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madville

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4. I imagine they'll be targeting straw purchasers at the dealer level
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 10:51 AM
Jul 2021

With Chicago for example, the gangs will usually recruit women in neighboring Indiana or Wisconsin to make straw purchases for them, they basically have them buy multiple firearms, mostly handguns, at a time and then transport them back to Chicago to sell and use. As long as the straw purchaser is not a prohibited person, meets residency requirements and passes a federal background check then the licensed dealer is covered legally.

The federal strike forces will likely have licensed dealers notify them immediately when a suspicious purchase is made and they will follow the trail from there, get warrants, etc.

I hope something can be done here in Chicago mucifer Jul 2021 #1
The RW rants about the gun violence in cities like Chicago. Wanna bet they do not like this? brewens Jul 2021 #2
I imagine they'll be targeting straw purchasers at the dealer level madville Jul 2021 #4
I guess we already know much of what goes on as you described. I suppose the gun dealers are brewens Jul 2021 #11
K&R Wicked Blue Jul 2021 #3
Good! The Mouth Jul 2021 #5
good. need to figure out if RW is dumping guns in cities, like in chicago, for political purposes certainot Jul 2021 #6
I am sure that would have made the news. former9thward Jul 2021 #7
i remember a pissed off guy interviewed about the gun violence in his neighborhood saying certainot Jul 2021 #13
So one guy said he'd seen or heard of it? MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2021 #14
i'm not saying there was compelling evidence, but i remember how pissed off the guy certainot Jul 2021 #16
I guess I kinda worded it wrong, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2021 #18
They could do what one malt liquor The Mouth Jul 2021 #15
i was thinking the same thing certainot Jul 2021 #17
I highly recommend DU'ers read Ioan Grillo's [i]Blood Gun Money, How America Arms Gangs and Cartels ancianita Jul 2021 #20
Is there a pizza place involved in this one? LiberatedUSA Jul 2021 #8
Good! Hangingon Jul 2021 #9
This has to be done. Old Crank Jul 2021 #10
The Republicans should really get behind this effort. Aristus Jul 2021 #12
He needs to also do it in Oakland California! kimbutgar Jul 2021 #19
Bloomberg's sting operation showed how gun shows 70sEraVet Jul 2021 #21
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