U.S. court backs government demand for names of 'straw buyers' of guns

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

U.S. court backs government demand for names of 'straw buyers' of guns
By Daniel Wallis
DENVER Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:54pm EDT


(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday backed a federal government demand that firearms dealers in four southwestern border states report "straw buyers" suspected of purchasing multiple weapons for Mexican drug gangs.

The demand sent to gun dealers in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas is part of "Project Gunrunner," a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) initiative to combat cross-border weapons trafficking.

Recipients of the letter must report any sales to the same customer within five consecutive business days of "two or more semiautomatic rifles capable of accepting a detachable magazine and with a caliber greater than .22."

Three gun dealers challenged the demand, arguing that the ATF lacked the statutory authority to issue the letter and saying that the decision to target licensed retailers in the border states was arbitrary and capricious.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/28/us-usa-guns-ruling-idUSKBN0FX1ZO20140728?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=401

[louis-t]

1. This is what led the ATF to the Fast and Furious program.

Agents frustrated with straw buyers tried to determine who they were selling massive amount of arms to. Because of NRA backed laws in those states, it was not illegal for straw buyers to say they were buying 100 guns for personal use, then walk out of the gun store and "change their mind" and sell to a gunrunner.

[Loudly]

2. Asshole conservatives claim that Eric Holder sold those F&F guns to the cartels.

Who reaped the profits from those sales?

Arms makers and local retail arms merchants.

[freshwest]

3. +1

[Turbineguy]

4. But....

isn't making sure that criminals and mentally unstable persons don't get guns against the 2nd Amendment (as amended)?