Did you read the article I linked?
Yes. I'm starting to wonder if you did though.
The straw purchaser was prosecuted and convicted and sentenced to...parole. Does anything about that suggest they are serious about stopping the crime?
From the Chicago police report:
“The felony arrest is not expected to result in jail time, but will result in a permanent revocation of her FOID card.”
We have a situation where an arrest of a straw purchaser was possible because of gun registration, and where gun registration will be used to prevent this person from performing a straw purchase again. I don't know why additional jail time wasn't given to the woman.
I'd still say that the probation and loss of the ability to buy guns in Chicago is better than
absolutely nothing happening in Texas. I'd say that having a gun registry to prove ownership was invaluable in actually catching the straw purchaser. I'd also say that having a method of preventing a straw purchaser from buying a gun legally again is great.
I am still trying to understand why you believe that liberals don't want straw purchasers to be prosecuted.
So, to recap . . .
- gun registries make it easier to catch straw purchasers
- gun registries make it easier to prevent people who break the law from buying guns again
- states that enact more gun laws prosecute straw purchasers more harshly than states that do not