[Tijeras_Slim]

Today at the Skeet/Trap range in Albuquerque, NM I met recent transplants form Illinois and California. When they asked what it took to buy a handgun in NM I told them “a driver’s license and money”. The asked about waiting periods and purchase limits.

They both about fell on the ground when I told them I’d purchased 5 handguns in one afternoon.

“How did you do that?”

I had money and a driver’s license.

[FlingWingFlyer]

LOL. I stopped at the local gun store last night and picked me up a Ruger LC9 on my way into town to buy groceries. I needed to get some bread and milk and stuff.

[unkus]

Cool! That’s how it should be.

[CrazyIvan]

Last week I bought a box of ammo in Iowa with only a drivers license. I was legaly carrying at the time with a Florida permit. I could not have bought a gun there with my Illinois FOID. I returned to my home state where I cannot carry, but could have bought a gun. Confusing laws?

[CrazyIvan]

Just can’t resist rubbing my Illinoisan nose in it can you!

[DuncanWaring]

...Skeet/Trap range in Albuquerque, NM ...

Out by Double Eagle airport west of town, or a different one?

[calex59]

I remember doing that in CA, or at least my step-dad did it. I was about 15 then and I am 69 now(soon to be 70). I also remember him ordering my, and my brother's, first rifle through the mail(Monkey Ward specials), A win model 94 .32 Special for my brother and a .22 JC Higgins for me.

Crime was no higher then(probably less)than it is now but as soon as Kennedy was shot mail order firearms ended. Did it stop crime or even slow it down? Nope, but the stupid laws are still in effect.