Two warrantless ATF agents and a state trooper visited a Delaware gun owner on July 12 and asked to see his recently bought guns. They told the man the home visit was part of a straw purchase investigation.
Straw purchases are a federal crime where a person buys a firearm or firearms for another person who cannot legally buy firearms themselves. The crime is punishable by up to $250,000 in fines and 10 years in prison.
