Arrowhead Pawn Shop

Arrowhead Pawn Shop is a pawn shop and part of the Iron Pipeline. It was founded in 1991 and is located in Jonesboro, Georgia. The store was described as the most significant source outside of New York State of guns recovered by the New York Police Department in 2009. After a gun from the shop was used in the murders of two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers, The New York Times reported that Arrowhead ranked fifth on the U.S.-wide list of legal sources of guns used in crimes. The newspaper quoted an anonymous federal official as stating that "[Arrowhead] were like a Crazy Eddie of gun dealers. They had a lot of volume and they did a lot of business." The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence describes Arrowhead as a "notorious 'bad apple' gun dealer", having sold over 1720 guns that were subsequently used in crimes.

Arrowhead Pawn Shop was rebuilt in 2007 following a fire; retail space quadrupled from 2,000 square feet to 8,000 square feet in the new premises. As of 2014, the store's chief executive is Arthur Banks. The shop describes itself as "a family owned business dedicated to good prices, good customer service and good vibes".

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Blinder, Alan; Baker, Al; Goodman, David (24 December 2014). "Tracing the Gun Used to Kill 2 New York City Police Officers". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Arrowhead Pawn & Gun Shop Inc". FindTheCompany. Retrieved September 25, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Kemp, Joe; Parascandola, Rocca; McShane, Larry (20 June 2010). "Little Shop of Horror: Georgia store Arrowhead Pawn sold nine guns that made their way to New York". New York Daily News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Beyond the gun trace". Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Arrowhead Pawn Premier Atlanta Pawn Shop". Arrowhead Pawn Shop. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

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