Philadelphia man pleads no contest to illegal gun purchases at West Norriton gun shop

NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man conceded that prosecutors have sufficient evidence to convict him of carrying out a straw purchase scheme involving nine guns he purchased from a West Norriton Township gun shop and that he did so with the intent to illegally transfer them to others.

Quron Hydie Carter, 30, of the 7300 block of Sommers Road, pleaded no contest in Montgomery County Court to making false statements on federal firearms purchase forms and illegal sale or transfer of firearms in connection with gun purchases he made at Treeline Sports Inc. in West Norriton between April and June of 2023.

A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is an admission that prosecutors have sufficient evidence to convict him of the charges…

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