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Escambia Man Indicted On Federal Firearm Charges
May 23, 2013
An Escambia County man was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for six sales of firearms to convicted felons and for dealing in firearms without a license.
Buddy Lamar Redden, 65, was charged in a seven-count indictment announced by United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Pamela C. Marsh.
If convicted of dealing in firearms without a license, Redden faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. For each count of conviction for sale of a firearm to a convicted
felon, Redden faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The indictment was the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edwin Knight.
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4 Responses to “Escambia Man Indicted On Federal Firearm Charges”
I sincerely thank anyone who doubts my guilt,,,,i would nerer KNOWINGLY sell a firearm to a convicted felon,who would knowingly break the law at a gunshow of all places from their rented table,,,,,,,,I love my country,,but very much fear certain branches of law enforcement,,,,,I am innocent
I miss seeing Buddy at the Pensacola and Milton gun shows… I got a couple of good deals from him. I always considered him to be a private seller — buying, trading, and selling items from his personal collection with other collectors…rather than an “unlicensed dealer” in search of profits.
I would be interested to see the evidence against him. Did he “knowingly” sell to felons (or those posing to be felons) — or did he simply “not ask the magic questions”?
As Paul Harvey would say– “now the rest of the story”. The ATF report said he was buying new guns and selling them with a profit as a dealer. In Florida a person can sell their own firearms to another person in Florida, but not to a known felon. Selling to out of state buyers brings up more problems than most people want to fool with. It’s like buying a weapon for a person who can not pass a back ground check and being paid extra to buy in their own name. While it will cost it is smart to work with a licensed dealer and have them run the back ground check.
The ATF monitors Thrift Nickle, Penny Saver and other sales forums for firearms sales.
Only an idiot would knowingly sell a firearm to a convicted felon.