The man who is suspected of buying guns on behalf of Raymond Kmetz, the man who shot two New Hope police officers Monday, is out of jail. The Hennepin County jail roster shows that the alleged ...

In public announcements, the ATF warns that straw purchasing can now carry a 25-year prison sentence if the gun is used in a terrorism attack or drug trafficking.

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.

Shown is an alleged straw purchased weapon displayed during a news conference in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) There are signs that gun store owners and staff can ...

Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what's being done to stop them It’s a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation reveals that the shooter ...

A straw purchase is defined as the act of one person buying a gun for someone else who isn’t legally allowed to purchase or possess one. Lying on a federal firearms transaction form is a crime ...