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Neonlicht
on Dec 21, 2024
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All the cartels in Mexico buy their guns from America and nobody is going to jail over it.
lupusreal
on Dec 21, 2024
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People do in fact get sent to prison for that, straw purchases are a federal felony. Not all of them actually get caught, which is true of any crime.
oaththrowaway
on Dec 21, 2024
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Except when the ATF does it, no big deal
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on Dec 21, 2024
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More information about this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal
lupusreal
on Dec 22, 2024
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Kind of like the CIA importing heroin and cocaine. The laws cover this scenario but we have a problem with especially poor enforcement when the crimes are committed by parts of the government.
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