The gunstore I bring in my toys thru was nailed in this raid. Mohave Firearms up in Bullhead City, Mohave county. Most of the arrests and firearm confiscations were in this county.
On Tuesday, while going to work, I saw a big ass ATF agent going into the store which was closed, since I think Bob Abrahams (owner) was on vacation.
I don't frequent gunstores often, I try to get in and get out to avoid the BS from the gunstore commandos.
I knew Bob Abrahams was into Harleys, but didn't know that he had some HA connections. His mouth was to big to keep his dealings a secret. He alluded to me a few times about illegal weaponry. I barely knew the guy. I dismissed it as gunstore commando BS because his prices were way out of line for the "street." He said like, 10 grand for an illegal M16. Why would anyone pay more cash than for a legal one, unless you were in a restricted state? Or, had felony convictions?
Plus he didn't know jack about the Ar-15/M-16 platform. I figured he just wanted to look like the man.
I got my CCW thru him a while back, if I ever end up in a shooting, and he needs to testify about my character and ability, are they going to get a TV signal via satelite from prison in an orange jumpie?
Supposidly, he got nailed with an unregistered SBR, suppressor, and was doing a half ass job on his FFL record keeping. Hmmm, so I wonder if my AR-15 is on the books?
There were always people in the shop who hung around any time I had to go there. One guy gave me the vibe of being an ATF agent, he played the part of being some racist redneck too well.
I could never figure out how he made any money, because he didn't have much of an inventory. His 12 dollar FFL fees were sweet though.
-Steve