ARMENIAN CHURCH DENOUNCES GUN SALES ON PREMISES.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer Officials with the Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, Hay Arakelagan Yegeghetzi), sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the said Friday they had no involvement in gun sales that allegedly took place at St. Mary's in Glendale, adding they would study ways to secure the church to make sure such activities do not take place again. ``Our church is no place for guns,'' said Archbishop Yeprem Tabakian, dean of St. Mary's. ``If our church was used for meetings related to illegal activities, then the church was the greatest victim of all. No activity related to the sale of guns, legal or illegal is welcome here.'' Earlier this week the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
Last week, La Crescenta resident Arthur Kabadaian, 40, was arrested on suspicion of illegally selling guns to undercover federal agents. In an affidavit prepared to secure a search warrant, ATF ATF Molecular virology Activating transcription factor A cellular protein that stimulates transcription of adenovirus E4 transcription unit, which acts early in infection at any of several 'enhancer' binding sites Agent Douglas daCosta wrote that Kabadaian met with undercover agents in a church office to arrange illegal gun deals. Church officials denied any knowledge of Kabadaian's operation and said they would conduct an official review into the church's policies regarding access to its property. ``The charges are against an adult individual who is not a member of the church leadership,'' said Armand Keosian, vice chairman of the executive council The Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man was the Head of Government of the Isle of Man from 1961 to 1986. That function is now taken by the Chief Minister. Chairmen
n. pl. prel·a·cies 1. a. The office or station of a prelate. b. Prelates considered as a group. Also called prelature. 2. Church government administrated by prelates. of the Armenian Apostolic Church. ``St. Mary's has never been implicated im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. in any illegal activity.'' The review is being conducted at the request of Stepan Kabadaian, Arthur's father, who serves as the chairman of the board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. at St. Mary's. ATF officials have said no church officials appear to have been involved in the gun dealings. Stepan Kabadaian could not be reached for comment Friday. Church officials said St. Mary's serves as the main religious, cultural and community center for the city's large population of Armenian immigrants. The church has provided access to its facilities to a wide range of groups. ``The Armenian church Armenian Church, autonomous Christian church, sometimes also called the Gregorian Church. Its head, a primate of honor only, is the catholicos of Yejmiadzin, Armenia; Karekin II became catholicos in 1999. has traditionally served as a community gathering place where friends could meet in their daily rounds. But that tradition cannot include any activity that would diminish our church's reputation in the community before God,'' Keosian said. ``The executive council of the prelacy is looking into the circumstances surrounding this particular incident, the church's policies and communications about meetings at the church and the security of the church's buildings.'' Arthur Kabadaian and Larry Lenenberg, a 46-year-old Tujunga resident who is suspected of being a partner in the gun dealings, face indictment and arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted on federal gun charges in U.S. District Court on Feb. 24. Both men have posted bail and have been released. They are charged with selling firearms without a license and transferring unregistered firearms. Each charge carries a maximum five-year sentence, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry Friedberg. In the affidavit, daCosta wrote that Kabadaian at one point was offering a $25,000 ``assault package,'' which included two AK-47 assault rifles A
In one meeting with undercover ATF agents at an office in the church, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. officials, Kabadaian displayed M-11 pistols, along with springs and switches that would be used to transform the M-11s into automatic guns. Later at a different site, Kabadaian sold the guns to the agents, who posed as wine exporters, according to the affidavit. Law enforcement officials last week also seized more than 400 guns from the home Arthur Kabadaian shared with his parents in La Crescenta. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Church officials hold a news conference at St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church. John McCoy/Daily News |
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