Feds Exaggerate As They Bust Eight In California Weapons Raid
By Bob Owens
More than 230 weapons were seized. Hopefully the ATF figured out how to put the safeties on the other firearms they confiscated. (AP Photo)
Let’s be very clear: ATF agents did a good thing in busting eight California men who were allegedly manufacturing short-barreled rifles and suppressors to sell to their fellow criminals.
That they managed to do so without getting almost 90 people killed is a clear sign of progress from the Clinton years.
It’s too bad that the U.S. Attorney prosecuting the case, Benjamin Wagner, and Associated Press reporter Don Thompson are so full of crap as they sensationalize the story.
Let’s deal with Thompson first.
Eight men were charged Thursday with making and distributing dozens of firearms, many of them assault-style weapons illegally equipped with silencers, in what federal officials are calling one of the biggest takedowns in California’s Central Valley.
Undercover agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives purchased or seized more than 230 firearms and silencers. Many are known as “ghost guns” because they lack serial numbers and can be sold without background checks or transfer documents.
Any gun can be sold without background checks or transfer documents, Don. A serial number is …Read the Rest
Source:: Bearing Arms
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