I read that they went in and did straw purchases and captured the stuff on Camera.
If shops are clearly allowing straw purchases, then they need to answer for it. That's the kind of stuff that ruins it for everyone else and gives anti's stuff to use against gun owners.
They'll say "See.. even with rules and regulations, gun shops are knowingly allowing illegal purchases!"
http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA%2FMGArticle%2FLNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137836102635&path=!news!archive
New York City hired private investigators to make “straw purchases” at the stores during the past six weeks.
The “straw purchases” involved teams of two investigators posing as customers, with one selecting the gun, directing the purchase and providing the money. The “straw purchaser” filled out the required paperwork and posed as the buyer, according to the release.
The investigators, who wore hidden cameras, reported that two-thirds of the targeted dealers sold to the straw purchaser.
Federal law prohibits licensed dealers from selling guns to people when they have a reasonable belief that the gun being sold is not for the person who purports to be the purchaser.