US Gun Show Dealer Parked Pickup, Lost 26 Firearms, 14 Machine Guns

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A convicted felon from Philadelphia has been indicted in connection with the theft of 26 machine guns and other weapons from a North Hills firearms dealer following a gun show in December outside Philadelphia. Leon "Pep" Booker, 31, was charged last month in federal court in Philadelphia after prosecutors said he sold several of the guns to an undercover agent and a witness. The weapons... [Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh), via gunpolicy.org ]


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[Bob La]

One for the good guys.
I always go to the Valley Forge Show, it's pretty nice, and there are always class 3 dealers at PA shows. You can even own a silencer there.
I was surprised the dealers don't carry that stuff in armored trucks, or at least a Knaack box bolted to the body.

[Clinotus]

I have to eat a bit of humble pie and admit that when the story first broke I thought it was one of those 'lost my firearms in a tragic boating accident' story. Good to see a nice ending here.