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Mike Levin: I want to go back to the case of the two police officers who were shot with a gun that was sold under extremely…

On the recordFebruary 27, 2004
I want to go back to the case of the two police officers who were shot with a gun that was sold under extremely suspicious circumstances by a gun dealer who was then sued by these two police officers. The lawsuit alleged on the part of the defendants some very serious negligence, gross negligence, recklessness in terms of that sale. The person who purchased the gun bought 11 other guns at the same time, selected by somebody else. The person who filled out the purchase paperwork was not the person who actually bought the guns. They were picked out by a second person. Like the New Jersey man who shot these two officers, the man who selected the guns was a convicted felon. The guns were paid for entirely in cash, several thousand dollars. The gun purchase was about the second in 3 weeks from the same two buyers from that dealer. These were significant allegations that were brought by two police officers who were severely injured by that gun, claiming that the action on the part of the gun dealer was negligent and reckless behavior. There is a lot of evidence suggesting that it was.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing a lawsuit involving police officers shot with a gun sold under suspicious circumstances.

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