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The Sydney Morning Herald, which reported this, doesn't actually say he's a Muslim, but the name does tell something:

Counter terrorism police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old Sydney gun dealer over the theft of seven rocket launchers from the Australian military allegedly for sale to a major underworld figure and suspected terrorist.

Taha Abdul Rahman was arrested at a house in Leumeah, in Sydney's south-west, early this morning in a joint operation by NSW Counter Terrorism Police, AFP and ASIO. He was charged with 17 offences.

Police say Abdul Rahman, 28, supplied five of the Light Anti-Armour Weapons to one of the men arrested in anti-terrorism raids in Sydney last November over a plot to blow up the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Lucas Heights nuclear reactor.

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The theft of the rocket launchers was revealed exclusively by The Sydney Morning Herald last month.

The story triggered a top-level national inquiry by security services into the theft of military weapons including an audit of arms stockpiles.

In addition, all use of hand-held rocket launchers by the military has been suspended pending the outcome of the inquiry.

"The person who received five (launchers) is currently facing terrorism-related charges on another matter,'' Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Frank Prendergast told reporters in Sydney.

The other weapons were supplied to another man who is facing criminal charges not related to terrorism.

It's clear that Muslims cannot be allowed to run businesses as gun merchants, as they're likely to smuggle some of the wares to terrorists under the table, or, as in the case of the suspect here, to steal weapons from the army to give to terrorist gangs.

Via David Frum.

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