08-19-2013, 11:37 PM
New York state is really cracking down on enforcement of gun laws.
Today LE busted a ring of illegal gun smugglers from the South into NYC where they were to be sold outta cars on the lower East Side or at a Brooklyn rap studio. The smugglers used buses headed for Chinatown for cheap, easy, transportation of broken down guns into luggage. Really low overhead costs.
Investigators went undercover for a year and confiscated 250+ guns, most of which were stolen. They were large-caliber pistols and military-grade weapons modified to improve aim and avoid detection, according to reports.
A wanna-be rapper set LE in motion. He was apparently alluding to the operation on social media. What a dipshit.
At the press conference today, Bloomberg took the opportunity to defend and pump the "stop and frisk" policy that's come under fire lately because fear of the policy is what prompted the recent major smuggling transaction and subsequently the arrest of nearly 20 people.
I think it's good to see gun laws being enforced when it comes to illegal sales like this; these guns weren't headed for responsible owners. The politics and propaganda associated with the busts is always a bit if an eye-roller though, IMO.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/nyregi....html?_r=0
Today LE busted a ring of illegal gun smugglers from the South into NYC where they were to be sold outta cars on the lower East Side or at a Brooklyn rap studio. The smugglers used buses headed for Chinatown for cheap, easy, transportation of broken down guns into luggage. Really low overhead costs.
Investigators went undercover for a year and confiscated 250+ guns, most of which were stolen. They were large-caliber pistols and military-grade weapons modified to improve aim and avoid detection, according to reports.
A wanna-be rapper set LE in motion. He was apparently alluding to the operation on social media. What a dipshit.
At the press conference today, Bloomberg took the opportunity to defend and pump the "stop and frisk" policy that's come under fire lately because fear of the policy is what prompted the recent major smuggling transaction and subsequently the arrest of nearly 20 people.
I think it's good to see gun laws being enforced when it comes to illegal sales like this; these guns weren't headed for responsible owners. The politics and propaganda associated with the busts is always a bit if an eye-roller though, IMO.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/nyregi....html?_r=0