Thwarted Gun Buy

A gun show attendee who claims the FBI prevented him from buying a gun cannot pursue his civil rights claim against the agency, a federal court in Michigan ruled. The court determined that even if an FBI agent disclosed confidential information about the customer to the seller, that does not qualify as a “direct and traceable injury.”

DETROIT – A gun show attendee who claims the FBI prevented him from buying a gun cannot pursue his civil rights claim against the agency, a federal court in Michigan ruled. The court determined that even if an FBI agent disclosed confidential information about the customer to the seller, that does not qualify as a “direct and traceable injury.”

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