Gun store owner: Weapon traced to scene of Burnsville shooting was straw purchased

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Gun store owner: Weapon traced to scene of Burnsville shooting was straw purchased

The owner of a Burnsville gun retailer confirmed to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that a gun part found at Shannon Gooden’s home was straw purchased and traced to his store.

Investigators say Gooden, 38, shot and killed two Burnsville police officers and one firefighter-paramedic before killing himself on Feb. 18.

John McConkey, the owner of the Modern Sportsman gun shop in Burnsville, said in an email, “One of the firearms found at the scene in the February 18th incident was traced to our Burnsville location.”

McConkey added, “We are working with the [Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension] to assist them with their investigation.”

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/gun-store-owner-weapon-traced-to-scene-of-burnsville-shooting-was-straw-purchased/

Even though far more guns get to criminal's hands from straw purchases than gun shows, the ATF does not aggressively prosecute straw purchasers. Last year locally a person who made 33 known straw purchases, each with a potential ten-year sentence, plea bargained to get a total sentence of two years.