LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A campaign targeting illegal gun purchases is underway ... people don't realize that "straw purchase" is a serious crime. "Awareness is a big issue and that's why there ...

Keeping guns out of the hands of prohibited people is the subject of a federal campaign against "straw" firearm purchases ...

The February tragedy brought renewed focus on straw purchases ... gun to fire at an increased rate. Republicans argue that shouldn't be included in the plan, citing Second Amendment issues.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) defines the straw purchase ... laxer gun laws. Other cities and states have found ways to stop illegal trafficking. The issue has attracted ...

Previously prosecutors had to prove that the straw buyer knew the recipient of the gun was barred from having ... defense may raise the constitutional issue. The court would have to determine ...

On this week’s edition of At Issue, Tom Hauser covers a potential ... of playing politics with a bill regarding the “straw purchase” of guns. They say Democrats ignored similar Republican ...

Officials believe that the gun shops proceeded with straw purchases despite "unmistakable ... take decisive action to address this pressing issue," said Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw.

The law was intended to cut down on what's known as straw purchases, in which someone legally buys a gun, then gives it to someone else who is prohibited from possessing a firearm. U.S. District ...

“This havoc was wreaked in our community by only one of the guns that Cooper straw purchase,” Greenberg ... "Gun violence is a complicated issue with several contributing factors and potential ...

“This order allows our hard-won injunction to take effect and, unless the 9th Circuit issues ... availability of guns “has given rise to societal concerns regarding straw purchases and ...