NSSF Blitzes Phoenix Area With ‘Don’t Lie’ Anti-Straw Purchase Campaign

From the NSSF . . . As part of an ongoing national effort to help prevent illegal “straw” purchases of firearms, NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are reminding the Greater Phoenix area public that stiff penalties are in place … Read more

Knock, Knock: Video Shows ATF Straw Purchase Task Force Asking to See Delaware Man’s Guns

By Lee Williams The homeowner was alerted there were trespassers on his property by motion detectors outside his front door. A live video feed from his doorbell camera showed three armed men wearing tactical vests, t-shirts and jeans. Two appeared to be ATF agents. The third was a Delaware State Police trooper. None wore body … Read more

Street Gang Used Soldiers at Fort Campbell, KY to Straw Purchase Guns Bound for Chicago

By Michael Belsamo, AP Twelve people, including three U.S. Army soldiers, are accused in a large-scale gun trafficking ring that prosecutors allege supplied nearly 100 guns to gang members in Chicago and led to at least two killings, the Justice Department said Friday. The soldiers — Demarcus Adams, 21; Jarius Brunson, 22; and Brandon Miller, … Read more

NSSF Kicks Off Chicago Campaign to Prevent Illegal Gun Purchases

From the NSSF . . . As part of an ongoing national effort to help prevent illegal “straw” purchases of firearms, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are reminding the Greater Chicago area public that stiff penalties are in place for … Read more