Oregon state troopers are now being called on people who fail the background checks to purchase a firearm.
Officials state that it’s a crime for people who can’t buy a gun to attempt to purchase one. Up until now they have let the law sit on the books, but that’s changing as they have begun enforcement.
Oregon state troopers are now being dispatched when a person tries to buy a gun but fails the background check. It comes after critics complained that state laws that ban certain categories of people from buying guns were not being enforced.
It’s a crime for convicted felons or people with certain known mental health problems to attempt to buy a gun. But until recently not much happened in Oregon if someone tried to skirt the law. That’s now changing, according to an internal state police training bulletin obtained by the gun rights group, Oregon Firearms Federation. Its director, Kevin Starrett, says he’s talked to two upstanding gun buyers who were questioned by state troopers after being inexplicably rejected by the background check computer.
“What they’re doing is a ridiculous waste of time, but they’re doing something and we’ve got to do something, and this is something so this is what we’re going to do,” said Starrett.
Source: nwpr.org
Photo: Curtis Perry
bull$#%&!@*
Shouldn’t it be more like applying for a gun after being informed that it’s not ok ?
That’s not fair.
welcome to YOUR america .. “change”
All gun laws are ILLEGAL ! The cops took a oath to protect our Constitution, they are breaking our laws, every one has a right to own a gun, even the thugs !
To- Jack W.Howard.. How about sell the gun to everyone in America .. Ohh..and especially to methamphetamine Dealer too .. And don’t forget to even GIVE it FREE to meth addict too .. You’ll have fun then .. With your Santa dress on .. : Give me the present Santa or I’ll shoot you .. Ohh by the way the government give me this 375 magnum .. Ha ha
You only have the right to own a gun if the government says so, bull$#%&!@*.
Unioncreek says:
“Local and state LEO don’t prosecute these kind of offenses only the ATF will. And they only charge not convict less than 1/10 of 1% of the crimes of lying on a purchase of a firearm.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/oregon-police-called-people-fail-background-checks/comment-page-6/#comment-907198
Local and state LEO don’t prosecute these kind of offenses only the ATF will. And they only charge not convict less than 1/10 of 1% of the crimes of lying on a purchase of a firearm.
Better ready than not when the sh.. hits the fan