Phoenix Store Armed Mexican Cartels
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Straw purchasing is one of those things that gets thrown around in gun control debates as if it's some unsolved policy problem — but this case is a reminder that federal law already covers it, and so does ATF enforcement when a dealer is dumb or dirty enough to get caught.
"This is not just taking guns to Mexico. This is putting guns in the hands of drug dealers and human smugglers. ... This is a despicable crime."
Hard to argue with that. The part that stings is that Iknadosian allegedly kept selling even after undercover agents told him the guns were headed to Mexico. That's not negligence — that's a choice made repeatedly over eleven months.
One FFL moving 650 firearms into cartel hands is the kind of thing that ends up justifying policy that affects every dealer in the country. The guys running clean shops at their LGS — doing the 4473s right, flagging suspicious buyers, turning people away when something feels off — they're the ones who pay the political price when someone like this operates down the road.
What's the worst red flag behavior you've personally witnessed at a gun store counter — buyer or dealer side?
Read the full article in The Handbook → | By Steve Duskett
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