The administration said that even if the purchase is made on behalf of someone eligible to buy a firearm, the purpose of the law is frustrated since Congress requires the gun dealers — not purchasers — to run
Straw-man purchases occur when a legal gun buyer purchases a firearm with the intent of passing it illegally to someone who is prohibited from buying or owning a gun; the penalty for acting as a straw man is up to 10 years in prison. Gun Retailers Fight Back Against Illegal Gun Sales ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. —It will soon become a felony to buy a gun for someone else not legally allowed to have one — known as a straw purchase — under a new law effective Aug. 1. It's been a gross misdemeanor, but it will increase to a felony punishable by up to two years ...
Americans believe the president cares about victims of gun violence, even if his preferred solutions are unworkable or unconstitutional. Now a felon could arrange a purchase online, but that's not really an online sale, because by this standard -- where the Internet is simply a tool to ...
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