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A hearing will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at the U.S. District Court in Las Cruces, N.M., a spokesperson close to a family of arrested New Mexico gun dealers has informed Gun Rights Examiner. Rick Reese and wife Terri, along with sons Ryin and Remington, are facing accusations of knowingly selling firearms to cartel straw purchasers, money laundering and related charges. The ordeal of this family, including the denial of bail for almost a full year for the husband and sons, the seizure of their assets and property precluding a properly-funded defense, and the denial by the presiding judge...

SEATTLE -- There are more questions than answers in the case of a suspected international arms dealer caught in Washington state with a stockpile of sniper rifles. Oliver King is an Iranian citizen who, in the past, has been a licensed gun dealer. King appeared in court in Seattle on Wednesday, accused of keeping a stash of guns and ammunition hidden in a storage unit near the U.S.-Canada border. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, King lied to enter the U.S. near Blaine last week. Agents with U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement became suspicious of King when he showed up...

I am thinking about getting my FFL. to start a small dealerdhip from home. Nothing exotic, just maybe some firearms from the civilian markmanship program. [ie .22's, .30 cal, maybe .223's or so] Since I get so many responses from the Freepers, I thought I would ask.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A gun dealer should not face a misdemeanor charge for selling a firearm to an undercover law enforcement officer who indicated it was for an underage person who didn't have a license, the Michigan Supreme Court said in a decision released Wednesday. The court ruled that longtime Detroit gun dealer General Laney didn't violate federal or state statutes that allow licensed 18-year-olds to buy or receive a pistol from a private party, but prohibits them from purchasing a gun from a federally licensed gun dealer. In April 1999, two Wayne County sheriff's deputies — Walter Epps...

BROWNSVILE, Feb. 18, 2004 — A Porter High School teacher was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison without parole on one count of dealing firearms without a license. Sotero Sotelo, 31, an eight-year employee of the Brownsville Independent School District, pleaded guilty to illegally selling firearms in November from his La Cueva drive-through beer store in Southmost. Sotelo, who taught history, remains free on a $100,000 bond while he awaits a jail date. He will receive a notice from the United States Bureau of Prisons informing him of his surrender date, court records show. The conviction and sentencing...

Clues sought in arms dealer's death By Gary Taylor | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted October 14, 2003 Two machine guns and other weapons found at Scott Quinn’s residence lie in a van. (RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA/ORLANDO SENTINEL) October 13, 2003 RELATED STORIES Weapons found in dead man’s home Oct 13, 2003 On Sunday. (RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA/ORLANDO SENTINEL) Oct 13, 2003 SANFORD -- Military weapons removed from a Sanford house Sunday and Monday ranged from World War II-era armament to arms used in the on-going military actions in the Iraq as well as wars in between. Working with bomb squads from the...