Georgia ‘gun pipeline’ that ‘flooded’ NYC with illegal firearms shutdown, nine indicted, feds say

[old lady new shooter]

If the purchases were lawful, why should the purchasers be prosecuted?

For SELLING the guns to people they knew, or should have known, were prohibited persons.

 

[old lady new shooter]

On the border between TN and VA dealers have been asked to watch for people obviously buying for purposes of resale, not for personal use.

Wilson buying 87 guns probably put him on some agency's radar, with a view to find out who, where, the guns were going to.

So just the fact of all the 4473's? I thought they aren't allowed to keep that information. ???

 

[Kleanbore]

For SELLING the guns to people they knew, or should have known, were prohibited persons.

That too, but if the purchases were straw purchases, they were not lawful.

 

[old lady new shooter]

That too, but if the purchases were straw purchases, they were not lawful.

The PURCHASER committed a crime by making the straw purchase. But the DEALERS don't have a crystal ball to tell them it's a straw purchase when the prospective buyer lies on the 4473 and hasn't done anything to raise their suspicion.

 

[Kleanbore]

The PURCHASER committed a crime by making the straw purchase.

My point exactly. The purchases were unlawful.

 

[CapnMac]

I believe we've had a stumble of vernacular here.
The Sale of the hand guns was legal--by the FFL--the purchase, for resale--by the various buyers being the illegality.
Making a straw purchase being explicitly called out on the 4472 as a prohibition for the sale.

Now, the assertion that there is a 'pipeline,' in the singular, is presented as rather a fait acompli, a per se truth. Which, sadly seems to be the extent of modern journalism--come to a conclusion and toss words at it to that end.

It is a fascinating example of how creating new laws only affects the law abiding. Everyone in this alleged "pipeline" knew they were "dirty." This did not deter them in the slightest.

There is clearly a huge market for firearms in restrictive places like NYC, Chicago, etc., and the profits well outweigh the illegality of it--such is human venality.

 

[Zerodefect]

Money talks, BS walks.

Guns, lawyers, politicians, our entire executive branch. All to the highest bidder.

Welcome to the banana republic.

 

[herrwalther]

So the Feds pound their chest over catching 9 people that smuggled 87 firearms. When will they announce the arrests of those that let 2000 firearms go to Mexico? Oh right, probably never.

 

[Robert]

Bad guys got caught doing illegal stuff. Not the crime of the century, but not something we need to waste bandwidth on.