You mean to tell me that it is in the realm of plausibility that a group of very well connected people could use terrorism to sway the minds of the average person into believing that their security is so undetermined that we must give the police more resources and give up our weapons so we can be safer, because terrorism?

Nah...

If someone purchased weapons for someone else who may or may not pass background check, it is a straw purchase and considered illegal. If someone modified the weapons to circumvent law restrictions, they are also illegal. Why was the police department insisting these weapons were legal? Why haven't they arrested the straw purchaser and modifier?

i prayer'd. i prayer'd hard

"The ATF believes that someone purchased the guns on behalf of the police department and somehow those guns ended up in the hands of this guy so it actually does not sound at all like this man purchased a firearm."