(James Colosimo, accompanied by his wife, leaves the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on Monday.) |
by KYW's Pat Loeb
A controversial Philadelphia gun store owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that the store allowed so-called "straw" purchases -- that is, selling guns through an intermediary that would end up in the hands of felons, who are prohibited from owning them.
Colosimo's gun store, in the 900 block of Spring Garden Street, has been the target of protests for years. On Monday its owner, James Colosimo, admitted in federal court that something illegal was going on in the store: straw purchases.
Assistant US attorney Tomika Stevens says the charges concerned three separate purchasers who bought a total of ten guns for other people:
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