“He could’ve had a license, by paying a $30 fee, but didn’t get one because he didn’t think he needed it,” Werksman said. “Each transaction involving the sale of a firearm was done lawfully and through a federal firearms licensee, and to a person who was qualified to buy a firearm.… But the gun laws are serious and have serious consequences.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 26, 2019 01:52 UTC