Feds; Hundreds Of Guns Illegally Trafficked To Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Federal authorities have announced charges in connection with hundreds of firearms they say were illegally trafficked to Philadelphia from two states in the South. Officials said fourteen people face gun trafficking and conspiracy charges in connection with nearly 400 firearms purchased in Georgia and South Carolina. Matthew Varisco of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said some of the firearms allegedly trafficked were used in crimes in the city, including shootings. He said most of the trafficked weapons were handguns and dozens of the guns remain on the streets.