It was/is shutdiwn, this was in the current great deals magazine. Hence all the satire. You can't read the fine print but I think it actually says offer only availble on handgun purchases to felons and out of state residents, or of course under cover batf agents and informants.
When did Fred get in trouble? Must have been recently because I can remember people lamenting being ripped off by the grouchy bastard just a few months ago.
I must say, I have never done business with this company, but judging by the comments (especially in the forum about the bust) there was no love lost to this shop.
I was watching a documetary last night on the Bernie Madof (sp?) auction. In the documentary it said that property seized by a DOJ branch is auctioned off by the US Marshall Service. Does this hold true for firearm?