Undercover Inquiry Leads Gun Shows to Tighten Checks
By THOMAS KAPLAN, NYT
ALBANY — An overwhelming majority of New York State gun show operators have agreed to new rules to ensure that criminal and mental health background checks are conducted on buyers.
The agreement was reached after undercover agents from the attorney general’s office were able to buy weapons, including three AR-15 rifles, without any screening at half a dozen gun shows around the state.
The operators, with shows from White Plains to Cheektowaga, have also agreed to a broader system to track firearms at their shows and to guard against illegal sales in parking lots.
The agreement was negotiated by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, who had brought criminal charges against the sellers identified in the sting operation.
(More here.)
ALBANY — An overwhelming majority of New York State gun show operators have agreed to new rules to ensure that criminal and mental health background checks are conducted on buyers.
The agreement was reached after undercover agents from the attorney general’s office were able to buy weapons, including three AR-15 rifles, without any screening at half a dozen gun shows around the state.
The operators, with shows from White Plains to Cheektowaga, have also agreed to a broader system to track firearms at their shows and to guard against illegal sales in parking lots.
The agreement was negotiated by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, who had brought criminal charges against the sellers identified in the sting operation.
(More here.)
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