Police: Gun buy led to NE Portland shooting; arrests made
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Police said they have made two arrests one day after a man was shot in Northeast Portland and the shooting took place during the purchase of a gun.
Just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a parking lot near NE 102nd Avenue and East Burnside Street and found 21-year-old Tyrone Johnson suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries but is expected to recover.
Late Tuesday night, police said they arrested Carl Demarcus Flie, 18, for the shooting.
Police said Flie and Johnson met in a parking lot to buy and sell a gun, and that Johnson was shot "multiple times" by Flie during an argument over the purchase.
Police said Flie was arrested on several charges, including attempted murder, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree and unlawful use of a weapon.
Another man, Ronald Wilson, 29, was also arrested. Police said they think Wilson is involved in the sale of a gun to Johnson. He was charged with a parole violation but police said he could face more charges.
Police and Gang Enforcement Team members also served a search warrant at an apartment near the shooting scene and said they found an AR-15 rifle, two 9mm handguns, meth and a stolen TV.
Police did not say who was renting the apartment.
Looks like someone may have brought a knife to a gunfight
Too bad some how all three didn't end up permanently out of action..
Population control... the stupid ones Die first.....hopefully before they procreate.
Northeast Portland: guns, drugs & stolen property. Nice job Albina Ministries !
 @Rob C This didn't happen in Albina. Try to keep up.
And the small business man takes another hit on the head. When is all this going to stop. These guys are just trying to make a living and police want to stop them. Â where is Sammie , AL , and Jesse when you need them.
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@RalphCramden He is one of those mexican looking black guys.....
@RalphCramden And when a man kills his family odd are in my favor when I assume he is a white guy. So what?Â
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You are getting the hang of it. There is an advantage to profiling.
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Since most of the men who kill their families are white then you can, with a high degree of certainty, bet that guy was white when you read headlines on a stories like that.Â
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I never claimed it would resolve the situation, whatever that situation is you are talking about.
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@RalphCramden Again...so what? So we both have an understanding of statistical probablility. That does absolutely nothing to resolve the situation(s).
We're the guns stollen?
 @ToyotaMafia Well, if they weren't, this is NOT how you should sell legit registered firearms.
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Anytime there is a 'back alley' gun sale, most likely stolen guns. Example, why would a registered gun owner 'sell' his gun in a back alley to someone who isn't going thru a background check? An unregistered firearm transfer would lead back to you if that gun was later used in a crime.
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Gun buys need to be conducted at a registered FFL site, ie gun store/broker. However, this only works if the gun is registered to the seller FIRST.
 @Agent Sydney Bristow  @ToyotaMafia It's a $50 dollar hit to someone to do it through an FFL and not required in Oregon like in CA. I have cop friends and talk to cops at the gun range and most don't like having their own weapons registered. Maybe working for the MAN makes you more paranoid then the rest of us about the MAN abusing it's info and powers in the future.
 @Agent Sydney Bristow  @ToyotaMafia One more comment - there is no fire arms registration in Oregon. FFL dealers keep a record of whom they sold the weapon, but that's as far as it goes.
There is no reason to go through a dealer unless you are really paranoid, or like wasting money. Oregon State Police has a toll free number you can call to do an instant background check for any gun sale for a $10 fee(same as it costs when at a dealer, same phone number the dealer calls in fact - but they have an account to bill it to, you'll have to give OSP a credit card number to do it), something that I recommend anyone selling a gun do if they don't know the person they are selling to.
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I have done MANY parking lot gun transfers. Nothing wrong with it, certainly nothing unusual about it - but I don't do it at 1am, and I usually know the people I am dealing with(and get written records of all info on those I don't)...
 @Julie  @ToyotaMafia Thanks for the correction. Registration = FFL records.
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Selling your weapon outside of an FFL dealer is only okay (in my opinion) when that firearm has no FFL record with your name on it. Same works in reverse. If the seller is not known to you, it is very possible you are purchasing a weapon that has been used in a felony. Why would you want to take that risk?
You could be a very honest and law abiding citizen, the guy you're selling it to could be a criminal with a long rap sheet, drug / gun dealer. Personally I wouldn't want to contribute to that kind of environment just to save a few bucks.
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While there is no absolute way to prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands, the FFL process does eliminate some of that potential.
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Using an FFL dealer is a safe step for both purchaser and seller. It shows a record of transaction with a background check (depending on State laws).
 @Agent Sydney Bristow  @ToyotaMafia FFL takes a good cut, so if you want to make the sale more profitable, avoid FFL dealers. Be creative when selecting location for the sale - dark alley is not the only option for an honest trade.
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The odds are excellent that it was. At the very least it was illegal for either of the guys to have a gun since both are convicted felons or on probation and not allowed to have guns.