New York man charged for trafficking guns from Ohio

By Christen Smith

A convicted felon on parole for a gun-related crime faces up to 10 years behind bars for trafficking 80 firearms across state lines.
Robert L. Williams, Jr., 36, used a network of straw purchasers to buy the guns — mostly pistols — at shows and licensed shops in Ohio before re-selling the weapons on Buffalo’s black market over the last seven months.
The U.S. Attorneys Office said two of the firearms turned up at violent crime scenes in the city. A search of Williams’s apartment last month uncovered a 12-gauge shotgun, ammo, magazines and receipts from licensed dealers in Ohio, according to a police affidavit.
Williams, a three-time convicted felon for gun and drug charges, remains in custody pending a parole hearing scheduled for June 18.
New York’s struggle with out-of-state gun-trafficking is well documented. A 2016 report from the state Attorney General’s office indicates law enforcement agencies recovered 52,915 guns from 2010 to 2015. Nearly 75 percent of the traceable guns — more than 34,000 — came from states with less restrictive laws, according to the report.
The phenomenon of gun trafficking through six states along the I-95 corridor — Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida — into New York has earned

Source: Guns.com