Former Red Sox Minor League Player Accused Of Making And Selling Ghost Guns

Federal authorities have charged a former Boston Red Sox minor league baseball player in connection with the alleged manufacturing and selling of untraceable “ghost guns” on Monday.

Christopher Machamer was arrested in North Canton, Ohio, on Thursday after federal agents alleged he made and sold dozens of untraceable short-barreled assault-style rifles, according to an affidavit obtained by HuffPost.

Machamer faces federal charges of possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possessing an unregistered gun and illegally manufacturing a gun.

According to a statement from an agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a federal investigation began in September after retail records appeared to show Machamer had purchased several AR-15 gun parts from September to November.

Machamer had been issued a federal license to be a firearms dealer, according to ATF records, but had gone out of business in 2022 and surrendered his license.

On Thursday, federal agents who had been watching Machamer pulled him over in North Canton and found five untraceable short-barreled AR-15-style rifles inside his car. They found 11 more after searching his home that day, and found additional weapons in a safe in his parents’ home, according to the affidavit.

Federal agents also reported finding several untraceable AR-15-style lower and upper receivers inside Machamer’s home, along with two Ghost Gunner mills ― machines that cut metal into gun parts.

The FBI defines the lower receiver as “the actual firearm,” and it’s required to have a serial number. It attaches to the rifle’s upper receiver, which includes the barrel.

In his interview with law enforcement, Machamer said he used the Ghost Gunner to create the