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Gun cache astounds police

Highland Street man arraigned

POLICE FIND HOW-TO BOOK ON BOMB MAKING

By Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
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WORCESTER — Heavy machine guns, shotguns, pistols, large boxes of ammunition and a how-to book on bomb making rested on the floor of a room in the Police Department yesterday.

Police don’t know why 54-year-old Paul D. Mateiko kept more than 100 guns and some explosives in his 184 Highland St. home. He hadn’t shown any signs of aggression in the past, nor had he been arrested for weapons violations.

Authorities discovered the weapons during a medical call Saturday night at his home.

A sample of the guns seized Saturday night and Sunday morning was displayed at the police station yesterday afternoon. A large thick-barreled German-made MG 34 used in the 1930s as a tank and aircraft defense gun stood out.

Boxes of ammunition — some still in belt form — surrounded the rifles, pistols and shotguns displayed by police. Bullet-proof vests, vintage knives and bayonets were in boxes along with a copy of “The Anarchist Cookbook,” which details how to make bombs and other dangerous items.

Police Sgt. Kerry F. Hazelhurst didn’t want to speculate on whether Mr. Mateiko was a survivalist. Investigators still want to talk to the man described as a recluse by neighbors.

“We want to know how he got his hands on some of these weapons, especially the machine guns and the military ordnances as well,” the sergeant said. “Our main concern here is the fact that these were not secured weapons and there were thousands of rounds of ammunition in the home. Naturally our concern is if somebody ever broke into that house they would have had access to all these weapons and all that ammunition that would have been on the street. That would have been a very bad situation.”

Mr. Mateiko’s legs shook in Central District Court yesterday as he was arraigned on four counts of possession of a machine gun and one count of possession of explosives. He spoke quietly to his lawyer during the brief arraignment.

He was held on $25,000 cash bail and was scheduled to return to court March 9.

Mr. Mateiko was licensed to carry a firearm, but did not have any licenses to possess machine guns. Police seized seven machine guns, four of which were in working condition. Sgt. Hazelhurst said Mr. Mateiko’s license to carry was issued by Worcester police, but that license is now subject to revocation. The sergeant said the weapons were not secured by trigger locks and were haphazardly left throughout the home.

“We will be looking into the possible revocation of his license,” Sgt. Hazelhurst said.

According to court documents, a live-in caretaker for Mr. Mateiko called medical personnel sometime after 4 p.m. Saturday when she found Mr. Mateiko unresponsive in the home. He was suffering from some sort of head injury.

When they arrived, medical and fire officials saw an unbelievable sight. Guns of all types were strewn all over the house in plain view, mixed in with empty liquor bottles and boxes of family artifacts.

“Medical personnel were literally tripping over these weapons,” Sgt. Hazelhurst said.

An initial seizure of just the weapons out in the open led to authorities recovering 81 guns. That number has increased to more than 100 after a search warrant was executed. Police are now tracking the backgrounds of the guns to find out who owned them and how they came into Mr. Mateiko’s possession.

Bomb-making materials were found in a refrigerator and C-4 military plastic explosive was also seized and then later detonated at Green Hill Park by the state police bomb squad.

“We are looking into why he had all these weapons,” Sgt. Hazelhurst said. “We’re going to try to interview him and find out what his reasons were for having all these weapons.”

Police said Mr. Mateiko has a military background, but they were unclear about what branch. His car had veterans’ license plates. Many of the guns were from World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War.

Besides a possible break-in, police also voiced concerns about what would have happened if a fire took place in the home.

Ammunition could have exploded, Sgt. Hazelhurst said.
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Police don’t know why 54-year-old Paul D. Mateiko kept more than 100 guns and some explosives in his 184 Highland St. home. He hadn’t shown any signs of aggression in the past, nor had he been arrested for weapons violations.
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Are they trying to imply that you must show signs of aggression and had been arrested for weapon violations if you own guns?
 
the not so obvious question,
how does a guy with poop?? on his forehead (see photo of mateiko in original article) afford full auto stuff, not to mention all the acoutrements to go with?!?!?!
 
Are they trying to imply that you must show signs of aggression and had been arrested for weapon violations if you own guns?
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Trying? No, I think they're actually doing it.
 
I feel sorry for all those amazing guns, which now face destruction.

The guns may not have been his.
 
how does a guy with poop?? on his forehead (see photo of mateiko in original article) afford full auto stuff, not to mention all the acoutrements to go with?!?!?!
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The way that some of the anti's think, that IS the typical gun owner. :rolleyes:
 
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Mr. Mateiko was licensed to carry a firearm, but did not have any licenses to possess machine guns.
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Do you need a liecense to posess a machine gun, I thought all you need was registration & a Tax stamp.

Sure hope he had those or he will have some issues.
 
Oh I think the Tax stamps won't really matter considering they found C4. He's going away for a while.

Gotta watch out for those ever dangerous C96 Mausers though--often used in gang violence!
 
I had a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook for awhile. Many of the "recipes" contained therein are useless. Powell copied some partial recipes and simply pasted them into his book. His improvised devices are more dangerous to the builder than to the intended victim. The firearms information is less informative than a copy of "Guns & Ammo." Even the drug stuff is generally wrong. The book is more a humorous artifact of the era (1971) in which it was produced. I gave my copy away to someone who might appreciate the unintentional humor; I no longer found it funny.
 
This is ridiculous.

It's not until near the end of the article that anything illegal is even suggested (the C4).

“We are looking into why he had all these weapons,” Sgt. Hazelhurst said. “We’re going to try to interview him and find out what his reasons were for having all these weapons.”
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What? Why are you writing a newspaper? Oh... cause you're allowed to and you want to.

"Naturally our concern is if somebody ever broke into that house they would have had access to all these weapons and all that ammunition that would have been on the street. That would have been a very bad situation.”
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...and before the guy has been convicted or even CHARGED with anything...

54-year-old Paul D. Mateiko kept more than 100 guns and some explosives in his 184 Highland St. home.
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Way to go, idiots.
 
Dudes an idiot. Don't see why he needs c4 or automatic weapons without a license.
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So what kind of guns DO you see a need for? Are semi-autos necessary for hunting or target shooting? I don't think you need high-powered rifles for target shooting. It doesn't matter how hard you hit the paper.

I seem to remember something about "shall not be infringed."
 
Although I have no problem with responsible citizens owning full-auto. I do have a problem with people owning C4 --yeah sure it would be great for clearing stumps, removing boulders etc. I think it needs to be in safe and trained hands. --Not the guy mentioned in this artcle.
 
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along with a copy of “the anarchist cookbook,” which details how to make bombs and other dangerous items.
uh oh, we better ban books now

YIKES!
Maybe we should ban the internet too. There's way too much information in cyberspace for the average citizen to be wandering willy-nilly around. A person could learn things that could hurt them. Why heck, they may even figure out that you could beat someone to death with a table leg... So do we ban tables too? :evil:
 
2RCO: "Although I have no problem with responsible citizens owning full-auto. I do have a problem with people owning C4 --yeah sure it would be great for clearing stumps, removing boulders etc. I think it needs to be in safe and trained hands. --Not the guy mentioned in this artcle."

Ditto. It's mostly a safe storage issue. If you fill a shack behind your house with gunpowder, it's reasonably foreseable that a couple of twelve year old boys will sneak onto your property and try to set it off. And if a few drums of C-4 and nerve gas happen to be stored in the same shed ...
 
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Police seized seven machine guns, four of which were in working condition. Sgt.
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...but I wonder what "working condition" means? They could have been semi-auto versions of normally full-auto guns...example: The AK. I think most of this is sensationalism. Ammo is not really dangerous in a fire...neither is C4 for that matter...it needs the charge from a blasting cap to explode. His 2-gallon gas can in his garage for refilling the lawn mower would be far more dangerous in a house fire than the ammo or C4.
 
When in the Army, I was an ordnance instructor. I used Composition 4 (C4) for boiling coffee. It takes a detonator or det cord to pop it off. I don't know about tree stumps, but it really moved boulders.

There is no federal MG license. As said above - $200 tax stamp, two photos and lots of paperwork for a transfer. I've done it many times. The neatest MG I ever owned (and still do) is the MAC (Military Armaments Corp.)-11 .380.

Press trigger.

ZZZZZZT!!!

32 rounds all gone.
 
A simple gun buy-back would have taken care of this problem, oh well I guess now we have (get) to take everybody’s guns. Everybody say thank you....


How did he come up with WWII machine guns? Its hard enough to come up with a K98 that dosent have import marks.
 
The picture is intended to make him look like a kook. That bothers me.

Good reason never to let medical personel inside your home. But he should have had most of the guns tucked away out of plain sight at least. Should is not a requirement however. Just common sense to me.

No trigger locks? Oh my.
Military ammunition? Oh my.
Guns around the home? Oh my.
Survivalist? Oh my.

Assuming the full autos were real, that is a problem legally. The rest is just "stuff".

I don't believe there is any law against having books or publications about bomb making. Probably military manuals I would guess.
 
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