Sentences with phrase «from gun licenses»

Federal officials Monday unsealed corruption charges against four NYPD officers and two businessmen linked to Mayor Bill de Blasio, popping the lid off an explosive scandal in which top cops allegedly got payoffs and prostitutes to provide help ranging from gun licenses and police escorts to closing a Lincoln Tunnel lane.

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Under federal law, long guns like the semiautomatic AR -15-style assault rifle used by the Florida gunman can be bought from licensed dealers by people as young as 18, while the minimum age for handgun purchases is 21.

People purchasing guns from federally licensed firearms dealers must undergo background checks, and those transactions can be blocked if they fall into any of 10 categories.

Other wealthy countries have dealt with this problem, passing an array of gun control measures, from universal background checks to licensing requirements to outright bans and confiscation schemes.

We hear a lot of stats from the counties about how many licensed gun owners have filed opt - out forms for public disclosure, but absolutely nothing about how many citizens are rushing in to register their «assault weapons.»

Also Monday, the feds arrested Sgt. David Villanueva and Officer Richard Ochetal of the NYPD License Division for allegedly taking cash bribes from Brooklyn businessman, Alex Lichtenstein, who wanted gun permits for undeserving applicants paying him as much as $ 18,000 each.

It ends with a call for state and federal lawmakers to reject campaign contributions from gun rights groups like the NRA, enact stricter licensing and registration requirements for guns, a ban on «all classes of weapons that do not serve the specific uses of personal protection and sport shooting» and other gun control measures.

King's bill would bar licensed firearms dealers from selling guns or explosives to any individual the U.S. Attorney General has put on a list of suspected terrorists.

Deacon backs a bill in Congress from Rep. Peter King, R - Long Island, that would ban licensed firearms dealers from selling guns or explosives to any individual on the nation's no - fly list of suspected terrorists.

The reports would include what state and county the guns came from, where they were originally purchased, whether they were bought by the perpetrator of the crime or a third party, and whether those who committed the crimes had gun licenses.

At the same time Lichtenstein was allegedly bribing officers in Brooklyn's gun - licensing division, two NYPD cops abruptly retired from the unit to start a business helping people get pistol permits.

Though this is true, Putnam County refused to give information about licensed gun owners to The Journal News, a move that has received support from state Senator Greg Ball, R - Patterson.

Two other officers from the NYPD License Division have also been stripped of their guns and badges during the probe for allegedly taking bribes from a Borough Park - based businessman, who was arrested for allegedly arranging gun permits for friends and clients for up to $ 18,000 each.

But hey since the average time to crime rate per the ATF in the US is 14 years, the number of felons buying their firearms from licensed dealers continues to fall 1994 14 % to 2008 5.96 %, and the poster child of all gun control laws is enforced less than 1 % of the time, alowing all but 13,024 felons out of just under 1 million of those rejected to go free and acquire their firearms from an unlicensed source is such startling evidence of how INEFFECTIVE our legal system is.

The proposal, which would allow designated people with concealed - weapons licenses to carry guns at schools, was removed from the committee agenda.

Officer Richard Ochetal was also arrested on charges he accepted bribes from Lichtenstein in exchange for gun licenses.

In court, federal prosecutors said agents confiscated two guns from the home, and Lichtenstein had licenses for both.

The importance of this statutory prohibition in the SAFE Act is to allow gun permit holders and applicants for licenses to have a fair opportunity to request an exemption from the release of their names and addresses from the application before it becomes a public record.

He allegedly conspired for years to bribe police officers to obtain gun licenses from the NYPD and sell them to people in his Brooklyn community.

The bill would bar licensed firearms dealers from selling guns or explosives to any individual on the nation's no - fly list of suspected terrorists who are banned from airline travel.

The FBI is looking into two NYPD cops who abruptly retired from the gun - licensing division to start a business helping people get pistol permits — at the same time a...

To estimate gun sales during the months after the shooting, Levine and McKnight looked at the number of federal background checks on individuals seeking to purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer as a proxy.

«Support was strongest — with little difference between gun - owners and non-owners — for universal background checks, barring people with temporary restraining orders for domestic violence from having guns and stronger regulations of licensed gun dealers.»

Smoke and shell casings fly as teachers and staff from Clifton Independent School District in Clifton, Texas, fire handguns at a range just outside of Clifton during training on what they need to know to get a license to carry a concealed gun.

Provides that a district or charter school can not prohibit a person (specifically including a school employee) who holds a handgun license from transporting or storing a gun or ammunition in a locked private vehicle in a school parking area as long as it is not in plain view.

Lynch said all that was required was a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms in order to sell the guns.

By William Ysaguirre Freelance Reporter In the spate of recent criminal activity, the robbers have often targeted and captured the victims», businesses» and / or security guards» licensed firearms, making the removal of these guns from the street a top priority for the Police Department in their fight to reduce gun violence.

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Current law requires background checks only for guns purchased from a federally licensed dealer.

-- Introduce some nominal gun control measures, including banning sales to those younger than 21 and requiring a three - day waiting period and background check for all purchases from licensed dealers.

It appears that the suspect purchased his firearm legally [select: at a gun shop, at a sporting goods store, at a superstore, at a pawnshop, from a friend, from a licensed dealer; at a gun show; online] despite [select: a history of violence; a history of mental illness; a public screed on Facebook detailing his plans].