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What happens is you get people without records making straw purchases from legal sellers. These people turn around and sell them to criminals.
by OminousWeapons 6y ago
What happens is you get people without records making straw purchases from legal sellers. These people turn around and sell them to criminals.
- _-david-_ 6y agoLegal sellers have to do background checks.
- OminousWeapons 6y agoCorrect, the initial transaction is from a legal dealer or private seller to a legal buyer who will pass a background check. The legal buyer then turns around and illegally sells it to someone who cannot legally own a firearm. This is called a straw purchase.