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Pottstown man admits to straw purchases from gun shops in Montgomery and Berks counties
A Pottstown man admitted to a straw purchase scheme during which he bought weapons at gun stores in Chester and Berks counties and lied on required paperwork claiming the guns were for him but, according to detectives, illegally passed them to others who were prohibited by law from possessing guns.
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