ICYMI: Sutherland Springs Families File Suit Against Gun Dealer Who Sold AR-15 to Shooter

townhall.com ^ | 3/3/2019 | Beth Baumann

[rktman]

"Academy violated existing firearms laws when one of its San Antonio stores illegally sold the mass shooter the High Capacity Ruger AR-556 semi-automatic rifle that was used in the shooting," the lawsuit reads.

The plaintiffs argue that because the gunman lived in Colorado at the time, and the state adopted a ban on "high capacity assault rifles," Academy Sports should have denied the sale.

"At the time the mass shooter illegally purchased the High Capacity Ruger AR-556 model 8500 at Academy in Texas, he reported a Colorado Springs, Colorado address on his Firearms Transaction Record, Form 4473. He presented Defendant Academy with a state-issued ID that reflected a matching state residence. This fact alone legally disqualified the mass shooter from purchasing the Ruger AR-556 model 8500 firearm," the lawsuit says.

[j. earl carter]

If so, that responsibility falls squarely on the purchaser

The responsibility falls on the fbi when the form 4473 is called in. The lawsuit in this story is bs anyway. The gun store in Arizona didn't do anything wrong. The rifle is legal in Colorado: It's the magazines that are illegal in CO.

[trebb]

I don’t think they worry about “long” guns as far as where a person lives....handguns are a different deal tough ...
The system they adore so much screwed up, not the seller.