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05: Strict penalties for "straw purchasers"

Introduce serious penalties for "straw purchasers" – i.e. people who have passed federal background checks but pass the guns they buy on to criminals.

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05: Strict penalties for "straw purchasers"
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Addresses primary route of guns from legitimate source to criminals
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01: Require background checks for all gun sales
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02: Revise the 1994 federal ban on military-style assault rifles
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03: Restrict high-capacity magazines to a maximum of 10 rounds
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04: Make possession or transfer of armour-piercing bullets illegal
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06: Keep 15,000 police officers on the beat
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07: Confirm the new director of the ATF
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08: Allow the ATF to modernize the law on "curio or relic" firearms
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09. Fund mass-shooter response training for 14,000 police officers
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10. Research links between violence and video games & media images
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11. Extend the National Violent Death Reporting System to all states
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12. Help schools develop emergency plans
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13. Fund mental health services for traumatized school students
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