Underground Gun Shops

The Underground Gun Shops are a series of underground gun shops in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City.

Description[]

The Underground Gun Shops serve as a replacement of the Ammu-Nation shops featured in past games. Their absence in Liberty City is a result of the crackdown on illegal firearms launched by mayor Julio Ochoa. Weazel News have stated:

"Mayor Ochoa is launching a crackdown on the sale of illegal firearms. Maintaining a ban on the sale and possession of weapons in the city, he's also going after shops in other states that are providing illegal gun dealers with merchandise."

The Underground Gun Shops are located in underground or secluded backrooms. Upon entering the premises, weapons are found placed on tables around the shop, and a small shooting range is found at the entrance.

Much like in Ammu-Nation stores from the 3D Universe games, if the player attempts to target or shoot at the store clerk, they will attack them and they might receive a wanted level for firearm discharge. Some pedestrians can be found at the entrance to the shop loitering casually, but they are actually guards who will defend the shop.

Killing the owner of one of the shops results in the aforementioned guards armed with Combat Shotguns and SMGs attacking the player. It also prevents the player from buying weapons from that shop again for a period of time, as the new clerk will begin shooting at the player with a Combat Pistol should they enter the shop again. Players cannot enter the shops if they have a wanted level; upon arriving at the door, it will be locked, and a message will come up, telling the player to lose their wanted level before they can enter.

Locations[]

There are a total of 3 Underground Gun Shops in Liberty City. In Grand Theft Auto IV, they are accessible after completing Do You Have Protection?

Exterior	Interior	Description
Gun Shops
		The first shop is located on the corner of Dillon Street and Montauk Avenue. in Downtown Broker in an unknown dilapidated building, and first appeared in the mission "Do You Have Protection?", in which Dimitri directed Niko to purchase a Micro-SMG from the shop. The entrance is down an alleyway.
		The second shop is located in Chinatown, Algonquin. It is on Bismarck Avenue, across the road from Cavity Lane in a Tattoo Parlor. The entrance is down a small set of stairs, and the guard is usually found to the right of them. The manager here is a stereotypical Chinese retailer, most likely a triad member.
		The third shop is located in Port Tudor, Alderney. The manager of the store is a member of The Lost MC, as his logos and tattoos resemble those of the Lost and the surrounding territory is run by the Lost. This one is found at the corner of Odhner Avenue and Traeger Road, just west of the Plumbers Skyway. It is on the same block as a Pay 'n' Spray, and across the road from the phone used to receive the Fixer's assassinations. The entrance is up some stairs in an alleyway that passes by, which leads to a small yard behind the shop.

Weapons[]

To purchase weapons, the player has to walk up to the table and view them. When doing this, the protagonist picks up the weapon and examines it, reloading and viewing them.

The following is a list of weapons purchasable from the underground gun shops and their prices (buying ammo for a weapon is cheaper than when buying the weapon, unlike previous GTA games).

In Grand Theft Auto IV, some weapons are unlocked inmediately after the player unlocks the first shop, but as the player progresses, more weapons will become available. The Knife is not available to buy in any of the shops.

List of Weapons and their prices
Weapon	Cost of Weapon	Cost of Ammo	Unlocked in (GTA IV only)
Baseball Bat	$5	-	Do You Have Protection?
Molotov Cocktail	$500	-	The Master and the Molotov
Body Armor	$500	-	Do You Have Protection?
Grenades	$1,000	-	Deconstruction for Beginners
Pistol	$600	$35	Do You Have Protection?
Combat Pistol	$1,500	$100	Museum Piece
Pump Shotgun	$1,200	$100	Do You Have Protection?
Combat Shotgun	$2,500	$200	Blow Your Cover
Micro SMG	$1,200	$100	Do You Have Protection?
SMG	$2,500	$150	Luck of the Irish
Assault Rifle	$3,500	$80	Deconstruction for Beginners
Carbine Rifle	$5,000	$100	Three Leaf Clover
Sniper Rifle	$6,000	$800	Luck of the Irish
Combat Sniper	$8,500	$500	Luck of the Irish
RPG	$15,000	$5,000	Babysitting

Known Employees[]

Steve
Kelly

Trivia[]

WeaponsPoster-GTA4 — The W.O.M.D. poster seen a couple of places in the shop. Weapons seen on the poster from top to bottom are: Smith & Wesson MK760, Sten MKII (with optic sight), M3 Grease Gun, MP40, Thompson submachine gun, MP5A1, CAR-15, Uzi (with wooden stock) and Madsen M/50.

The manager will often warn the player not to do anything stupid upon entering the store and considering he is armed in addition to his body guards this is a credible warning.
Sometimes, when buying a weapon, the manager congratulates the player on their choice, or promotes the weapon.
The manager will thank the player for purchasing weapons upon leaving.
Occasionally, if the player kills the store owner with a headshot, one can hear over the police scanner mention of an attack on an officer, even if no police are present outside the gun shop.
If the manager is hurt or killed, but no guards come to his aid, they might be waiting right at the door and will fire at the player upon their next visit.
There is a W.O.M.D poster with some weapons depicted on it. Unlike those available in the game, they seem to be real-life weapons.
If the player loses the wanted level near the store and enters it, the weapons will be absent.
The Radio Station that plays in the Alderney and Broker shop is L.C.H.C, while in the Algonquin is Radio Broker.
The targets on the wall are fully destructible.