article_snippet: For a city with some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, the sudden opening of a gun store on New York's Lower East Side raised eyebrows.
article_snippet: The GWH Gun Shop was open for only two days last week and had a very specific purpose - to put people off buying guns.
article_snippet: Potential shoppers were lured in by a large sign in the window that stated: 'First-time gun buyer?
article_snippet: In the apparently well-stocked store, in a space usually used as an art gallery, each gun is labelled with information about how that make and model was used in a particular tragedy.
article_snippet: the store clerk opened overnight in a space usually used as an art gallery in New York's Lower East Side .
article_snippet: the store clerk was filled with guns, clothing and accessories, but no live ammo was on site .
article_snippet: Many of the shoppers that entered the store clerk were potential first-time gun owners looking to buy a weapon for primarily for protection . '
article_snippet: All the weapons, which were unloaded movie props, also have a tag with information about the tragedy to which the clerk refers - the descriptions are also on the related website .
highlights_snippet: The fake store opened for two days on the Lower East Side with the express purpose of putting people off buying guns .
  