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Texas Police Officer Sues Gun Dealer for Providing His Assailant's Weapon

13 August 2007

Southeast Texas Record

After a shootout on Interstate 10, a Beaumont police officer is suing the gun dealer that made the weapon available to the suspect. Officer Jerry Lowe filed the suit against South East Texas Sports Inc. and E.G. Cordts Jr. individually and doing business as Southeast Texas Sports and Shooters Supply on Aug. 9 in Jefferson County District Court. On Aug. 24, 2005, Lowe was conducting an interdiction, which is a law enforcement activity aimed at preventing the entry of... (GunPolicy.org)

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