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Brickbats

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Reason Staff | 4.23.2010 6:00 AM

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seized 30 airsoft pellet guns Brad Martin had purchased from Taiwan to sell in his Ohio store. The ATF claims the guns can be converted into machine guns, a claim that Martin and other dealers say is absurd.

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