It isn’t against the law for a foreigner to rent a firearm at a range and also to buy ammunition. Provided that none of it ever leaves the premises.
There has to be more to this story.
Only felons cannot rent.
“The men are in the county on F-1 non-immigrant student visas. Under that visa, they are not allowed to possess firearms and ammunition without a valid permit.”
FedGov is pushing ITAR compliance. The kind of visa they have makes a difference, immigrant visa vs non-immigrant visa. I can’t remember now which is which, but with one, firearms are a no-no, with the other type of visa, who cares.
Or, this is just someone who dialed 911 and said there were Saudis with guns, and the cops swooped in because they can, not because any law was broken.
I read somewhere that the ChiComs coming for vacay like to shoot guns.