Posted on 11/30/2013 4:11:01 PM PST by Libloather
When Siskiyou County, CA Sheriff John Lopey tried to buy an M1 Garand rifle through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), he was denied and told he failed to pass the background check conducted via the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
Lopey is a sheriff: he carries a gun and enforces the law for a living. Prior to being a sheriff, he spent 33 years with the California Highway Patrol and is a retired Army Colonel. He had Top Secret clearance in the Army.
The FBI handles NICS background checks for firearms purchases. Ironically, Lopey recently went through and passed a background check to attend the FBI national academy.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
An M1 Garand purchased through the CMP? That’s not a military style rifle, that’s an actual military rifle! Evil!
It’s gonna get worse before it gets better.
Who's Heine care.
Curious. So what was the red flag? A donation to a Tea Party organization? And where did it come from? The IRS?
Was NICS put together by the same experts who built the Obamacare signup?
Siskiyou County is in far Northern California. The board of Supervisors there recently voted to withdraw from the state to form the State of Jefferson. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s department has hosted meetings affirming the constitutional role of the county sheriff.
Perhaps this is why he was flagged?
The board of Supervisors there recently voted to withdraw from the state to form the State of Jefferson.
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So glad to hear that this is going forward.
Siskiyou County is where the Klamath Gates are located, if you remember back that far. It's in the good part of CA and odds are the guy they elected sheriff is a decent guy too. If you could get to the bottom of it you'd probably find that he issued one too many concealed carry permits under the absurd "May (but probably won't) Issue" regimen.
“So what was the red flag?”
Veteran, I bet.
Nice. </sarc>
(and I think we all know what would've happened to this POS)
The key words are the program: Now I’ll see if i can get one.
Identity theft issues putting the freeze on Obamacare appointments, authorizations and treatments. How convenient. Personal data collected to be exploited on a rainy day.
He’s probably on the Do Not Fly List, also.
He made his own bed when he voted against Obama.
The NSA misses nothing.
I thought we had an article on FR about the CMP program for selling Garands has been suspended (Obama admin. decision).
State of Jefferson
....”the right to bear arms Shall Not Be Infringed...”
From CMP website: “Recent news articles and references to the demise of the Civilian Marksmanship Program are erroneous. Business and programs continue as usual. We appreciate the continued support of all our customers.”
“They” may be monitoring us.......
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