Straw Gun Buyer Gets Substantial Prison Time
by Alex Lloyd Gross
If you buy a gun for someone that should not own one, you are going to go to prison. Cody Kirk McInnis, of Bristol Township, found out just how much time he will have to spend behind bars. 10 to 20 years. Plus now he is not allowed to own any firearms or ammunition in the future.
McInnis entered a guilty plea in August to 12 felony counts of making false statements on firearm purchase forms, 11 counts each of firearm ownership – duty of other persons and filing false reports and two counts of criminal conspiracy.
The investigation found that on several occasions between July 1, 2021, and Oct. 5, 2021, McInnis entered gun stores in Bucks County, purchased firearms and filled out paperwork that indicated he was purchasing the firearms for himself. Investigators concluded that he straw purchased 11 firearms, and one rifle lower receiver at gun stores in Bristol Township and Middletown Township.
McInnes told the court he cannot remember who he sold the guns to. McInnis claimed he sold some of the firearms back to the gun stores and another was stolen, however the investigation concluded that he never reported any gun stolen or sold them back to the gun stores.