Philadelphia is suing three local gun shops that city officials allege have knowingly sold firearms to “straw purchasers” who buy guns on behalf of people who are legally prohibited from doing so, such as juveniles or people with criminal records.
who buy guns on behalf of people who are legally prohibited from doing so, such as juveniles or people with criminal records.
Little has come so far of the city’s various attempts at litigation over gun control. But Kenney said his administration will pursue every opportunity it has to reduce shootings and homicides. The defendants in the new lawsuit are Delia’s Gun Shop and Frank’s Gun Shop & Shooting Range in Northeast Philadelphia, and Tanner’s Sport Center in Jamison, Bucks County. Between 2015 and 2019, about 1,300 guns from those stores were recovered by Philadelphia police in relation to criminal investigations, Kenney said.
“As far as I know, Tanner’s has had one of the best records out there,” he said. “We have a very vigilant staff. … We stop purchases all day every day.”
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