NPA This Week in Pawn

CNBC
Affluent business owners are turning to high-end pawn shops for quick and easy loans to fund their new ventures.

The Lane Report
Kentucky House Bill 74, sponsored by Rep. Kim King, R-Harrodsburg, mandates that an online register be made available to law enforcement and include dates, amounts of pawned items and a government-issued picture ID number.

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The Philadelphia Tribune
Josh Shapiro, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, has announced charges against Michael Stein, the owner of two pawn shops; four of his employees; and  27 professional retail thieves for their roles in a plot to steal, pawn and resell $700K in merchandise.

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KTVB
An Idaho man with a previous felony has pleaded guilty to stealing a handgun from a pawn shop in Blackfoot, Idaho, on August 3, 2017.

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WEARTV
As retail stores change their gun sale policies, some may look to buy guns at pawn shops, which must follow strict federal and state laws and are subject to audits and inspections.

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Stuller, Inc