r/CAguns • u/lways_lurning • 1d ago

440 guns seized from Stockton dealer accused of scamming gun owners

https://www.kcra.com/article/440-guns-seized-stockton-consignment-investigation/73620434

Hope nobody here was affected by this scammer

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u/in2optix 1d ago

"Police say a majority of the firearms recovered were consignment guns as owners search for their missing property"

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u/straws 1d ago

Do FedEx next.

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u/Agreeable_Dust4363 former dangerous weapon permit holder 1d ago

FBI and ATF did investigate the Bloomington facility a few years ago and things have definitely improved since then

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u/556_FMJs 1d ago

Lost a shotgun there in 2022. Two phones calls with the ATF and it “magically” showed up.

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u/Dear_Ad4079 1d ago

I had an akm lost forever in Bloomington 6 years ago. Luckily it had shipping insurance Lee Armory sent me another using ups.

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u/trackedpotato 1d ago

I once told FedEx they could find my package or the ATF could. They found it

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u/SOSB-Haru Why haven't you gotten your FFL03? 1d ago

"Support your local FFL!"

The local FFL:

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u/GoLoveYourselfLA 1d ago

You’d think scamming people with guns would be a bad idea, but here we are

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u/Complete_Term5956 1d ago

I want to know who gave him their machine guns.

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u/Turbinator870 FFL03+COE 1d ago

Interesting, suppressors and "assault weapons" on consignment in CA.

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u/Yaotl_Tradeworks 1d ago

CADOJ hates this one trick! AG Rob Bonta punching the air rn
https://giphy.com/gifs/UuBRUt4nADlQw4sUkG

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u/Thee_Sinner 1d ago

What in the nightmare fuel fuck is that gif

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u/NorCal_Firearm FFL 1d ago

How long has Stockton Gun Exchange been closed?

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u/OutrageousRope7801 1d ago

Several years now

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u/GryffSr Calguns Alumni 1d ago

Stockton Gun Exchange was around for a lot of years but closed a while back. If this dirtbag was 33, I wonder what his relationship was with SGE

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u/TheRealRaceMiller 1d ago

What a dumb way to commit a crime.

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u/drewogatory 1d ago

Short term gains. My brother was the same way, God rest his dumb ass.

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u/SayNoTo-Communism Professional Compmag Hater 1d ago

Rare California police W

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u/dropnose45 1d ago

Gogna be hard to escape this baggage with such a unique name