Straw Purchasers and Black Market Gun Trade
Straw purchasers buy guns legally from Academy Sports, resell on black market.
Academy Sports paid $2.5M in 2023, no wrongdoing accusations.
Four bought 119 guns from Atlanta stores in 2020 for Philly markets.
Over 100 firearms transported from Arkansas to New York.
Mitchem advises stores to refuse sales when suspecting illegal intent.
ATF data shows 3 trafficking routes since 2017, <30% recovered out-of-state.
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