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October 14, 2015

Wisconsin Jury Finds Gun Shop Responsible for Straw Purchase 
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In Wisconsin, a jury has ordered a gun shop to pay nearly $5 million to
two Milwaukee police officers who were shot and wounded by a gun
purchased at the shop. The jury found the store negligent for ignoring
signs the purchaser was a so-called straw buyer, who was buying the gun
for an 18-year-old who was too young to legally buy it himself. The
teenager used the gun to shoot the two officers a month later. The case
was closely watched by gun control advocates who say stores should be
accountable for violence carried out with their guns.

 

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