Â鶹´«Ã½

Skip to main content

More than 200 discarded shotguns found in Oklahoma dumpster

Mark Carlson pulls back a curtain to his wardrobe where he keeps ammunition in his home in Hammond, Wis., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Mark Carlson pulls back a curtain to his wardrobe where he keeps ammunition in his home in Hammond, Wis., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Share
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. -

An Oklahoma firearms dealer is under investigation after more than 200 shotguns were found in a dumpster outside a store he owns in suburban Oklahoma City, according to a search warrant by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

"A Midwest City sanitation worker found a large, but unknown number of firearms in a dumpster ... located near International Firearm Corporation" owned by Raymond Anthony "Tony" Mussatto in Midwest City, according to a Jan. 26 search warrant by ATF agent David Moore.

Investigators recovered 236 imported Radikal Arms .20 gauge shotguns from the dumpster following the Jan. 19 discovery, according to the search warrant.

The ATF and Mussatto did not immediately return phone calls to The Associated Press for comment Wednesday.

The search warrant said a company employee told agents that the shotguns were defective and needed to be destroyed, but investigators believe the guns are functional, and said they were not completely destroyed.

The document said Mussatto spoke with an ATF official "in late summer or early fall of 2022, asking how to properly dispose of firearms he imported into the United States," and was told to slice them in three different places, the search warrant states.

Instead, the weapons found were partially cut just once, the document said.

Radikal Arms is based in Turkey, according to its website.

Two men working near the business when agents arrived said they saw guns in the dumpster previously, and one said he was given two undamaged and fully functional shotguns and did not undergo a required background check to receive the weapons.

The man, who said he wanted to have guns to display in his home, surrendered both to the ATF and was found to be allowed to own firearms, authorities said.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

A father and his two children who suffered severe burns in a Springfield, Ont. house fire have undergone surgery.

Police have confirmed the body of an employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax over the weekend was found in a walk-in oven.

With the B.C. election too close to call, Dr. Bonnie Henry was asked Tuesday how she feels about the possibility of a party that has repeatedly called for her firing forming government.

Local Spotlight

Residents of Ottawa's Rideauview neighbourhood say an aggressive wild turkey has become a problem.

A man who lost his life while trying to rescue people from floodwaters, and a 13-year-old boy who saved his family from a dog attack, are among the Nova Scotians who received a medal for bravery Tuesday.

A newly minted Winnipegger is hoping a world record attempt will help bring awareness for the need for more pump track facilities in the city.

A Springfield, Ont. man is being hailed a 'hero' after running into his burning home to save his two infant children.

Hortense Anglin was the oldest graduate to make her way across the platform at York University's Fall Convocation ceremony this week. At the age of 87, she graduated with an Honours degree in Religious Studies.

Looking for a scare with good intentions this Halloween season? The ghosts and ghouls of Eganville, Ont. invite families to tour the Haunted Walk at Lekbor Manor.

The image of a sleepy Saskatchewan small town with 'not a lot going on' is a well-known anecdote. However, one Saskatchewan company is hoping to change that – and allow communities both on and off the beaten path to share their stories and advertise what they have to offer.

A Moncton, N.B., home has been donated to the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation and will be transformed into a resource hub for people living with cancer.

A Nova Scotia man crossing Canada on foot is passing through southwestern Ontario. Trevor Redmond is perhaps better known as the ‘Fellow in Yellow.’