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 ...

CHARLOTTE — Federal and local officials in North Carolina are ramping up efforts to stop straw purchases, which is when ...

The law requires gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers to establish, implement and enforce reasonable controls to ...

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?' ...

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

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

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.

Straw purchases also are a concern for legal gun owners, said Landis Aden, president of Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association.