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In two instances, the New York undercover officers specifically said before buying a gun, “I probably couldn’t pass a background check,” but were still sold guns, city officials said.

In a third case, an investigator bought a Glock pistol and two high-capacity magazines like the ones used in the Tucson shooting. Such purchases were made without any background check but were perfectly legal.

Federal law prohibits purchasing firearms across state lines without going thru an FFL. It appears the NYer's violated federal law.

[allblues]

It may be time for a RICO investigation.

[stansblugrassgrl]

I wonder if the undercovers had forged AZ ID. Were tape recordings made of these legal transactions? How many people did they approach before someone sold them a gun? I’m wondering a lot of things about this. Mostly, what gives Bloomberg the right?

We’ve sold guns privately at gun shows in the past and always ask if the person is a felon and to see an AZ drivers license. If there is any hint that there’s something weird about the person, we don’t sell to that person. We are under no obligation to ask, but figure if anything happens and it comes back on us, we can say we practiced due diligence.