The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is investigating an Oklahoma firearms dealer after more than 200 shotguns were discovered in a dumpster outside a store he owns in suburban Oklahoma City.
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The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is investigating an Oklahoma firearms dealer after more than 200 shotguns were discovered in a dumpster outside a store he owns in suburban Oklahoma City.
Based on the January 26 search warrant issued by ATF agent David Moore, “a large, but unknown number of firearms were discovered in a dumpster… located near International Firearm Corporation” owned by Raymond Anthony “Tony” Mussatto in Midwest City.
In addition, investigators recovered 236 imported Radikal Arms.20 gauge shotguns from the dumpster following the discovery last 19th of January.
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The ATF and Mussatto did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press on Wednesday.
A company employee told agents that the shotguns were defective and needed to be destroyed, but investigators believe the guns are still functional and were not completely destroyed.
Furthermore, Mussatto spoke with an ATF official “in late summer or early fall of 2022, asking how to dispose of firearms he imported into the United States properly,” and was told to slice them into three different places.
When agents arrived, two men working near the business parameters said they had previously seen guns in the dumpster, and one said he was given two undamaged and fully functional shotguns and did not undergo the required background check.
The man, who claimed he wanted guns to display in his home, surrendered both to the ATF and was found to be legally allowed to own firearms, according to authorities.
The ATF will continue its investigation to get to the bottom of this and to apprehend the culprits behind these illegal business transactions of selling unregistered shotguns.
