Feds: Bulger Likely Bought Guns Via Private Sales

Reports filed by prosecutors in the case against James "Whitey" Bulger show the Boston mobster bought at least 15 handguns and a 12-gauge shotgun during his years as a fugitive. The Boston Globe ( http://bo.st/TQcwRK ) reports that firearms tracing reports show Bulger may have purchased the weapons from gun shows in Nevada and Utah. By law, those dealers would not be required to conduct background checks or even ask for a buyer's identification. The 83-year-old Bulger is...Full Story