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Keith B wrote: It doesn't matter if he sold it to him or handed to him and said Merry Christmas, he supplied a felon with a gun. Now, it will be up to the prosecution to prove that Mendiola knew about Justice's criminal history and knowingly gave/sold him the gun.
And, I will warn everyone, no LEO bashing in this thread. Specifics about this case are fine, but not generalizations.
Uh uh, not me.
is not good and bashing a LEO is even worser. 
The word "giving" implies a "gift". Did no money change hands or was the gun truly a "gift" between a convicted and anWildBill wrote:Las Vegas Metro police officer Thomas Mendiola was charged on a felony weapons charge for giving a handgun to a two-time felon. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 24th. Mendiola was one of the LVMP officers who shot and killed Erik Scott outside the Summerlin Costco last year.
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unconvicted felon?