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bilby commented on the word straw purchaser
"Others attempts to skirt PLCAA have been more successful: In October, two Milwaukee police officers won a landmark $5 million judgement against Badger Guns, which sold a handgun to an obvious straw purchaser — a person who is legally allowed to buy a weapon and does so for someone who is barred from purchasing a gun. The straw purchaser soon turned the gun over to a convicted felon who shot and severely injured the officers."
- Alex Yablon, Clinton Keeps Hammering Sanders for His Gun Votes. Here’s What the Beef Is All About, 13 April 2016, http://www.thetrace.org/2016/04/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-plcaa-beef-explained/
April 15, 2016