Feds Claim Man Convinced 7 Women To Straw Buy, Charges Filed

By Tom Knighton

One of the issues we have in this country isn’t that there’s a lack of gun control, it’s that so many of the gun laws we have simply aren’t enforced. While most criminals get their guns off the black market, still others use illegal means to try and obtain guns through law-abiding gun dealers. Even when dealers suspect something is up, nothing is ever done to prosecute those who tried to circumvent the law.

It’s kind of aggravating to be told that the solution to gun violence is for more laws to be passed when the only people being inhibited by the existing laws are the law-abiding.

However, to give the feds their due, they do seem to be prosecuting someone for a change.

Federal investigators say seven women purchased more than 30 handguns at Detroit-area stores at the direction of a convicted felon who couldn’t possess firearms.

Charges were filed Wednesday against the women and Ruemondo Murray. The women are accused of conspiracy and making false statements while buying guns last fall, typically at Dunham’s stores. Investigators say Murray’s goal was to resell the weapons on the streets.

Of course, these are only the ones the feds know about. How many …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms