National Legislation would make straw purchases for firearms a felony in Wisconsin

[Joe Link]

Purchasing firearms for people prohibited from owning them, commonly known as straw purchases, would be a felony in Wisconsin if a newly introduced bill is passed into law.

Assembly Bill 524 and its counterpart, Senate Bill 408, were introduced in August by state Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, and Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills. The bills are now making their way through legislative committees.

The legislation was proposed in response to gun violence in Milwaukee. In 2016, Milwaukee had 125 gun-related homicides. As of Nov. 28, the city had 93 gun-related homicides this year.

"This bill is an important step forward, making it easier for prosecutors to lock up violent criminals without infringing on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens," Sen. Darling said in a statement when the legislation was introduced.

Under current law, a person who commits a straw purchase can be convicted of illegal possession of a firearm, face a $500 to $10,000 fine and up to nine months in prison if they lie on their firearm application. The proposed bill would make the same offense a Class H felony which carries with it a fine not more than $10,000 or imprisonment up to six years, or both.

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[MadDuner]

Isn't it already a Federal felony to begin with?

 

[targetshooter]

Isn't it already a Federal felony to begin with?

yeah, and its currently a state law! they're just making the penalties more severe.

 

[billdeserthill]

These idiot politicians prefer sitting on their fat, flat hiney's, making new 'feel good' legislation over actually solving any of the more important topics open to them