This photo from Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, shows District Attorney Cyrus Vance, left, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, right, with confiscated illegal firearm during a press conference in New York. Bloomberg announced in May 2006 that he was suing 15 dealers he accused of selling firearms illegally in other states, resulting in court-appointed monitoring for many targeted shops. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) **FILE**
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