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ECSO: Cantonment Man Involved As Guns Sold To Undercover Cops At Carver Park
March 28, 2018
A Cantonment man was arrested recently on weapons charges.
In March 2017, Anthony Purifoy was allegedly involved in the sale of two firearms to undercover officers at Carver Park on Webb Street in Cantonment, according to an arrest report.
Investigators from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Gun Crimes Response Team and ATF reported purchasing a Hi-Point 9mm and a Mossberg .22 caliber semiautomatic rifle for $850 in cash. A records check after the transaction did not indicate the guns were stolen.
A warrant was issued for Purifoy’s arrest. As deputies attempted to apprehend him recently, he ran from a house on Robinson Street and refused to stop, the report states. As he ran across Robinson street, he was apprehended by an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office K-9.
Purifoy was transported by Escambia County EMS to Baptist Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Purify was arrested on two counts of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and resist officer without violence. He remained in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
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6 Responses to “ECSO: Cantonment Man Involved As Guns Sold To Undercover Cops At Carver Park”
$850 for two guns that new total $300?
Gun laws are for law abiding citizens. Felons don’t care what the law is. They do as they please if they aren’t locked up.
I will continue owning guns, I will continue purchasing guns the proper way and I will not hesitate one second for getting rid of an intruder in my home. There’s a lot of that lately. Brazen, useless, spineless, brainless scum bags.
I’ve always said gun control only applies to law abiding citizens. Prime example.
Felons having guns illegally, my, my. I haven’t seen a thing that indicates that the NRA is behind any of the gun violence. I surely want to defend myself in that time lapse between a 911 call and the cavalry’s arrival. The NRA is all about gun safety first, self defense second.
Strange how not a single solution that has been put forth targets people like this. Stop pushing for new laws they only target law abiding citizens. Common sense goes a long way. As long as there are people like this running around, the lawmakers have quite the nerve to talk gun control for the rest of us.
Convicted felon with 2 guns. Exactly why we will always own guns.