{"id":197,"date":"2022-09-12T03:50:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T03:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=197"},"modified":"2022-09-12T03:50:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T03:50:40","slug":"nssf-blitzes-phoenix-area-with-dont-lie-anti-straw-purchase-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"NSSF Blitzes Phoenix Area With ‘Don’t Lie’ Anti-Straw Purchase Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As part of an ongoing national effort to help prevent illegal \u201cstraw\u201d purchases of firearms, NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are reminding the Greater Phoenix area public that stiff penalties are in place for individuals convicted of such unlawful purchases. The campaign is in its 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0year and is a cornerstone of the cooperative relationship between members of the firearm industry and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Billboard, radio, social media, streaming audio and digital advertisements for the \u201cDon\u2019t Lie for the Other Guy\u201d program have been purchased by NSSF in key locations throughout the region with the message: \u201cBuy a gun for someone who can\u2019t and buy yourself 15 years in jail. Don\u2019t Lie for the Other Guy.\u201d The month-long public awareness campaign was officially launched today.<\/p>\n

The Phoenix area \u201cDon\u2019t Lie\u201d campaign will total more than 44 million gross media impressions, including more than 57 outdoor billboards, digital bulletin boards and posters. There are also more than 460 radio spots playing and 520,000 digital streaming radio service impressions. On social media, \u201cDon\u2019t Lie\u201d advertisements total more than 2 million targeted geofenced online mobile advertisements on Facebook and Instagram impressions. Phoenix was chosen for this special campaign by ATF. No taxpayer dollars are used. The program is funded in full by the firearm industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe firearm industry has always been fully committed to keeping firearms out of the hands of those who should not possess them. We are proud of our more than two-decade cooperative relationship with the ATF, the DOJ and the entire law enforcement community to assist them in their collective efforts to reduce criminal acquisition and misuse of firearms. We\u2019re pleased to work with our partners at DOJ and ATF to launch this \u201cDon\u2019t Lie\u201d campaign in Phoenix this September,\u201d said NSSF President and CEO Joe Bartozzi.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDon\u2019t Lie\u201d is a cooperative program between ATF, DOJ and NSSF, the trade association for the firearm industry. The effort was developed more than two decades ago to raise public awareness about the seriousness of the crime of purchasing a firearm for someone who cannot legally do so. The program also helps ATF educate firearm retailers to be better prepared to detect and deter potential illegal straw purchases. The public campaign drives home the message that anyone making an illegal firearm purchase faces a stiff federal felony penalty of up to 15 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines, as well as an additional 15 years in prison if the straw purchase is made with the intent of trafficking across state lines.<\/p>\n

To legally purchase a firearm at retail, a person must be able to pass an FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System background check, or NICS check, and fully comply with all state and local laws. When a criminal is illegally trafficking in firearms or knows he or she cannot pass this check, they may try to induce a friend or other person to make the purchase on their behalf. This is known as a straw purchase and is a felony.<\/p>\n

This public awareness campaign constitutes only part of the \u201cDon\u2019t Lie for the Other Guy\u201d outreach effort. The \u201cDon\u2019t Lie for the Other Guy\u201d program also involves educating firearm retailers to better detect and prevent illegal straw purchases. Federal firearms licensees are provided a \u201cDon\u2019t Lie for the Other Guy\u201d retailer kit containing a training video and information for storeowners and staff, as well as point-of-purchase displays aimed to deter illegal straw purchases.<\/p>\n

Learn more about \u201cDon\u2019t Lie for the Other Guy\u201d at\u00a0www.dontlie.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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