Daily Briefing: Why these Kentucky gun dealers are on the ATF’s radar

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Of the more than 132,000 federally licensed firearms dealers in the U.S., there is a small group that gets extra attention from the federal government.

It’s because they are dealers who sold a significant number of guns that turned up at crime scenes in the span of a few years.

Some of these dealers are in Kentucky. Learn why these Kentucky gun dealers are on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives radar.

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  • LMPD: Louisville Metro Police released body camera footage Tuesday of one of its officers shooting into a car outside a Walmart near the Fairdale neighborhood after an armed carjacking attempt late last month. Find out more.
  • KY shooter: Joseph Couch, the man wanted in connection with the London, Kentucky, shooting, previously served in the Army Reserve and purchased a gun and 1,000 rounds of ammo prior to the I-75 shooting. Read more here.
  • Gerth: Reaction to the London shooting shows J.D. Vance is right. Shootings are now “a fact of life.” Read more from Joe Gerth’s column.

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