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Gun show owner alleges rights violation
A gun show owner says the Austin Police Department violated his constitutional rights. Police are now setting the record straight.
The controversy centers around a yellow flyer passed out at the Texas Gun Show in North Austin last weekend. It reads:
"Selling of Firearms"
At the direction of the Austin Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, anyone selling a firearm at this show location will be asked to comply with the following:
1. Any person selling a personal firearm must go through a licensed FFL dealer in the show to transfer the firearm to the new owner.
2. Selling of firearms in the parking lot will not be permitted.
Thank you for your cooperation!
APD Detective T.J. Vineyard told reporters in a news conference Tuesday, the recommendations were the result of a year long police investigation of the gun shows.