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The Delaware Department of Justice has secured 77 charges, 76 of which are felonies, against nine defendants accused of participating in straw purchases of at least 12 firearms in six separate transactions in the Dover area. The sealed indictment was returned by a Kent County grand jury on May
A Cumberland County man with a prior felony conviction has been sentenced for participating in straw purchases to obtain guns that he wasn't allowed to have.
The u.s. house toughened background checks for gun purchases, continuing an historic week for begun safety perform. the bill approved on a largely party line vote would increase the number of days a seller has to wait for a background check to be completed before continuing a firearm transaction, from three days to ten. the vote was held on the 25th anniversary of when federal background checks went into effect. on wednesday a bipartisan effort passed legislation requiring background checks on all commercial gun sales and prohibiting firearm sales from unlicensed dealers. it also closed a loop...
Today i've been invited to come down to the headquarters of the baltimore police department by jim johnson, chief of police for baltimore county in maryland. while he may not look like a spokesman for gun control, that's exactly what he is. >> i'm a target shooter. i enjoy going to the range. i'm a hunter. but i believe that gun violence reduction strategies do work. >> chief johnson's a gun owner, and a second amendment defender. he's seen the deadly results of america's lax gun policies more times than he can count, so he's the man who supports the legislation put forth in the senate that ai...
The meeting. vice president joe biden says we could clarify the responsibilities of gun ownership. we should reconsider restrictions on high-capacity clips and magazines. we should have universal background checks. that means every transaction involving a firearm requires a background check. right now people can buy a semi-automatic weapon at a gun show without a background check. a lot of americans aren't happy with that. people can also buy and sell guns over the internet without background checks. in fact, only two states out of 50 require background checks on every firearm transaction. bil...