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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The guns were really for two men from California, convicted felons prohibited from owning firearms. The bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives call those straw purchases, or “lie ...

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.

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 ...