ODT - Were we a part of this GAO Sting?

[TresMonos]

I am guessing yes.....There have been some stories posted of pretty shady attempts to purchase by newbs lately...

http://freebeacon.com/issues/federa...guns-legitimate-websites-despite-72-attempts/

Between July 2015 and November 2017 investigators from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), following up on a congressional request, tried to make the illegal private gun purchases through a number of online forums and market places. They made 72 attempts over that time but couldn't complete a single sale using legitimate sites.

 

[jeep78]

Absolutely!

 

[palmettomoon]

Only a gubbermint agency would have the resources to actually buy a gun here.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

QUOTE from article:

"The GAO had originally planned to conduct 75 attempts at illegal purchases on otherwise legitimate sites but gave up after 72 straight failures.

The investigation, first highlighted by the Daily Beast‘s Lachlan Markay, had better luck on a collection of websites known for criminal trafficking the GAO refers to as the "Dark Web." Investigators were able to make two gun purchases in seven attempts through the online havens for illegal activity.

... "ATF officials stated that the Dark Web is completely anonymous and is designed to facilitate criminal activity online.""

I'm not sure what the point is of finding out if the dark web has scofflaws in it.
Didn't we all know the answer is YES?
Now, the question is, will ATF start doing stings on the criminals who use the dark web?
It's very difficult to "catch" somebody who is trading in digital products like stolen data, hacked photos, identity theft, or child porn, but it should be a lot easier to catch somebody who wants to take possession of physical item like a gun, or drugs.

 

[Kahrnut]

Can I get a link to this 'dark web'?(axing for a friend)

 

[Smoothie]

Can I get a link to this 'dark web'?(axing for a friend)

http://www.darkweb.com/atf

 

[palmettomoon]

Can I get a link to this 'dark web'?(axing for a friend)

https://worldstarhiphop.com/videos/

 

[jeep78]

Can I get a link to this 'dark web'?(axing for a friend)

Download Tor

 

[TattooedGunner]

Can I get a link to this 'dark web'?(axing for a friend)

 

[richs]

Can I get a link to this 'dark web'?(axing for a friend)