How Is A Gun Retailer Supposed To Stop Straw Purchases?

By Jeff Wagner, CBS Minnesota

October 28, 2022

Gun violence was put in the spotlight recently when Minnesota's attorney general decided to sue a local retailer. He said the company should have known two customers were straw purchasing firearms.

How is a gun retailer supposed to stop straw purchases? What are the red flags? Good Question.

Straw purchasing is when someone buys a gun for another person who isn't legally allowed to own one, such as felons.

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