OKC gun show dealer caught with felony conviction, selling stolen weapons

[UnSafe]

A concern that's bigger than the turd that got caught, is who dropped the dime on him? A concerned citizen or a sting by OKCPD? And if so, did they allow him to buy/ sell enough to make sure the charges stick. If they (Police) allowed him to sell firearms in the process of making their case and were unable to get them back, would they bear some responsibility if someone was shot by one of the guns?

Glad he's out of the gun business, but wonder if it's more of an attempt to make news of, and a case for elimination of the dreaded face to face "Gunshow Loophole" sales.

 

[dennishoddy]

My question is, what was the felony?

Jaywalking in the second degree like some, or pistol whipping his wife, a whole different thing?

 

[KOPBET]

How did they know it was fully automatic without firing it?

The 'shocker' font on the receiver selector was the give away...

 

[fastadam]

From what I saw on a Google search it says he was attending the show and was trying the sell an h&k pistol. After his arrest they found all the weapons mentioned at his house along with the full auto weapons. it didn't say anything about being a vendor at the show.

 

[rlongnt]

Is there any good way to have SN# run just to make sure it is 100% legit? This thread just got me thinking about it.

 

[AKguy1985]

Is there any good way to have SN# run just to make sure it is 100% legit? This thread just got me thinking about it.

No, there isint. Unless you have an LE officer run it and then if its stolen you lose it.

 

[vvvvvvv]

From what I saw on a Google search it says he was attending the show and was trying the sell an h&k pistol. After his arrest they found all the weapons mentioned at his house along with the full auto weapons. it didn't say anything about being a vendor at the show.

The original article on KFOR said that OKCPD officials said he was a vendor at the show and was selling those items at the show.

They updated that line in the article at 6:23PM to say "...he was selling weapons at the show but they found an even larger arsenal at the man’s home."

KFOR - reliable reporting as always.

 

[Billybob]

A concern that's bigger than the turd that got caught, is who dropped the dime on him? A concerned citizen or a sting by OKCPD? And if so, did they allow him to buy/ sell enough to make sure the charges stick. If they (Police) allowed him to sell firearms in the process of making their case and were unable to get them back, would they bear some responsibility if someone was shot by one of the guns?

Glad he's out of the gun business, but wonder if it's more of an attempt to make news of, and a case for elimination of the dreaded face to face "Gunshow Loophole" sales.

An off-duty police officer was working security at the gun show when he noticed a man acting strangely. The man brought in a firearm to sell and when the off-duty officer checked his information, the officer found the man was a convicted felon, according to the incident report...

Britt told officers he bought the weapons on the Internet and sold them at gun shows for a higher price, Nelson said.

“The investigation is continuing to see just how much and how many weapons Mr. Britt has sold in the past,” Nelson said. “This is just one example of one of the huge loopholes that are in the gun laws that allow convicted felons and persons that should not acquire firearms to buy and sell firearms at a gun show.”

Because the law does not require individuals to conduct background checks when buying or selling guns at a gun show or online, police assume instances like Britt’s happen more often than not...

http://newsok.com/police-accuse-con...ell-gun-at-oklahoma-city-show/article/3939832

 

[Johnny]

That is one crappy piece of journalism right there.

 

[n423]

So, does the OKCPD have an annual auction? If so, I might have to check it out next time it rolls around.

I remember going to OKC police or sherriff auctions 30+ years ago. Doesn't happen anymore.