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
That’s not a good argument, Zimmerman didn’t p$#%&!@* the check to become a police! If u have warrants out, don’t try to buy a gun, right?
All free men should be able to yell FIRE!!! in a crowded place…..
James Allen, why felons can’t vote? I agree with you, once u serve ur time, ALL ur civil rights should be restored…… Except buying guns!
Tim yes it is a good argument. If the police are policing themselves how do we stay safe from the nuts in uniform? I’m not saying all are bad. I have some good friends that are cops/ex cops. But their are some that I know should not have a gun themselves. Not all citizens should be put under a microscope. The easy fix to the problem is for everyone to carry a gun then the bad ones will be weeded out. And the self defence laws need to be held higher then they are also. You shouldn’t be drug through the court system for self defence or defending your family, friend or neighbor.
There’s a lot of innocent men who were convicted of felonies
My wife had a concealed carry permit perfectly legal on and on she went to buy a new gun and they told her she owes the state of California $125 and she can’t purchase a new gun we live in Nevada
How about the commander n chief wtf
Agreed Mark kloer
Oh c**p. They $#%&!@*ume the citizens are wrong and they are always right which is a big joke. I know I worked in the criminal justice system. Kathy Kelly and Camille Vinci are the worse liars.
That’s the problem people keep calling them civil rights they aren’t your civil rights they weren’t given to you by man. You were born with them and they were given to you by God. Read the Declaration of Independence and read the writings of our forefathers.