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Gun Control & RKBA

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Sat Dec 19, 2015, 07:16 AM Dec 2015

Final straw in gun crime reports [View all]

The New York Times headline incorrectly said it all: “Weapons in San Bernardino shootings were legally obtained.” The media and lawmakers continue to perpetuate a narrative on mass shootings that is less than honest. The assault rifles used in the murders of innocent people were actually purchased through a straw party and then transferred to the killers. Is it a legal purchase, as alleged by The Times?

In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that straw purchases of guns were illegal.

A straw purchase occurs when a citizen purchases a gun legally and then transfers the weapon to a third party illegally.

http://triblive.com/opinion/letters/9628203-74/straw-gun-purchases

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