article_snippet.sent: Paul Armstrong pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and two offensive weapons and lost Paul Armstrong job before Paul Armstrong even started his job.
article_snippet.sent: What Paul Armstrong did was foolish.
article_snippet.sent: Judge John Milford QC said a prison sentence was not necessary in Paul Armstrong's case as there was no suggestion Judge John Milford QC would use the weapons, had never been in trouble before and had recently found employment.
article_snippet.sent: As such, Paul Armstrong was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for two years, with £2,000 costs.
article_snippet.sent: Glen Gatland, defending, said; 'Paul Armstrong has never been in trouble with the police and is of previous good character. '