ATF: Trooper's killer may have bought gun at show [View all]

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http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019110922_apwatrooperkillinggun1stldwritethru.html

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. —
Recently released records show that the felon who shot and killed Washington State Trooper Tony Radulescu in February likely inherited the murder weapon from his father or bought it at a gun show.

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives traced the .40 caliber Smith & Wesson to its last documented sale, at a Monroe gun show in 2009, The Kitsap Sun reported ( http://is.gd/b8ZEwW), citing documents released by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.

From there, it changed hands at least twice without documentation, the ATF determined. The second time, a man who bought the gun in Monroe told agents he's 99 percent sure he later sold the weapon to Joshua Blake at a Port Angeles gun show. Blake shot and killed the trooper on Feb. 23 during a traffic stop. He used the same gun to kill himself later that day.

The seller's name and hometown were not included in the report. He described himself as a private collector, not a licensed dealer, and told agents he was "committed to following the law and tries to comply with all regulations."

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close the gun show loophole now

yup