Abramski v. US: The Justices Asked, Counsel Answered.

This case tests the legality of the ATF's ban on straw purchasing guns. These nine Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on the morning of January 22, 2014.

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What did they ask? How did the lawyers for Bruce Abramski and the US government respond? How closely did these match the issues, predictions and concerns of our panel of voters and expert commenters in What? Straw Purchase a Gun? and our Open Thread last Sunday, Buying a Gun for Someone Else: What Should the Law Be?

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