Thread: Cops seize 150 guns in Brooklyn bust

Cops seize 150 guns in Brooklyn bust

By MURRAY WEISS
Last Updated: 6:24 PM, April 22, 2010
Posted: 5:55 PM, April 22, 2010

More than 150 guns were seized during an NYPD operation in Brooklyn where an undercover cop infiltrated a loose-knit group of dealers peddling weapons for an average of $900 each, authorities said.

It was the second sizable gun case to be announced by the NYPD in as many weeks — a similar seizure in Queens was displayed at Police Headquarters last week.

In the new case, the undercover began purchasing weapons from one dealer in Flatbush and was quickly approached by others eager to peddle a range of weapons including high powered rifles, said Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Twenty suspects were indicted, and Brooklyn DA Hynes said none would be allowed to plea bargain with several facing possible life sentenced and others a minimum of three years behind bars.

Kelly said most of the weapons originated in the states that already have been criticized by Mayor Bloomberg for lax controls.

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Gun flood is killing us: Skyler

By DAVID SEIFMAN
Last Updated: 1:59 AM, April 24, 2010
Posted: 1:16 AM, April 24, 2010

The failure of the White House and Congress to stem the flow of illegal guns into New York City "is killing people," Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler said yesterday.

"What's really disturbing about this is how we've had absolutely no help from the federal government, whether congressionally or the White House in two administrations," Skyler said. "There's zero interest. It's an issue that is killing people."

Skyler's remarks came a day after it was revealed that an undercover Brooklyn cop had taken more than 150 illegal guns off the streets by himself since last May.

Mayor Bloomberg's spokesman Stu Loeser said many of those guns came from Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina, "each of which is among the top five suppliers" of out-of-state guns used in crimes here.

"The case reminds us that gun traffickers cross state lines, and that nine in 10 guns recovered in New York City crimes are originally sold by dealers in other states," Loeser said.

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