Under old gun laws, a gun dealer faced a slap on the wrist for selling an illegal handgun.
Under new laws, its 3-and-a-half years for a loaded handgun, said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Forgetting for a moment the federal consequences, it's hard to believe that any "authorized journalist" could be this incapable of separating apples from oranges, but there you have it.
Ignorance and bias: so much journalistic malpractice in so little space.