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| With help from the police and the local BATF, the researchers learned that there were several dealers in Massachusetts (as well as surrounding states) who regularly sold guns to straw purchasers, thereby helping to sustain Boston's black market in guns. Note Kopel and Blackman: "The fall 1993 Treasury investigation into BATF conduct at Waco offers no indication that BATF raid planners were concerned about--or even discussed--how different arrest strategies might minimize the risk of possible injury or death to innocent civilians, including the children. The police department's firearms office is electronically linked to the BATF so that officers can immediately trace seized firearms. |
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