A criminal act in which a person who is prohibited from buying firearms uses another person to buy a gun on their behalf.
Example sentencesExamples
Dealers will learn what they can do to recognize and avoid a straw purchase.
More than one-half of the firearms subject to firearm trafficking investigations were initially acquired as part of a straw purchase.
The straw purchase was identified as the major source of crime guns in Maryland.
Straw purchases were one of the most common schemes used by gun traffickers.
Another proposal would limit buyers to one new handgun every three months, a measure intended to make straw purchases more difficult.
Even law-abiding dealers can unwittingly help prohibited users obtain guns if they unknowingly engage in a straw purchase.
A 300-page report published last month documented the extensive problem of straw purchases and unrecorded private sales at gun shows.
Participating in a straw purchase is a felony.
A straw purchase is illegal, but if I'm the one selling the guns, how do I know you're not buying them for yourself?
The campaign is designed to train firearms retailers to better identify potential straw purchases and educate the public on the consequences of purchasing a firearm for someone who legally cannot make the transaction.
Definition of straw purchase in US English:
straw purchase
noun
US
A criminal act in which something, especially a firearm, is bought by one person on behalf of another who is legally unable to make the purchase themselves.
Example sentencesExamples
Dealers will learn what they can do to recognize and avoid a straw purchase.
Even law-abiding dealers can unwittingly help prohibited users obtain guns if they unknowingly engage in a straw purchase.
Straw purchases were one of the most common schemes used by gun traffickers.
Another proposal would limit buyers to one new handgun every three months, a measure intended to make straw purchases more difficult.
Participating in a straw purchase is a felony.
The campaign is designed to train firearms retailers to better identify potential straw purchases and educate the public on the consequences of purchasing a firearm for someone who legally cannot make the transaction.
A 300-page report published last month documented the extensive problem of straw purchases and unrecorded private sales at gun shows.
More than one-half of the firearms subject to firearm trafficking investigations were initially acquired as part of a straw purchase.
The straw purchase was identified as the major source of crime guns in Maryland.
A straw purchase is illegal, but if I'm the one selling the guns, how do I know you're not buying them for yourself?