Illegal gun buys dodge New York's tough new law
Photo credit: Getty Images | A table of illegal firearms confiscated in a large weapons bust in East Harlem is on display during a news conference in New York City. NYPD detectives arrested 13 suspects for the illegal sale of 129 guns mostly purchased from gun dealers and pawn shops in South Carolina. (Oct. 12, 2012)
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With the signing this week of the NY Safe Act by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York now has the toughest gun laws in the country. Even before Cuomo signed the bill, the state was fourth in the nation when it came to tough gun restrictions, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Still, nearly 9,000 illegal guns were seized throughout the state in 2011, according to statistics from...
