press account excerted from al.com:

"Both Mobile police and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives participated in the raid.

By Thursday afternoon, McCoy, of Bay Minette, pleaded not guilty to a nine-count indictment in U.S. District Court.

According to the indictment, McCoy sold a Saiga 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun on April 11 to a person who had been convicted of a felony. That buyer, an informant working with the government, is not named in the indictment.

McCoy also failed to note the buyer's name, age and address on forms that licensed gun dealers are required to fill out, according to the indictment.

The indictment listed three other transactions in which McCoy is accused of failing to fill out required forms. They were:


■May 1, 2007, on the sale of a Zastava Model M70 rifle. A woman was falsely listed as the buyer.


■June 14, 2007, on the sale of a Saiga 7.62 x 39-caliber rifle. The same woman was listed as the buyer when she was not.


■June 27, 2007, on the sale of a Mossberg 12-gauge pistol grip shotgun. The same woman was falsely listed as the buyer.

McCoy's attorney, Robert F. "Cowboy Bob" Clark, said his client is innocent. He said federal investigators targeted Larry's Gun Shop and other firearms dealers.

"They set him up," Clark said.

He suggested that purchasers used "straw buyers" -- without McCoy's knowledge -- to make the transactions.
"

Note: Multiple offenses dating back to 2007. I thought this guy just opened up in 2007?? Sounds like the controlled buy was just the icing on the cake. i wouyld be very interesting to know for example: Did NCIS go tilt and Larry deliver the piece(on the controlled buy) anyway? What's his explantation for not filling out the 4473's?


I think "Cowboy Bob" will have his work cut out for him.

Regards,

Jim