Can the firearms criminals purchase illegally on the street come from straw purchases?
According to the ATF, the average “time to recovery” (the time span between the initial purchase of a firearm to the time that it is used in a crime) is more than 10 years. This tells us that criminals are using older, recycled firearms, not newer firearms bought from licensed retailers. So, unless you believe that criminals are buying firearms only to use them a decade after the purchase, it is clear that straw purchasing is not a common method for criminals to obtain guns.
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- If few criminals obtain their firearms via straw purchasing, why does the firearms industry spend so much time and money on the Don Lie program?
- Can the firearms criminals purchase illegally on the street come from straw purchases?
- What percentage of criminals obtain their firearms from straw purchases?
