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According to ''[[Politico]]'',<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879</ref> Hunter Biden and Hallie Biden were involved in a domestic issue involving his handgun in late 2018.  Hallie Biden was Hunter’s former sister-in-law who began a romantic relationship with Hunter after the death of Hunter’s brother, Beau. According to reports the gun was thrown by Hallie Biden into a trash can behind a grocery store near a school, she returned later and the gun was gone.

According to ''[[Politico]]'',<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879</ref> Hunter Biden and Hallie Biden were involved in a domestic issue involving his handgun in late 2018.  Hallie Biden was Hunter’s former sister-in-law who began a romantic relationship with Hunter after the death of Hunter’s brother, Beau. According to reports the gun was thrown by Hallie Biden into a trash can behind a grocery store near a school, she returned later and the gun was gone.

It appears the gun was found by a local man who rummages through dumpsters for recyclables. Days later the man returned the gun to an unknown entity.  However, in the interim [[Secret Service]] agents went to the gun store where Hunter Biden purchased the firearm and asked the gun store owner for the purchasing paperwork.  On the paperwork Hunter responded “no” to a question on the transaction record that asks, “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?” Hunter had been discharged from the Navy Reserve after testing positive for cocaine in 2013, and he and family members have spoken about his history of drug use. Lying on the form is a [[felony]].

It appears the gun was found by a local man who rummages through dumpsters for recyclables. Days later the man returned the gun to an unknown entity.  However, in the interim [[Secret Service]] agents went to the gun store where Hunter Biden purchased the firearm and asked the gun store owner for the purchasing paperwork.  On the paperwork Hunter responded “no” to a question on the transaction record that asks, “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?” Hunter had been discharged from the Navy Reserve after testing positive for cocaine in 2014,<ref>https://kprcradio.iheart.com/featured/the-pursuit-of-happiness/content/2019-05-20-crack-pipe-found-in-hunter-bidens-rental-car/</ref> and he and family members have spoken about his history of drug use. Lying on the form is a [[felony]].

Mr. Palmieri feared a cover-up of sorts for the lost gun was underway, and did not give the secret service agents the paperwork. Instead he later turned over the paperwork to the [[Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives]] (BATFE), who have federal jurisdiction over lost firearms.  “POLITICO obtained copies of the Firearms Transaction Record and a receipt for the gun dated Oct. 12, 2018.”

Mr. Palmieri feared a cover-up of sorts for the lost gun was underway, and did not give the secret service agents the paperwork. Instead he later turned over the paperwork to the [[Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives]] (BATFE), who have federal jurisdiction over lost firearms.  “POLITICO obtained copies of the Firearms Transaction Record and a receipt for the gun dated Oct. 12, 2018.”