Until now it has only been a gross misdemeanor in state law to buy a gun for someone who is prohibited. KARE-TV Minneapolis-St. Paul. Firearms straw purchase becomes felony.

This is often through “straw purchasing,” when a person who’s legally able to buy a gun lies on federal paperwork and then hands the firearm to someone prohibited from possessing guns or ...

The straw purchase of firearms is defined as "purchasing a gun for someone who is prohibited by law from possessing one, or for someone who does not want his or her name associated with the ...

Law intended to combat 'straw purchases,' in which someone legally buys ... unless the 9th Circuit issues a new stay, Californians may now apply to purchase multiple firearms within a 30-day ...

A man has been federally charged with straw purchasing dozens of firearms, including the ones used in the killings of 9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith and 6-year-old Aniya Allen.

He adds that it likely many people don't realize that "straw purchase" is a serious crime. "Awareness is a big issue and that's why there is this push on-- to educate the public.

On this week's edition of At Issue, Tom Hauser covers a potential "straw purchase" bill, the possible creation of a state film office and a one-on-one interview with Gov. Tim Walz.

KENT, Wash. — A federal judge imposed a sentence of three years in prison for the man who admitted to purchasing 133 guns that ended up in the hands of criminals around the Seattle area and used ...

A Phillips County woman who admitted to the straw purchase of two firearms from a Helena-West Helena pawnshop in 2020 was sentenced Friday in federal court to two years of probation.

Suspected drug pusher charged in attempted firearm 'straw ... be completed due to a computer issue, ... of $50,000 bail on the firearm purchase attempt and $150,000 bail on two counts ...

Firearms straw purchase becomes felony Until now it has only been a gross misdemeanor in state law to buy a gun for someone who is prohibited. To stream KARE 11 on your phone, you need the KARE 11 ...

A federal judge imposed a sentence of three years in prison for the man who admitted to purchasing 133 guns that ended up in the hands of criminals.