Arrested convenience store robber accused of manufacturing own gun

from mainichi daily news

ISESAKI, Gunma -- A man under arrest for robbing several convenience stores has been hit with a new arrest warrant for illegally manufacturing a gun, police said.

Hiroki Kato, 56, the owner of a steelworks in Isesaki, admitted to the allegations during questioning. "I wanted to produce a gun on my own," he was quoted as telling investigators.

Kato manufactured the .38-caliber pistol at his steelworks sometime around June 2005, without permission from the government, Gunma Prefectural Police investigators said.

In September last year, Kato was arrested for robbing a convenience store in Ota, Gunma Prefecture and subsequently hit with new arrest warrants for his involvement in several other convenience store robberies.

Police confiscated another gun from an acquaintance of Kato, who admitted to having received the weapon from Kato in return for waiving his debts. (Mainichi)

Where the hell is this place... Googled, and came up blank.

Karyn I worship your obscure news finds... :)

so the owner of some steelworks buisness is a stop and shop robber

geez you think he could have sold some of his metalworks