Gun Trafficking Bill Gains More House Republican Supporters - 5 Dems + 5 Repubs - incl. Conyers!

[rdharma]

3. 20 years in the pokey for straw purchases for one thing! My ass!

It's toothless BS that just allows the gutless politicians of both parties to claim they've done "something" about straw purchases and gun violence....... they haven't done JACK!

If you can't get legislation that is effective in convicting and putting away the perps, what good does an "increased penalty" do?!!!!

farminator, your post above sums it up quite nicely in this paragraph:

"Because of the nation's hodgepodge of state and federal gun laws, it's difficult to catch and convict people who act as fronts to buy weapons for felons. In essence, the authorities must prove the straw purchaser knew he or she was buying a gun for someone who couldn't pass the background check and deliberately flouted the laws."

This is what I've been saying all along and WHY we need 100% universal mandatory background checks for ALL firearms transactions NOW!!!!!