The Patriot Post® · Looking a Gift Gun in the Mouth

Gun control groups are wetting themselves in excitement over the new decision the Supreme Court handed down on gun purchases. In 2009, Bruce Abramski Jr. bought a handgun for his uncle because, as a former police officer, he could get a discount on the Glock 19. When Abramski was later arrested on suspicion he robbed a bank, law enforcement accused him of being a straw purchaser because his uncle wrote him a $400 check specifically for the Glock. SCOTUS, in a 5-4 decision, said the laws on buying firearms for another applied to Abramksi, but clarified the decision didn’t apply to guns purchased as gifts. Dan Gross, president of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence said, “This is a very big and very positive decision that will save lives by keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people.” But Gross’s words do not constitute legal advice – and that disclaimer applies to our analysis, too. The court case looked at a narrow set of circumstances, unlike what the Brady Center would like everyone to think. They seek to end gun rights in America, to stop youth being welcomed to adulthood with firearms of their own, and to bar husbands buying pistols for their wives so they can defend themselves. Thankfully, the Court didn’t do that. More…