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
There are many straight forward questions on a back ground check form, if a person lies and tries to squeeze through knowing they are lying they should be arrested There is a sentence roughly stating that you are signing the form under penalty of law for ANY false information.
If you get denied it means you shouldn’t have any guns and WILL get investigated. In all the calls I made I only had a small handful of customers get denied. In one case, the dude was able to go through the correct steps (he had been in some legal trouble) and get his gun rights back. Background checks work!
Long way of saying “I agree with you 100%” haha
The way it should be …………………..
John Neal i agree
The only crime is if they are sold a gun the rejected people if they have no disqualifictions should be able to buy if they cant buy its a big problem
Shall not be infringed !
All free men shall have the right to bear arms . If your currently free then you are covered under the cons$#%&!@*ution
I have to disagree anyone that is not in prison or on parole has a cons$#%&!@*utional right to own a firearm if the crime was bad enough to eliminate there cons$#%&!@*utional rights then they should never see the light of day
I would love to see cops like this come to Vermont and do this
Be a good day