Posted on 07/30/2019 9:31:36 AM PDT by L.A.Justice
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The owner of the Nevada gun shop that sold an assault rife to the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting gunman apologized on Monday, saying he hopes for the gunman to “rot in hell.”
In a Facebook post, Mike, the owner of Big Mike’s Guns and Ammo in Fallon, Nevada, said that Sunday’s mass shooting goes against everything he believes in.
“I have always said we will sell to good people and have done everything we can to make sure this happens. We obey the laws, we are a small home business, we sell to people who we think are upstanding citizens to promote safe sport shooting. I pray to God for all the families,” Mike said in the post.
Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said Monday that the shooter legally purchased an “AK-47-type assault rifle” in Nevada on July 9th.
The Big Mike’s Guns and Ammo owner said the gunman, 19-year-old Santino William Legan of Gilroy, didn’t show any reasons for concern, even saying he was “acting happy” when he saw him after ordering the gun online.
“The shooter in CA, I hope you rot in hell. We pray for the victims. My heart hurts for all of them,” Mike said in another post.
Armed with the rifle, Legan evaded security at Christmas Hill Park by using “some sort of tool” to cut through a fence near a creek that borders a parking area, police said.
Officers on the scene shot and killed Legan within one minute of the shooting.
Smithee said witnesses told authorities at least one other person may have been involved in the shooting, but there was no confirmation of that or the role he or she might have played. He said a manhunt was underway for the possible accomplice.
We feel so very sorry for the Families, I am heartbroken this could ever happen. Please show only respect here. Good people have been hurt and this goes against everything I believe in. I have always said we will sell to good people and have done everything we can to make sure this happens. We obey the Laws, We are a small home business, we sell to people who we think are upstanding citizens to promote safe sport shooting. I pray to God for all the families. I did not know this individual. He ordered the rifle off my internet page. When I did see him, he was acting happy and showed no reasons for concern. I would never ever sell any firearm to anyone who acted wrong or looks associated with any bad group like white power. Everyone is my brother and sister and I am mourning for the families. Mike
OKC....I am still looking for those “six men in blue running suits, with swarthy Middle Eastern complexions seen running from the scene just before the blast.” as ABC’s GMA told us about.
Its state law, not federal. So maybe Arizona doesn’t care, but I think Nevada requires you show residency in the state.
CBS......
“...Nevada gun shop that sold an assault rife (sic)...”
Another of those evil assault rifes.....
Yeah. The execution of Tim was uncommonly swift.
In the article, the police chief says it was legally purchased. It was an SKS so the police chief is incorrect when he says it was an AK-47 style assault weapon. Key take-away .. it was legally purchased.
Gaijin, we do not know if the AK was California compliant, or if it met the California definition of an illegal "assault weapon."
But as others have pointed out, (and as I should have remembered,) California forbids its residents from purchasing any firearm out of state, regardless of federal law.
So assuming the AK was a standard configuration, the Nevada gun shop shouldn't have made the sale for two reasons: Not a California compliant firearm, and an out of state sale to a California resident.
“Nevada gun shop apologizes...” is false and bait. Nothing in the CBS article demonstrates the claim in the headline and first paragraph that the gun shop owner apologized.
Always question media claims.
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I agree...It is like reporters claiming that President made “racist” comments.
Thanks for those details. So it wasn’t really a legal purchase as the news reported.
I’m looking at post 13 and it does seem that yes Cali prohibits a sale if on a ban list but there’s nothing that prohibits some states to make the sale.
Yeah, I picked that up from post 12 too.
Generally, a person may only acquire a firearm within the person’s own State. Exceptions include the acquisition pursuant to a lawful bequest, or an over–the–counter acquisition of a rifle or shotgun from a licensee where the transaction is allowed by the purchaser’s State of residence and the licensee’s State of business. A person may borrow or rent a firearm in any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes.
[18 U.S.C 922(a)(3); 27 CFR 478.29]"
https://www.atf.gov/questions-and-answers/qa/may-unlicensed-person-acquire-firearm-under-gca-any-state
I'm not a lawyer and don't know all the ins and outs...but I'd bet the guy selling the gun is in heap big trouble.
” The owner of the Nevada gun shop that sold an assault rifle...”
The store owner needs to get over it because he didn’t sell the killer an assault rifle.
Such BS.
Another article mentions that while the shooter was from Cali originally he had recently been living in Nevada
a new law perhaps? This would be at the federal level to enforce.
I assume that you meant to say he wouldn't sell you any AR on his wall.
Federal law says you can buy a long gun from an adjacent state as long as the sale is legal in your home state, but a court ruling expanded it to any state, with the same home state legality caveat.
As others have already pointed out, California state law forbids its residents from purchasing firearms outside of California, which is probably why the Arizona gun shop refused you.
Police chief seems to be wrong. Federal law says the sale has to be legal in BOTH states, and it was illegal in California. Thus federal law says it was illegal. Not a lawyer but it seems pretty clear cut.
Nothing about this sounds good, and I think this dealer should have remained silent. I am having trouble wrapping my head around a CA resident going to buy a gun in NV online. Normal procedure would be to have it shipped to an FFL near you.
That would be another matter entirely if he had a Nevada ID and address for the form 4473.
Then the sale probably would have been legal.
NEVER apologize. The SJWs will now try to drive him out of business.
Good grief.
you can purchase online and pick up at the retail location or have it shipped to an FFL closer to you and then pick it up from them.
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