City of New York: Even though they are not required to perform background checks, private dealers cannot sell to someone who they have reason to believe is prohibited from buying guns.
Investigators attempted to purchase guns after telling private sellers that they probably could not pass a background check.
19 of 30 private sellers – 63% – broke the law by completing a sale to a buyer who they thought could not pass a background check.
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