Posted June 14, 2017 9:35 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Erik Lowry plead guilty to selling guns through his shop, Pittsburgh Tactical Firearms, without the proper paperwork and illegal possession of a destructive device. (Photo: KRMG)
A western Pennsylvania gun shop owner entered a guilty plea Tuesday over improper records on numerous transactions and mishandling of an unregistered National Firearms Act item.
Erik David Lowry, owner of the now-closed Pittsburgh Tactical Firearms in McKeesport, plead guilty in federal court for felony witness and evidence tampering and owning a shotgun classified under the NFA as a destructive device without supporting documentation. He also plead to charges that his shop failed in its duty as a federally-licensed dealer to keep proper records on gun sales.
Indicted in March, court documents hold that from early 2014 until January 2017, the store sold and delivered over 100 firearms without completing any of the required federal paperwork for such sales. In a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office, these weapons were described by Lowry as “cash and carry,” “cash out the door,” or “turn and burn” firearms “off books” with officials cataloging 27 guns so classified on the store’s racks during one visit alone.
Investigators found the store had sold guns without a background check including one to a

Source: Guns.com

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