Sen. Durbin: ‘One Thing We Can Do’ Is Toughen Penalties on ‘Straw Purchases’

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DURBIN: "We also know that at these gun stores, which are in the suburbs of Chicago, they supply 25% of the identified crime guns, and we know many of those are sold in what's known as a straw purchase, sold to someone who could not legally qualify to buy a gun but buys one -- pardon me -- buys one for someone who is not legally qualified, the girlfriend or someone buys a gun because she has no criminal record so her boyfriend can use it, misuse it, kill innocent people. Can't we toughen that law and make it a law where there is real penalties for straw purchases? That's not going to slow down any legitimate gun owner or anyone who wants to use a gun in a responsible fashion. That's one thing we can do."