Strawman Gun Buying Convictions Valid Despite Speedy Trial Claim

A pair of criminal convictions for a man accused of orchestrating straw gun buys so he could trade the weapons for drugs was upheld Thursday by the US. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Rejecting Nakia Adams’ claims his Speedy Trial Act rights were violated, the appeals court unanimously affirmed his convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for lying to federal firearms dealers.

Because Adams was already a convicted felon, he couldn’t legally buy guns. He therefore had people with clean criminal records fill out the needed federal forms and buy the guns for ...