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Before we were largely speculating. Â Now we actually have some facts in the case. It seems Colosimo entered into a plea deal with prosecutors. Â We also have this: The government’s plea memorandum said that on Aug. 4, 2004, a straw purchaser identified only as “Person #1” received money from “H.B.” and a male known as … Continue reading “Details on the Colosimo Case”
James Colosimo admits in federal court that illegal activity went on in his shop. His FFL has been revoked, and he is selling his inventory to other dealers. His shop will close. Good riddance, I say. If the charges were true, we don’t need dealers who break the law. If the charges were false, we … Continue reading “Colosimo Inc. Pleads Guilty”
His attorney says he’s going to close. ATF is planning to revoke his FFL, and he does not plan to contest it. He’s still apparently debating whether he’s going to fight the criminal charge against his corporation. Federal authorities began investigating Colosimo’s after the protests, and the ATF since has filed a notice to revoke … Continue reading “Colosimo’s Closing Up Shop”
Looks like the U.S. Attorney’s office in Philadelphia is bringing charges against James Colosimo of Colosimo’s gun shop. According to another source, the charge is related to false statements and bad record keeping: Patty Hartman with the US attorney’s office says that Colosimo’s, the well-known Philadelphia gun dealership, is being charged with knowingly selling guns … Continue reading “Colosimo Facing Gun Charges”
Stu Bykofsky, who deserves our thanks for getting the other side of this story out to the newspaper reading public, has a column in the Philadelphia Daily News defending Colosimo’s Gun Shop: Colosimo; his wife, Mary Elizabeth; and his lawyer, Daniel Del Collo Jr., had two four-hour meetings with the group at Colosimo’s shooting range. … Continue reading “Sticking up for Colosimo’s”
Monica Yant-Kinny thinks the 5 people who got themselves arrested for illegally and defiantly trespassing on the property of another are heros: Some reputation. Colosimo’s “values profits over the lives of others,” City Solicitor Shelley Smith wrote in a legal filing last year. “At best, Colosimo’s knowingly continued its abysmally poor business practices after repeatedly … Continue reading “In Praise of the Colosimo Five”
Based on the criminal dockets of our five clergy, who are by now certainly hoping to be forgiven for their trespasses, some are being charged with more than defiant trespass. Let us now open to the book of “court”, chapter “docket”, verse “summary” and read the great words: Mimi Copp Melissa DeLong Isaac Miller Phil … Continue reading “The Colosimo 5”
The clergy group that was lead the other day by Right Reverend Bryan Miller apparently heeded God’s call to defiantly trespass on the property of another: Supporters outside the store’s entrance applauded and thanked protesters as police carted them off, one by one, in handcuffs. “You couldn’t talk them out of getting locked up,” said … Continue reading “5 Arrested Outside of Colosimo’s”
Looks like Heeding God’s Call is now Neighborhood Partners to End Gun Violence. The MO of the group is the same, however: basically protest a gun shop to try to get them to sign some kind of code of conduct. Clearly they were emboldened when Colosimo’s gun shop folded. Every Philly gun shops is now, … Continue reading “Protesting Philly Gun Shop”
This article is sure to outrage. Firstly, it gives an account of a criminal gun trafficker, who’s turned his life around you see, but he wants the legal dealers he criminally deceived to pay too: “I’m supposed to have remorse for what I did. But you wanna tell me these bastards [the gun dealers], they … Continue reading “Article Gun Trafficking in Philadelphia”