Attorney: New Milford gun dealer to close store after failing to register firearms
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NEW MILFORD A local firearms dealer has agreed to not challenge his license being revoked and was sentenced to five years of probation after federal authorities said he failed to properly register guns and record sales.
Jon Victor Benson, owner of The Freedom Shoppe in New Milford, will also be required to pay a $5,000 fine, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Connecticut said Thursday.
The 62-year-old Benson previously pleaded guilty to one count of failure to maintain firearms records on Oct. 27, 2020.
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