FOXNews.com: US senators announce deal on gun trafficking

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US senators announce deal on gun trafficking Mar 4th 2013, 23:19 A bipartisan group of senators has reached a deal on legislation that would for the first time create specific U.S. government prohibitions on gun trafficking and the straw purchasing of firearms. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy says the bill would establish tough penalties for those who buy a firearm or ammunition with the intent of transferring it to someone else, known as a straw purchase. The measure also would make it a crime to smuggle firearms out of the United States. The bill will be part of a package of four gun control measures that will be considered Thursday by the Judiciary Committee. The committee has taken the lead on the gun violence issue following the December school shootings in Connecticut.

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