Posted on 01/31/2011 5:13:35 PM PST by freespirited
Written by a true stooge who failed to note that the purchases were from private sellers. However, I personally would not sell a gun to a person who said they could not pass a background check.
“” Bloomberg’s office said all the investigators were Arizona residents and broke no laws.””
Except maybe libel/slander of the dealers at the gun show. Who also broke no laws.
Private sales are legal in AZ, according to FReepers on other articles about this “sting”.
The sellers broke no laws and one of the other articles around here spells it out.
The dude got his ass handed to him for trying the same sh*t with Virgina. Hey BLOOMJERK, you have NO JURISDICTION, and you need to WORK ON YOUR ARMPIT-CITY.
This twerp who thinks his billions make him king of the world certainly isn't getting disabused of that notion from the subhumans who voted him in three times.
And they would do it again too.
What Arizona should do is fight back on a personal level.
Go after his family and business interests, I'm sure King Bloomberg has plenty of assets in Arizona that can be tied up in court and be subjected to harassment.
Please pay specific attention to the definitions of a "dealer". Note the difference between that and someone who is selling an item in a private sale that does not meet the definition of a "dealer". Please also note the provisions of 18 USC 922 (d) and note that stating "I may not pass a background check" is not sufficient to meet the prohibition, unless said person actually indicates they are a prohibited person.
As noted in the article, no laws were actually broken. Bloomberg is on a fishing trip and would best be served by cracking down on the criminals in his own city that actually break the law and provide firearms to criminals. Not holding my breath on that.
Do a google search on "no laws were broken", what do you see?
This is probably in response to those AZ PIs who discovered Bloomberg hoarding tons of untaxed cigarettes in his home.
FUBloomers. You worry about that sewer you call New Yawk City and we’ll worry about Arizona.
That is not actually in evidence as the article states Bloomberg enlisted the help of Rep Gifford's staff. There isn't evidence from the article that an out of state person purchased a handgun. Bloomberg has pulled this type of stunt before and got his hand slapped hard when he used out of state purchasers. Based on that and what was mentioned in the article I might surmise he attempted to use a state resident to do the purchase but focused on a non-dealer to make the case that the federal law provisions are inadequate.
If Bloomie shows up in a gun shop ‘round these parts, he may never be heard from again. The locals don’t like big shot yankees tryin’ to throw their weight around.
Arrest this meddling buffoon.
Almost as bizarre as Bloomberg wasting money sending agents to Arizona when his own state is having an economic crisis, is the curious fact that a newspaper in Minneapolis is joining in.
The libs sure do hate Arizona these days.
Saving a large American city from bankruptcy is secondary to desecrating the second amendment to the constitution of the United States!
As noted in the article, no laws were actually broken. As I stated before, do a google on no laws were actually broken.
If the "undercover" purchasers were not Arizona residents, or were not actually buying the firearms for themselves, then they as buyers were violating the law. IF they were actually Arizona residents, and they were buying the guns for themselves, then no laws were broken by either party. In a private sale nobody is required to do anything because one party says they "might" not pass a background check.
Of course lying about yourself when buying anything, as the purchasers apparently did, is pretty unsavory.
Bloomberg is a Jackass deluxe.
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