he said he bought it from a Hispanic male at the Casa Grande swap meet.   Govt. Br. at 5-6.   The government had no information linking Joe Juarez to illegal acts, and a background check of Joe Juarez revealed that he had no criminal record.


5
On June 9, 1990, Agent Murillo and Agent Serrano went to the Casa Grande swap meet, where they saw Joe Juarez with 10 to 15 firearms, including assault weapons, displayed for sale.   The agents initiated a conversation.   Joe Juarez stated that he was selling his personal gun collection because he was unemployed and needed money.   Agent Murillo "concluded that there were many factors showing that Joe Juarez was selling other than a personal collection": Murillo said the friend he was shopping for had "done time" and thus did not want to fill out any paperwork.   Joe replied that the guns were his, and he was selling them because he needed the money.   They agreed to meet.


13
On June 28, 1990, Murillo met Joe Juarez at a Circle K store in or near Casa Grande.   Murillo was accompanied by Earl Morris, a convicted felon.   Morris told Joe Juarez that he was a felon and was not allowed to have guns.   According to the government, Joe said that if the weapon was traced back to him, he would deny knowing who bought it.   Joe sold Morris a 9 mm. MAC-11 semiautomatic firearm. 