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Even When a Cop Is Killed With an Illegally Purchased Weapon, the Gun Store’s Name Is Kept Secret (www.propublica.org)

submitted 1 year ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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A 2003 law pushed by the gun industry limits the information shared by federal agents and shields gun shops from public scrutiny, but ProPublica was able to identify the store that sold the gun used in the shooting of a Chicago police officer.

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[–] EndOfLine@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did ProPublica just provide free advertisement for a gun shop that is lax in following gun sale laws, potentially steering a whole new group of people with questionable motivations to shop there?

Doxxing sure is neat.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

ATF: 70% of guns found at crime scenes in Indiana are illegally purchased link

It’s a bigger problem than just one gun shop. If anything, it will hinder their business and drive illegal gun sales to other locations.