Daily News | Montgomery County will inspect local gun stores, the first jurisdiction in the state to do so
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it will begin conducting regular inspections of the county’s 92 gun stores in an effort to curb gun violence, becoming the first in the state to do so.
If a shop fails an inspection or isn’t up to legal standards its owners will have an opportunity to schedule a follow-up inspection after fixing the issues, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Sean Kilkenny. Otherwise, the shop’s license — which is issued by Kilkenny’s office — will be revoked. He pledged to work closely with Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele if any illegal activity was uncovered by the inspections.Steele established a firearms unit that has prosecuted several straw purchasing rings, documenting hundreds illegal guns that have been distributed to people who could not otherwise have obtained them.
Carol Lastowka, the Southeast Pennsylvania coordinator for CeaseFirePa, said the move was “a huge step forward for eliminating gun crimes in the state.”
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