David Ian Smith, 29, of Boothwood Close, Liverpool, has been charged with theft, possessing explosives, and possession of a prohibited weapon.

BBC: Two more charged over munitions theft in Warrington

District Judge Mervyn Bates said he was refusing bail based on the more serious charges of encouraging offences and having a prohibited weapon.

BBC: Flag protest: Willie Frazer refused bail by judge

He pleaded guilty to three counts relating to possession of a firearm disguised as another object and three of possessing a prohibited weapon at Durham Crown Court.

BBC: Robert Downes jailed over disguised stun guns

Individual states did recognize a right to travel armed with a musket to meet the legal obligation to attend militia musters, but states and localities regulated the exercise of this right and in some cases prohibited traveling with a loaded weapon or discharging a weapon at or near a muster.

CNN: Put reason back in America's gun debate

Iranian leaders have maintained that their regime is prohibited by Islamic law from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and proscribed from doing so by a fatwa that was issued years ago by current Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

FORBES: Some Unanswered Questions On Iran

When someone who falls into a prohibited category for a gun purchase applies to buy a weapon under the background check system, there may be nothing to prosecute.

NPR: FACT CHECK: Gun-Control Claims Miss Target

There are eight categories of weapon, ranging from automatic hardware and machine guns which are prohibited, to hunting equipment allowed with a hunting permit.

CNN: France: Where fear and taboo control guns more than laws