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« Second Amendment and Supreme Court confirmations | Main | WaPo finally covers Operation Gunwalker »

Operation Gunwalker gets even hotter

Posted by David Hardy · 25 July 2011 11:42 AM

Fox News is reporting that two of the "straw men" buyers had felony convictions (not to mention outstanding warrants, an indictment, and other details, all of which would be barriers to buying firearms). Yet they managed to buy over three hundred firearms, and pass the background check. Arizona is very good about reporting prohibited persons to the Feds. The probability seems to be that someone "fixed" the background check system so these guys could keep buying arms and running them to criminals.

I'd assume that'd require a high-level "fixer." If this is correct, I think it's clearly aiding and abetting a felony, which makes those guilty liable for the felony itself. Passively observing a felony wouldn't cross that line. Coaxing reluctant dealers to make suspicious sales might cross it. But sabotaging the background check system so that illegal sales are approved is, I think, clearly over the line.

Hat tip to Howard Nemerov and PJ Tattler.

· BATFE

3 Comments | Leave a comment

Tom | July 25, 2011 12:27 PM | Reply

Letting felons purchase guns could be a ploy to show the"weakness" of NICS in order to support a national waiting period.

Tom | July 25, 2011 12:33 PM | Reply

I wouldn't be surprised if Gunwalker also included a number of sales at gunshows so they could get support for closing the gunshow "loophole."

kalashnikat | July 25, 2011 1:27 PM | Reply

Heads need to roll...I mean besides the innocent ones that already have...

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