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

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are growing concerns among area law enforcement about so-called straw gun purchases. That’s when someone who can legally own a gun, buys it for ...

The shooter obtained his gun through a straw purchase. This is when someone buys a gun for someone who cannot legally buy a gun, typically due to a criminal record. The Oregon legislature can ...

The guns were really for two men from California, convicted felons prohibited from owning firearms. The bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives call those straw purchases, or “lie ...

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - An Eau Claire man faces charges for allegedly purchasing a gun for a felon at the center of a recent ...

Authorities found an arsenal of firearms in the storage unit of a convicted felon last month and arrested him, according to a ...

Two men living in the Texas border town of Edinburg have been sentenced for their role in straw purchasing firearms related to a scheme involving running ...