North Hollywood Man's 25 Guns, Thousands Of Ammunition Seized

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA -- A North Hollywood man was arrested after authorities said he illegally obtained 25 firearms, 44 ammunition magazines and more than 2,000 rounds of miscellaneous caliber ammunition, officials said Monday.

Mark Morman is barred from owning weapons following a domestic violence protective order issued against him in September 2017. The order required Morman to sell or surrender all firearms and ammunition in his possession within 24 hours, said the office of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

However, on Jan. 10, agents discovered the firearms and ammunition during an operation at Morman's home.

“Public safety is our number one priority, and we are committed to cracking down on illegal possession of firearms,” Becerra said. “The California Department of Justice and our special agents make every effort to ensure that guns stay out of the wrong hands."

“There is a powerful link between domestic abuse and gun violence,” said Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer. “In this case, we allege the defendant—prohibited from possessing even a single gun due to a pending domestic violence case—had a massive stockpile of more than two dozen unsecured weapons and 2,000 rounds of ammunition."

Morman was booked into the Los Angeles Sherriff’s Department Inmate Reception Center on charges of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person. Additional charges were filed by the City Attorney’s Office on the counts of importation of a large capacity magazine, unlawful storage of a firearm, and resisting and delaying an investigation.

Morman is expected to appear in court on Feb. 27.

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