This is why there is gun trafficking

[sarisataka]

Chicago police boss calls judge's release of suspect charged in officer's death 'an outrage'

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown late Wednesday issued an angry statement against a federal judge’s decision to release the man accused of making a straw purchase of the gun used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French.

Jamel Danzy, who faces federal charges of conspiring to violate firearms laws, was granted a $4,500 appearance bond pending trial, meaning he will not need to pay bail to get out of custody. At a brief hearing conducted by telephone, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert on Wednesday noted Danzy’s steady employment history and lack of criminal background.

Brown was not impressed with the choice, issuing a statement to the media.

“To say that I am extremely disappointed in U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Gilbert’s decision to release Jamel Danzy on an unsecured bond today is an understatement,” Brown said. “It is an outrage.”

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-shooting-indiana-straw-purchase-hearing-20210811-mq6npwj63vaojazqzzsqruxwoq-story.html

Making a straw purchase has a potential sentence of 10 year at the Federal level. The reality is it is not treated like a serious crime. It is possible that the person who knowingly provided a felon the gun he used to kill a cop could get probation if he pleads guilty.

It has little to do with "loose" state laws. This is a Federal enforcement issue that needs to change.

[The Mouth]

1. I am what some here would call a 'Gun Fetishist"

And I hope they throw the book at this SOB, every straw buyer, every Ghost Gun maker and anyone who doesn't demonstrate safe storage and handling.

I like guns, I like to be prepared for self defense, I enjoy shooting targets. And I hope they make it a FULL 10 years, in the nastiest hell-hole, not one day off for good behavior even if he raises the dead, and we can make any violation like this a life without possibility of parole sentence and I am OK with it.

[beemerphill]

2. Another RKBA guy here.

Supplying a firearm to someone who could not obtain one otherwise is a crime. This crime should never be plea-bargained away or reduced to a lesser charge as part of a deal. These criminals are a big part of why those of us who do obey the law are being targeted by the ant-gunners. There is no legitimate reason to provide firearms to criminals.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

3. The straw purchase laws are some that have universal support.

I urge everyone who reads this to campaign against prosecutors who plea bargain such charges. Laws mean nothing without follow through from a prosecutor.

[AndyS]

4. I'm with you on this one.

It's a rarity that I post here and more so on most issue posts but there is near universal support for this enforcement.

[SYFROYH]

5. Straw purhcases should be relatively easily to prosecute.

It's not the case with every crime that a criminal provides a state id with an address and signs a form providing evidence of one's culpability.

I don't know why these aren't prosecuted more.

[Lucid Dreamer]

6. Bad Judgement

Straw purchases should be prosecuted and judged harshly.
Traffic of guns to felons always works against us good guys in the long run.