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LessthanoneminuteafterfederallawenforcementagentsshowedupatthefrontdoorofBryanMalinowski’shometwomonthsago,theLittleRockairportdirectorwasfatallyshot.
Ashisfamily’sattorneyBudCumminsexplainedtotheSelectSubcommitteeontheWeaponizationoftheFederalGovernmentonWednesday,Malinowskiwasacollectorofcoins,cards,andotheritems.Sixyearsago,hisfathergavehimhisguncollection,sparkinganewinterest.Onweekends,hewouldattendshowswherehe’dbuy,sell,andtradethem,whichislegalwithoutafederalfirearmslicenseifoneisacollectororhobbyist,theattorneyexplained.
“Atsomepoint,theATFsuspectedthatBryanMalinowskimayhavecrossedaverymurkyline,andhewasnolongerahobbyist.Becauseofthat,ATFconcludedhewasrequiredtobuya$200FLL…beforehesoldanymoreguns,”Cumminssaid.
OnMarch19,tencarloadsofagentswiththeBureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,FirearmsandExplosivesshoweduptoexecuteasearchwarrantfor“dealingwithfirearmswithoutalicense”and“unlawfulacquisitionofafirearm.”
At6:02a.m.thatmorning—morethananhourbeforesunris
