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 ...

In a decision issued in June, the appeals court ruled in favor of the Bellevue, Wash.-based Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in Nguyen v. Bonta. The case challenged California’s ...

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?' ...

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

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.

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.

A 30-year-old woman from Sioux Falls has been indicted by a federal grand jury for making false statements to illegally buy a firearm later ...

Dolton man gets 2 years for running gun straw purchase ring A Dolton man was sentenced to two years in federal prison Tuesday for helping to run a gun straw purchase ring. Schebaka Ellington, 25, ...

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 ...