10-28-2015, 07:27 PM
^ I feel the same.
I think cracking down hard on straw purchases will keep some guns out of the wrong hands, but certainly not all of them. Prosecution of straw purchasers should be stricter too.
Gun dealers should be screening would-be purchasers according to the laws; this is the second story I've read recently where a large percentage of guns used in crimes came from the same gun shop and were purchased primarily by straw buyers. Those types of shops give reputable dealers a bad name.
I'm curious, from his experience, if F.U. feels this new Lyons ordinance would be a good thing if replicated in/near other problem cities.
I think cracking down hard on straw purchases will keep some guns out of the wrong hands, but certainly not all of them. Prosecution of straw purchasers should be stricter too.
Gun dealers should be screening would-be purchasers according to the laws; this is the second story I've read recently where a large percentage of guns used in crimes came from the same gun shop and were purchased primarily by straw buyers. Those types of shops give reputable dealers a bad name.
I'm curious, from his experience, if F.U. feels this new Lyons ordinance would be a good thing if replicated in/near other problem cities.