San Diego Union-Tribune Reports Facts on Straw Purchases

Did you know it was a crime to make a so-called straw purchase for a criminal? Of course anyone who thinks about it would know this is a criminal offense. Knowingly supplying a gun to a criminal is a felony. But the way that the media makes it sound as if this is yet another loophole, as if somehow criminals can get guns “legally.” But kudos to The San Diego Union-Tribune for setting this record straight. The paper is reporting about a new ad campaign that points out that buying a gun for a criminal is crime.

“The message targets “straw buyers” — people who can pass a federal background check and use their good name to buy a gun for someone prohibited by law from possessing one. People not allowed to have guns include convicted felons, illegal immigrants, people dishonorably discharged from the armed forces, minors and those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.”

Now if the rest of the mainstream media could report on this as well, maybe it would put to bed this “straw purchase” story already.