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 ...

To legally purchase a firearm, a person must pass an FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) ...

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.

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, ...

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.

A 25-year-old Gary man was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a scheme to make false statements while ...

Two Reading men, Luis Rosario, 22, and Kalif Johnson, 22, were arrested Feb. 28 on attempted murder charges in the Feb. 2 ...

Anthony Eddinger is charges with multiple counts of providing a false statement in the purchase of a firearm and related ...