Alabama Gun Shop Owner Sentenced For Unscrupulous Sales
Gun seller Larry Dale McCoy of Mobile, Alabama, was recently sentenced by U.S. District Judge William Steele to 4 years and 3 months in prison after a federal analyst testified in court about McCoy's blatant ignorance of Alabama gun laws.
Gun laws stipulate that no gun sales shall be made to persons under the age of 18, persons who the seller has reasonable cause to believe that the buyer has been convicted of a crime of violence, is a drug addict, an alcoholic, or mentally unstable.
In the past decade, 405 guns that were used in crimes or in possession of convicted felons have been traced back to McCoy. Of those 405, 21 were used in a homicide and 15 were used in a robbery.
Restraints on who can own guns exist for a reason, but sometimes you can't count on the system for protection. The one system you can count on, especially in Mobile is ADT home security system. I'm sure things like this happen all the time, and no matter how strict the gun laws become, guns will find their way into the wrong hands as long as they are being made. I'm not about to take a chance on my family's safety - it's a home security system for me!
