For the sting operation, the city singled out about 45 dealers based on gun
trace data ...
Private investigators wore hidden
cameras and attempted "straw purchases," ...
The city said the undercover investigators
entered stores in teams of two, usually a man and a woman. While the woman
roamed the store and acted uninterested, the man made all the inquiries about
the gun and made it clear he was the buyer. When it came time to make the
purchase, the woman would step up to fill out the paperwork. {GS:
Assuming that there were no other factors, is that really a straw
purchase?}
The majority of dealers refused the sale,
Bloomberg said. In a video from one such attempt, the man behind the counter
shrugged his shoulders, apologized and said it would be against the law for him
to sell to the woman because she was clearly not the intended user. {GS: How is
an FLL required to determine the intended user/owner? Were these FFLs just
merely/rightfully paranoid, or were the others mere incautious?}
"They were either intentionally or
negligently selling handguns in a manner that violates federal law," he
said.
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Guy Smith
Author, Gun Facts
www.GunFacts.info
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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