Investigators say gun used in Truck Park bar shooting linked to straw purchase

[sarisataka]

Investigators say gun used in Truck Park bar shooting linked to straw purchase

One of the handguns used in the mass shooting at a St. Paul bar earlier this month came from a suspected straw-purchaser, according to federal court documents filed Wednesday.

In a criminal complaint, investigators say Jerome Horton bought nearly three dozen handguns from stores across the metro over the past three months. 

One of those handguns, a 9 mm semiautomatic, was recovered shortly after a shooting at the Truck Bar in downtown St. Paul on Oct. 10 that killed a 27-year-old woman and left 14 others injured.

Investigators say that handgun was one of three that Horton purchased from a Fleet Farm store in Blaine on July 31. They say Horton had purchased a total of 33 firearms dating back to last June and was regularly accompanied by other people, which can be an indication of straw purchasing, according to the criminal complaint.

https://kstp.com/news/investigators-say-gun-used-in-truck-bar-shooting-linked-to-straw-purchase/6275287/?cat=1

33 guns x 10 years per Federal violation = this guy should never be on the streets again.

Oh, and toss an accessory to murder in there as well.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

1. re: that 330 years

Another possible outcome, give us the names of the other 32 buyers and a plea deal gets you probation and suspended sentence.

[ManiacJoe]

2. Unfortunately, for unstated reasons,

straw purchases are rarely prosecuted.

[melm00se]

3. They aren't prosecuted

because it is a federal offense and, like financial crimes, the feds only want to get involved when it is a big # issue or it can somehow move political ambition forward. I ran the fraud department for a bank and the only time the Secret Service got involved was when the fraud was part of a multi-million dollar scheme. Anything less? All you heard were crickets.