Museum nixes WWII guns over background check law

Odd_News ^ | Nov. 20, 2014 | Ben Hooper

[Brother Cracker]

LYNDEN, Wash., - A Washington state museum said it is removing World War II-era rifles from exhibit to avoid running afoul of a new background check law.

The Lynden Pioneer Museum said the 11 rifles borrowed from collectors will be returned to their owners to avoid potential problems caused by Initiative 594, which requires background checks for all sales and transfers of weapons.

The law includes an exception for antiques, but museum director Troy Luginbill told the Bellingham Herald the guns aren't old enough to qualify.

Luginbill said the law wouldn't cause trouble for the "Over the Beach: The WWII Pacific Theater" exhibit, but rather would complicate the process of transferring the guns to their owners when the exhibit ends May 1. The law would require the owners to undergo background checks before taking possession of their own guns.

"I read through the law about 10 different times looking for a loophole, Luginbill said.

The museum said on its website visitors will be able to view the guns through Dec. 3, when they will be returned to their owners before the law goes into effect Dec. 4.

"The museum will be returning these guns to their owners because as of Dec 4th, we would be in violation of the law if we had loaned firearms that had not undergone the background check procedure," officials wrote in a post on the museum's official Facebook page. "Nor would we be able to return those firearms unless the owners completed the back ground check procedure."

[Brother Cracker]

[a fool in paradise]

History will have to change to accommodate the Socialists brave new future.

[Baynative]

WA Ping

I've nothing to add ... the stupidity speaks for itself.

[thefactor]

At what point do we all just stop, sit down, and say, "Good lord, we humans do so much stupid shit and it needs to end."

We are just making this up as we go along, I guess.

[GeronL]

bump

[wbill]

Sir, you posted a picture of a g-g-g-g .....a G-g-g-g ...a G-G-G-g-g-g ...

See, I can't even type it.

Please report immediately to your nearest local ObamaCamp for fun, games, and re-education.

[realcleanguy]

As we spiral down the drain of stupidity. Good Lord.

[MHGinTN]

I’ll take the background check ... send me a Garand!

[Brother Cracker]

[Brother Cracker]

[MHGinTN]

One of the finest tools ever to rise from the minds of men ... don’t love to hear that ‘ping’?

[steve86]

On this side of the state (east) the loaning/temporary transfer provisions are going to be entirely ignored.

[fortheDeclaration]

This is why any Law the Liberals get passed always have more severe consequences then they will admit.

[vetvetdoug]

A loss for the liberal Democrat bed wetters in Washington is an antique gun buying opportunity for those of us that live in states that believe in the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment.

[Rodamala]

That gif makes my thumb hurt.

[Eva]

They are trying to give people a taste of how they intend to enforce the initiative.

[JoeFromSidney]

I went to a match at Camp Perry once. I had to use one of their Garands. Somebody had messed up the sights before I got it. I wasn't even on the paper. I know I'm not that bad a shot. Had I been using my own gun, I'd have made a decent score. Entering the match qualified me to buy a CMP M1, but I decided I didn't want one. I prefer what I have.

[Brother Cracker]

[NKP_Vet]

All hail the leftists in the Socialist Republic of King Country. After all they inhabit 5% of the state, but determine how the people in the other 95% of the state live their lives. It’s time for the state east of the Cascades to secede from the socialists.