The son of a veteran Scottish terrorist is facing a lengthy jail term for waging a postal hate campaign against political figures.
Adam Busby Jr was arrested at his Paisley home, having targeted, among others, First Minister Alex Salmond, the SNP's Glasgow HQ and English-born MSP Mike Rumbles.
Yesterday the High Court in Edinburgh heard that after sending out a total of six suspect packets he phoned journalists to tell them what he had done - saying it was in the name of the Scottish National Liberation Army.
His father, Adam Busby, a former soldier with the Argylls, found notoriety after he founded the tiny cell of self-styled freedom fighters to resist "mass English immigration" following the 1979 devolution referendum.
He was jailed in Dublin in 1997 for a letter bomb campaign.
His son Adam, 34, also has a record for terror crimes. In November 2001 he was jailed for six years for fire-bombings. And last month he was jailed for nine months for carrying a knife.
Busby junior yesterday pled guilty to charges of breach of the peace, a Firearms Act charge and flouting the Criminal Law Act 1977 - on March 12.
He admitted posting shotgun cartridges to "elected representatives" together with threats and then repeatedly phoning journalists. Busby further admitted posting "an item" to LibDem MSP Mike Rumbles in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, intending to make people believe it was likely to ignite or explode, causing injury or damage to property.
He admitted a similar offence by posting an item to Glasgow City Chambers.
Busby further admitted a Firearms Act offence of possessing ammunition after serving a sentence of three years or more. The court heard that at the time of the offences Busby was on bail in connection with an alleged domestic offence.
Judge Lord Brailsford said the offences caused "considerable concern," and remanded him in custody pending a court appearance next month.
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