AP New York:
Police acting on information gathered by private investigators working on the city's civil lawsuits against the gun industry have filed the first criminal charges related to the case.
Two licensed firearms dealers were charged with misdemeanor weapons offenses on Wednesday after police reviewed videotape of a sting operation conducted in connection with the suit.
Police said the dealers, Jack Togati, 40, of the DF Brothers Sport Center in Brooklyn, and Michael Spallone, 43, of the Woodhaven Rifle and Pistol Range in Queens, each illegally sold a firearm without requiring the customer to produce a valid gun license.
But I thought the problem was with out of state dealers? More:
At each store, police said, a male investigator who failed to produce a pistol permit posed as a gun buyer and paid for the weapon, while a female companion produced the required pistol license. State law requires people purchasing guns to have their own licenses.
So, were they trying to see if the other states complied with NY law?
