Summerville gun seller pleads guilty in NYC case

A Summerville pawnshop owner accused by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg of recklessly selling a rifle to an ex-convict has pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin McDonald says Larry Mickalis pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to failing to keep appropriate firearms sales records.

Mickalis was sentenced to two years of probation.

Mickalis was charged last year with illegally selling a rifle to an ex-convict at his pawn shop three years ago.

In 2006, Bloomberg sued Mickalis and dozens of other gun dealers, accusing them of illegally selling firearms that had been traced to crimes in New York City.

Mickalis has since sued the mayor for slander.

Both lawsuits are still pending.