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Straw Purchasing
toddamah:
Thank you for contacting the NRA-ILA regarding straw purchases. Straw purchases are used by criminals to obtain firearms by having a non-prohibited purchase on their behalf. This is an illegal act by both parties. The NRA-ILA does not support the possession or ownership of firearms by any prohibited person
toddamah:
I apologize for providing false information, I simply was looking for some sort of reference or someone's knowledge of the state and/or federal level that would fall under the laws and legislation of this forum.
JTH:
--- Quote from: toddamah on January 13, 2016, 10:16:36 AM ---I apologize for providing false information, I simply was looking for some sort of reference or someone's knowledge of the state and/or federal level that would fall under the laws and legislation of this forum.
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I don't understand what you mean by the part in bold.
And as people said, straw purchase laws are federal in nature, and very clear. They are not state-based.
You originally said:
--- Quote ---I only ask because it was talk at work and was unsure where the state stood. From my brief and limited research I know that the NRA has been pushing for softer penalties for straw pushers and there have been some states that have adopted there own laws
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You already posted that your comment about the NRA was incorrect. I'm still curious as to what states have adopted their own laws?
toddamah:
http://www.thetrace.org/2015/08/straw-purchases-law-atf-gun/
The bold is interesting...I didn't highlight it. I guess if it's hard to interpret in bold, read it as if it wasn't in bold and see if that makes sense? Is this the laws and legislation section of the members forum?
JTH:
--- Quote from: toddamah on January 13, 2016, 05:17:32 PM ---http://www.thetrace.org/2015/08/straw-purchases-law-atf-gun/
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So...if you knew this, why did you ask "Can anyone verify if the state has any laws enacted in regards to this?" The article itself lists Nebraska specifically...
--- Quote ---The bold is interesting...I didn't highlight it. I guess if it's hard to interpret in bold, read it as if it wasn't in bold and see if that makes sense? Is this the laws and legislation section of the members forum?
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I added the bold, because that was the part I didn't understand.
"That would fall under the laws and legislation of this forum" ---this forum isn't a repository of laws and legislation. Nor does it have its own laws and legislation. It is a place to discuss those things, yes. Your wording was such that I didn't understand what you meant.
If you meant "is this the sort of thing we discuss here" then yes, it is.
The Nebraska State Statute dealing with straw purchases is 69-2422. (I'll note it took me about 20 seconds of search time to find this, and since your link showed you already knew that Nebraska had such a law, I'm not understanding why you didn't simply look it up?)
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=69-2422
"69-2422.
Obtaining handgun for prohibited transfer; violation; penalty.
For purposes of sections 69-2401 to 69-2425, any person who knowingly and intentionally obtains a handgun for the purposes of transferring it to a person who is prohibited from receipt or possession of a handgun by state or federal law shall be guilty of a Class IV felony."
Note that this law ONLY prohibits people from buying a gun to transfer it to someone who could not possess it legally. The Nebraska statute does NOT prohibit someone from buying a gun to sell to someone else who could possess it legally.
This is different from the Federal law regarding straw purchases, I'll note, and the federal law prohibits buying a gun to transfer to anyone. There was an argument before the Supreme Court about that, and common sense lost.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/supreme-court-sides-gun-control-groups-straw-purchase-law/
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