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Woman pleads guilty to 7 counts of straw gun purchases
by Chris EgerA Pennsylvania woman will serve up to a decade in prison after pleading guilty this week to buying firearms for her nephew who was barred from gun ownership.
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Pennsylvania woman charged with straw purchasing six firearms
by Andrew SheppersonA woman from Hazelton, Pennsylvania, has been charged with illegally purchasing firearms in order to transfer them to a prohibited possessor.
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Former Boston cop arrested on firearms straw purchasing charges
by Andrew SheppersonA former Boston Police Officer was arrested Monday on charges of illegally purchasing two firearms for other individuals.
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Straw purchaser with 4 felony gun charges will not get jail time
by Chris EgerA Chicago-area woman arrested last year for her role in illegally selling guns to prohibited buyers, some with gang affiliations, was sentenced to probation and community service last week.
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Glock straw purchases leave 3 guilty on conspiracy charges
by Chris EgerTwo New Hampshire residents last week pled guilty to their part in buying handguns for a Massachusetts felon and lying on federal paperwork in the process.
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Chicago police charge straw purchaser with four felonies
by Christen SmithChicago police charged a straw purchaser with four felonies in what is described as “not an uncommon example” of woman selling guns illegally for profit.
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Teens busted for stealing 39 guns, planned selling them in Ferguson (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerQuick action by law enforcement cut short a plan by two Illinois criminals to traffic a cache of stolen firearms across state lines to arm protestors in Ferguson, Missouri.
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2 arrested near Ferguson in straw purchase, pipe-bomb plot (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerFederal agents and local law enforcement have arrested two men, believed to be members of the New Black Panther Party, near Ferguson, Missouri in connection to illegal bomb making and weapons charges.
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Supreme Court rules against man who bought gun for uncle, deems straw purchaser (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIn split 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with gun control groups that a man who bought a gun for his uncle was an illegal straw purchase.
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