The battle against gun control activists who proclaim ad nauseum that more Second Amendment restrictions on law-abiding Americans is the only answer to combatting crime never ceases. This is despite the fact, played out repeatedly in the real world, that criminals don’t follow laws.
On the other hand, the firearm industry as a whole – and frontline firearm retailers specifically – have longstanding partnerships with law enforcement organizations and federal agencies to educate the public on the stiff penalties and consequences facing them should they break laws regarding firearm purchasing and possession. Neighborhood federal firearms licensees (FFLs), after all, are often the first line of defense to prevent firearm crimes and keep communities safe. This work is done while continuing to respect Constitutional rights.
Keeping the decades of cooperation and hard work in mind to combat criminal misuse of firearms, and the amount of resources expended by the firearm industry, local law enforcement and neighborhood gun retailers, the media reporting that a particular repeat straw purchaser in Kent, Wash., will only spend three years in jail is especially beyond the pale.
133 Illegal ‘Straw Purchases’
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence ranks Washington state among the Top 10 states with the “safest” (i.e., most restrictive) gun control laws in the country. It garnered that distinction after recently enacting even more gun control laws and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has never seen a gun control policy he didn’t crave.
Being such a strict gun control state, it is mind-boggling what a federal judge did after a recent particularly egregious case involving an illegal “straw purchaser” of guns.
Local media reported Dion Cooper of Kent, Wash., pleaded guilty to multiple federal firearm charges, including trafficking in firearms, making a false statement in connection with the acquisition of firearms and straw purchasing firearms.
Click the link to read the whole article: ‘Straw Purchase’ Plea Deal a Slap in Industry’s Face
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Looking at the DOJ website on this case, he only pled guilty to 4 charges, one count of straw purchasing. I would say there was a plea deal involved, the DOJ claims a win, the perp does minimum time, and doesn't have to provided any info on who he sold the guns to.
"In February 2024, Cooper pleaded guilty to two counts of making a false statement in connection with the acquisition of firearms, one count of straw purchasing firearms and one count of trafficking in firearms."
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/kent-washington-man-sentenced-three-years-prison-illegally-purchasing-and-trafficking
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