DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – A Florida-based online arms seller says it can’t confirm that a gun it sold is linked to Islamic militants in the Paris attacks.
The head of a Serbian arms factory told The Associated Press this week that the M92 semi-automatic pistol’s serial number matched one delivered to Delray Beach-based Century Arms in May 2013.
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According to a statement posted Friday on its website, Century Arms is co-operating with investigators but is “unable to confirm” that the firearm it sold has been linked to the attacks that killed 130.
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The statement says the company “expects the firearms it ships to licensed firearms dealers in the United States to be sold in strict compliance with the law.”
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The company says its guns are sold for hunting, range shooting, collecting and home defence.
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