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NEW YORK (AP) - Three more gun shops have settled a lawsuit accusing them of selling weapons that later fell into the hands of New York criminals, city officials announced Tuesday.
The shops, in Marietta, Ga., Youngstown, Ohio, and North Myrtle Beach, S.C., were among 27 gun dealers sued by New York City last year as part of an unorthodox legal battle against the firearms industry.
City lawyers argued the shops failed to abide by rules aimed at preventing illegal sales known as straw purchases, which is when one person buys a weapon on behalf of someone else.
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