Posted on 12/07/2006 1:05:14 PM PST by neverdem
The city sued 12 gun dealers in five states for allegedly selling weapons that were traced to crimes committed in New York.
The New York City Police Department has traced more than 300 confiscated guns sold by these dealers between 1994 and 2002, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg in announcing the lawsuit. The dealers are located in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.
The lawsuit is part of the mayor's pledge to crack down on gun dealers whose weapons wind up being used to commit crimes in New York. In May, he sued 15 dealers in an effort to get illegal weapons off the streets.
Thursday's suit names Gwinnett Pawn Shop, Toccoa Pawn & Variety and Hot Shots Jewelry & Pawn in Georgia; Miller Rod & Gun in Ohio; John's Gun & Tackle Room in Pennsylvania, Coastal Pawn Shop, Dick's Pawn, Rooks Sale & Service and Trader World in South Carolina and Bob Moates Sport Shop, Franklin Rod & Gun Shop and Town & Country Pawn Shop in Virginia.
All 12 dealers named in the new suit sold a gun to a team of undercover investigators, who wore hidden cameras during a sting operation. Since May, six gun dealers have settled with New York City after they were targeted in the original suit.
Mr. Bloomberg also launched a subway ad campaign that warns riders about higher mandatory sentences for illegal gun possession. The state Legislature passed a bill raising the mandatory minimum sentence to three-and-a-half years from one year. The ads will be displayed in 2,044 subway cars, and include a photo of prison cell.
Can the states should sue NYC and Mayor Bloomberg personally for violation of its citizens rights?
"So NYC Cops can run sting operations anywhere in the country?"
Apparently.
The arrogance of NYC knows no bounds.
Yes you can. Local firearms laws need to be met but residency in a state is not usually required. Most do a phone in backgroud check to a federal database, fill out the local forms ( sometimes for the county). Pistols are NOT supposed to be transported across state lines by the purchasers. They need to be shipped or sent to a licensed dealer in the state where the purchaser is resident, for logging into that dealers log.Usually another background check is done and another set of local paperwork completed.
Its legal to buy guns in another state. We do have an INterstate Commerce Claus in the US Constitution, so such sales cannot be prohibited, but the transport of arms can be regulated.
We do it all the time between New Hampshire and Vermont.
Its required here from FFls but I spose you can buy privately from a regular citizen and wade thru the interstate transport of firearms laws on your way home.
I hate all these laws but ya gotta deal with them
This fat son of a bitch walks around with armed guards all day but god forbid some silly bastard still living for some strange reason in soviet NYC tries to protect himself against the animals.
Yep and he will NEVER get my vote.
They go in and do a buy that set up so that they feel the dealer should refuse it as a straw purchase. Then they claim he's implicit in the crimes because he's skirting the laws on sales.
Oh please you are not that much of a RKBA person. Have you read anything about this. Bloombery refuses to release tapes of his entrapement sting. Do you think these guy go in and say I'm from out of state and someone sells them a handgun. You think they slide very close to make something seem like a stray purchase. Plus if you were really so RKBA (Ans I don't doubt you are very) you would realize the whole Brady background checks which lead to so called stray purchances have been shown to do nothing to prevent crimes with firearms. I mean NOTHING. This by a study Clinton had done when he was leaving office by the National Academy of Science. I have the whole book of their report. The reason you probably know nothing about it is because it did not prove what Clinton thought it would so there was little MSM coverage.
No they can't. They are already under federal investigation for one of thier stunts. They were also in PA last spring 'observing' fireworks stands. They would get the plate #'s off of an NY car buying fireworks in PA and then search the house of where the car was registered to- I am not sure if they are under any investigation for that. NYC is a police state.
No, an NY resident cannot purchase a handgun in another state unless that FFL ships it on a NY FFL
Bloomberg the so called Republican who makes the Dems look conservative. Bloomberg is more liberal than even some north east republicans.
This is going to go nowhere, The Georgia courts are going to laugh at Bloomberg. As long as the gun sales were legal there is not a thing that can be done.
Do you remember the question that Charlie Rangle asked? Who the hell would want to live in Mississippi?
Anyone who owns a gun, that's who!!!!!!!!
Pardon my ignorance on this but I just don't understand and sure I must be missing something here. Sure there are shady gun dealers who knowingly sell to criminals. Is this what it's about? Or were the buyers legal at time of purchase but used them later in crimes or sold them or had them stolen?
Thanks for the ping!
They showed several tapes on TV tonight. Some of the gun dealers sold the guns illegally -- one person filling out the paperwork and another buying the gun. Another dealer (in Augusta) had the gun off the counter and the paperwork gone instantly at the first whiff of something illegal.
The reason this is hitting the news now is because two undercover detectives were killed with a gun purchased in Georgia illegally.
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