Gun rights supporters are celebrating what they call a significant victory after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ...

Bartozzi cleared up that though money is a key motivator for those initiating straw purchases, it’s not the only one. Peer pressure and “a sense of loyalty” to family or friends explain why ...

Opinion Readers respond: Prevent straw gun purchases Published: May. 13, 2025, 7:00 a.m.

In 2002, she was a college student in Ohio. A classmate asked her to go to a nearby gun store and make a purchase for him. “Of course, my regular questions were, 'Why do you need to?' ...

Keeping guns out of the hands of prohibited people is the subject of a federal campaign against "straw" firearm purchases that New Orleans-area officials trumpeted Wednesday at a news conference.

SIMON: The man would buy guns from a dealer and then hand them over to Andrew Thomas in the parking lot for $500 each. He's pleaded guilty to multiple gun charges and is currently awaiting sentencing.

Watch CBS News Crime 11 arrested after Allegheny County task force investigations into straw purchases of firearms By Madeline Bartos March 26, 2025 / 7:42 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh CBS News Pittsburgh ...

PHOENIX — Fourteen suspects accused of conspiracy around straw purchases of firearms were charged in a 20-count indictment on Wednesday, according to authorities. Thirteen of the individuals ...