Crime Gun Story: Every Gun Tells a Story

Every Gun Tells a Story Don't let a crime gun's story involve you. Break the cycle – straw purchasing is illegal.

Crime Gun Story: Every Gun Tells a Story

Every gun tells a story.

Don't let a crime gun's story involve you.

  • The Purchaser: Bought the gun for a roommate who failed the background check.
  • The Roomate: Sold the gun to her friend to pay rent.
  • The Friend: Sold the gun to a bad guy to support his drug habit.
  • The Bad Guy: Uses the gun to commit a homicide.

Too often, this is a reoccurring story.

Break the cycle - straw purchasing is illegal.

Published by ATF on November 17, 2015

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Last Reviewed April 26, 2018