Prosecutors police and gun shop owners ... tracing the original purchase and figuring out it’s a straw purchase at that time,” explained D.A. Sanguedolce. Sanguedolce says the gun sale ...

gave warning to prospective gun buyers about the consequences of straw purchases and explained how local and federal law enforcement agencies are cracking down on straw purchasers. A straw ...

Keeping guns out of the hands of prohibited people is the subject of a federal campaign against "straw" firearm purchases ...

Weapons bought through straw purchases sometimes end up in the hands of convicted felons, or minors. A federal report released in February 2023 showed that 54% of guns that police recovered at ...

HOUSTON – It’s no secret that purchasing a gun in Texas ... obtained through straw purchases. “Recently, we had an investigation in the Houston area,” he explained.

Between 2010 and 2018, the agency rejected roughly 16,700 gun purchase requests — or about ... buying a gun could use a legal purchaser, or straw man, to get around the law.

NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia woman was sent to prison after she admitted to purchasing five firearms using straw purchase schemes, including at a gun store in Montgomery County, and transferring ...

The shooter obtained his gun through a straw purchase. This is when someone buys a gun for someone who cannot legally buy a gun, typically due to a criminal record. The Oregon legislature can ...

Straw purchasing is when one person purchases a gun from a licensed dealer for another ... Assistant United States Attorney Todd Greenberg explained that Cooper repeatedly lied on federal forms ...