sbsheriff
By the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office
Deputies from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol station have arrested a Lompoc man for weapons charges and confiscated three un-serialized “ghost guns”. On August 14, 2022, at 12:15 a.m., the victim was holding a party in his Isla Vista residence when the suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Raymond Rene Gaitan Jr. of Lompoc, joined the party. When the victim asked the suspect to leave, he brandished, assaulted, and criminally threatened the victim with a handgun. The suspect fled, and the victim called 911. Deputies searched the area for the suspect, but they were unable to locate him that night. Through their follow-up investigation, deputies were able to identify Gaitan as the suspect.
On August 20, 2022, at 12:51 a.m., Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies were on Del Playa Drive when they saw the Gaitan driving his car. Deputies followed the suspect, and a high-risk stop was conducted on Storke Road at Hollister Avenue in Goleta. In the vehicle with Gaitan were two 15-year-old male passengers. One of the juveniles was carrying a concealed, loaded “ghost” gun, while the other was carrying two loaded “ghost” guns. Deputies determined that Gaitan had given his gun to one of the juveniles to avoid being caught in possession of the loaded firearm.
The juveniles were issued citations for weapons possession violations and released to their parents. Gaitan, who is on felony probation for illegal gun possession and participation in a criminal street gang, was booked at the Main Jail for felon in possession of a firearm (felony), felon in possession of ammunition (felony), assault with a deadly weapon – firearm (felony), brandishing a firearm (felony), criminal threats (felony), child endangerment (felony), possession of narcotics while armed with a loaded firearm (felony), possession of an un-serialized firearm (misdemeanor), and contributing to the delinquency of a minor (misdemeanor). He is being held on an enhanced bail of $250,000.
Bought using the gunshow loophole
GT- What loophole are you referring to? Have you ever been to a gun show? They follow the same rules as if you were shopping at a brick-and-mortar store. The difference is that there are cops everywhere and the few I’ve been to even had an ATF booth, unlike a store.
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=gun+show+loophole
In 1999, California enacted the nation’s broadest legislation to ensure safe and responsible business practices at gun shows (AB 295). In California, all firearms transfers at gun shows must be processed through a licensed firearms dealer.1 Ordinarily, licensed dealers are only permitted to sell firearms from their licensed premises; however, California law provides an exception for sales at California gun shows as long as they are not conducted from motorized or towed vehicles.2 A dealer operating at a gun show must still comply with all applicable laws, including California’s waiting period law, other California laws governing the transfer of firearms by dealers, and all local ordinances, regulations, and fees.3
https://giffords.org/lawcenter/state-laws/gun-shows-in-california/#:~:text=Ordinarily%2C%20licensed%20dealers%20are%20only,from%20motorized%20or%20towed%20vehicles.
So you are saying the guns were purchased in California? Do you have inside information?
Gun advocates have long claimed the gun show loophole is a myth. A “fact sheet” from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade group, declares flatly: “There is no gun show loophole.”
The organization correctly notes that the rules for selling guns aren’t any more lax at gun shows than they would be in most parking lots.
It’s also true that most vendors at gun shows are licensed dealers.
But many gun shows allow people who aren’t licensed dealers to rent tables too. Some exhibitors are gun collectors who aren’t considered to be selling firearms as a business, but have plenty of guns to sell as they consolidate their collection.
Just an assumption. Since they’re teenagers, most likely, without the ability to travel out of state to smuggle guns. Much easier and way cheaper to get them on the street from other criminals.
Just unimaginable to me, still. I’m 60. I was involved with drugs for personal use, but sometimes sales, 45 years ago. NO ONE had guns. It was still mostly peace, love, drugs, featuring psychedelics in many forms, but cocaine too. I’m so glad I grew up baby boomer/Gen X. We were free range and pre-computer. It was great.
5:08 is completely clueless
3:09, Believe you me, those guns were there whether you saw them in play or not, perhaps not so widespread, but they were there.