A young man with an AK-47 is arrested in Times Square in New York – Noticieros Televisa

The Police of New York arrested an 18-year-old man carrying an assault rifle on Friday AK-47 (Kalashnikov) in a metro station in the central Plaza de Times Square, several local media reported.

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According to the Police, who assured that the weapon was unloaded, the young man, originally from the state of Ohio, was sitting on the floor, recharging his cell phone and next to the Kalashnikov that was perceived with the naked eye.

The agents found ammunition in another bag that was in the possession of the young man, who was arrested on charges of possession of weapons.

According to the channel ABC7, the young man assured the police that he believed that carrying weapons in the city was legal since the Kalashnikov is registered and unloaded.

Although gun ownership is legal and widespread in USA, there are states like New York that have laws that restrict their acquisition, possession and transportation.

La ONG International Amnesty today insisted on the need to reform with “common sense” the legislation in USA to restrict the use of weapons, following the massacre that occurred Thursday night in Indianapolis (Indiana, United States), in which at least eight people died.

“The need for gun safety could not be clearer. Most Americans agree that we must pass a reform on weapons with common sense, but for almost 27 years, Congress has not taken action, “said the NGO in a statement in which it called for a law that” gives priority to human lives ”.

At least eight people died Thursday night in a shooting at a warehouse of the postal services company FedEx in Indianapolis (Indiana, United States), according to the authorities.

With information from EFE

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