Brooklyn, NY – Authorities in New York City say they’ve arrested six people and charged them with selling 155 guns transported from Georgia to an undercover officer in Brooklyn.
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Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said at a press conference Wednesday that one purchase of 25 weapons during the seven-month investigation was the single largest illegal gun buy in NYPD history.
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson said the 558-count indictment against Michael Brewer Quick, his wife, two uncles and two others includes charges they sold more than $126,000 worth of firearms.
Authorities say the 32-year-old LaGrange, Georgia, man sold 151 handguns, an AR-15 assault rifle, and TEC-9 and MAC-11 automatic weapons. They say a $200 handgun bought in Georgia could be resold for $1,000 in Brooklyn.
Quick’s attorney didn’t immediately return messages.
But how could they do that? there are gun laws that say it’s illegal. Oh, I forgot, criminals don’t follow the law.