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GAO report on ATF
- Thread starter karlvv30
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"Of the 72 attempts agents made to purchase firearms on the Surface Web, 56 sellers refused to complete a transaction: 29 sellers stated they would not ship a firearm and 27 refused after the disclosure of the undercover identities' stated prohibited status."
The only part of this that you need is very vague. The way I read that---56 out of 72 sellers refused to sell after being told by the undecover atf they were prohibited or not in the same state?
Does that mean 16 sellers were too greedy or didnt know better?
The only part of this that you need is very vague. The way I read that---56 out of 72 sellers refused to sell after being told by the undecover atf they were prohibited or not in the same state?
Does that mean 16 sellers were too greedy or didnt know better?
the legit sites either had members reject the transactions or banned them form posting/interacting on the site
"Tests performed on the Surface Web demonstrated that private sellers GAO contacted on gun forums and other classified ads were unwilling to sell a firearm to an individual who appeared to be prohibited from possessing a firearm. Of the 72 attempts agents made to purchase firearms on the Surface Web, 56 sellers refused to complete a transaction: 29 sellers stated they would not ship a firearm and 27 refused after the disclosure of the undercover identities' stated prohibited status. Furthermore, in 5 of these 72 attempts, the accounts GAO set up were frozen by the websites, which prevented the agents from using the forums and attempting to make a purchase."
the internet loophole is looking pretty iffy at this point unless you intentionally go to criminal/questionable sites
"Tests performed on the Surface Web demonstrated that private sellers GAO contacted on gun forums and other classified ads were unwilling to sell a firearm to an individual who appeared to be prohibited from possessing a firearm. Of the 72 attempts agents made to purchase firearms on the Surface Web, 56 sellers refused to complete a transaction: 29 sellers stated they would not ship a firearm and 27 refused after the disclosure of the undercover identities' stated prohibited status. Furthermore, in 5 of these 72 attempts, the accounts GAO set up were frozen by the websites, which prevented the agents from using the forums and attempting to make a purchase."
the internet loophole is looking pretty iffy at this point unless you intentionally go to criminal/questionable sites
According to the detailed report, the other 16 never went thru because: In 11 cases, the ATF concluded the sellers were scammers. In the remaining 5 cases, the forum accounts were frozen.
So in Layman's terms it means that the ATF is providing more firearms to criminals than ODT.
