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Originally Posted by JimBob86
Why there oughta be a LAW!
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I didn't say anything about more laws. There are enough laws. Some laws need harsher penalties and better enforcement. Straw purchasing of firearms is one of them, particularly if the firearm ends up being used in a violent crime.
I have always believed that in virtually all cases a sequence of events that is initiated by and can be demonstrably linked to a crime should held to the account of the person who initiated that sequence.
We already do it in many cases. Serving alcohol to a minor is one example. If you stab someone and they end up dying due to doctor negligence, it is you the stabber that gets charged and not the doctor, at least in some states.
Straw purchasing a firearm should be the same. If you knowingly purchase a firearm under illegal circumstances and set into motion a chain of events that leads to murder, YOU should be responsible as well as the guy who pulled the trigger.