence he was manufacturing the devices, including assembly manuals, authorities said. High-capacity magazines, $17,000 in cash, numerous rounds of ammunition, two pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were also found, authorities said.
Klaar was taken into custody following a traffic stop, authorities said. He was charged with numerous weapons offenses and money laundering, authorities said. He was released under pre-trial supervision with conditions, authorities said.
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