Gun Bust in NYC: Why we need a National Gun Law

http://www.occupydemocrats.com/huge-gun-trafficking-bust-in-nyc-proves-the-need-for-federal-gun-reform/

“We have states that seem to not care about where these guns end up. As long as criminals can easily get access to guns, we will continue to have carnage.”

NYPD Chief of Department Jim O’Neill seconded Thompson’s comments: “Year after year, illegal guns continue to flow into our city from states that don’t have proper safeguards in place.” O’Neill stated that 90% of guns found at New York City crime scenes come from another state.

New York City has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, requiring all guns, including rifles and shotguns, to be registered to permitted owners, and carry permits are highly restricted. However, these attempts to curb the plague of gun violence in New York are not entirely effective, as guns can easily be transported from other states where laws are more lax. The perpetrators in this investigation carried guns into the city on one of the many discount buses that operate to Chinatown.

Out-of-state weapons were used in the murder of police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos last December, as well as the killing of officer Brian Moore last May. Nine guns stolen from a Georgia pawnshop in 2011 have found their way to New York crime scenes.