homework - Illegal Gun Bust

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Story:

New York City (11/23/09) - Undercover New York City Police Department officers have removed dozens of illegal guns off city streets after busting a Florida-to-New York gun trafficking ring.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the police announced the bust on Monday.

They say it took undercover cops three months to arrest Ryan Woodard, 27, and Watson Joaquin, 22, for buying the weapons at gun shows in Florida, then taking them to Brooklyn to sell illegally.

"I don't know how many murders you have to have before people say enough is enough. Or maybe they will start to realize that it could be them or their child," said the mayor.

Both both men were found guilty of multiple sales of a firearm in the first degree. They face up to 25 years in prison.

The police took 28 semiautomatic pistols, three assault rifles, and three sawed-off shotguns. They were often sold fully loaded, ready to be fired.

City leaders want criminals to know these guns have no place in New York neighborhoods. 

"We have to get the guns out of the hands of criminals and out of the hands of children,” Bloomberg said. 

Officials also used Monday's announcement to talk about the city's Gun Stop program. In this program, you get $1,000 for giving the police about some information about someone carrying an illegal gun. 

Anyone who wants to give the police some information about an illegal gun can call 1-866-GUN-STOP or 311.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) Name the two guys that got arrested.

4) How many years could they go to prison for?

5) How many guns did the police take off the criminals?

6) Where did the two guys get the guns?

7) Where did the two guys sell the guns?

8) How much money do you get if you give the police some information about illegal guns?

Info and video from NY1