Letters: Sig, gun laws already there

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, March, 2008

RE SIGNE'S recent cartoon on guns:

Does she realize that every single gun crime in Philadelphia is a serious federal offense? Federal firearm law is found in the U.S. Code, Title 18, Chapter 44. These laws cover every aspect of straw-man sales, illegal purchases, illegal transfers, illegal possession, etc. Why isn't existing law being enforced? Examples:

1. Sec. 922 (a)(6): False answers on Treasury Form 4473 when buying a handgun from a federally licensed dealer, or making false oral statements, is a 10-year felony offense.

2. Sec. 923 (g)(3)(a) requires all federally licensed dealers to report multiple handgun sales to state or local police. (This means that police already know who is buying large quantities of handguns, and possibly engaged in illegal...