Posted on 04/09/2018 6:22:23 PM PDT by Simon Green
Authorities in Contra Costa County announced the arrest of a man who allegedly smuggled guns and magazines legally bought in Nevada into California where they are banned.
The man, Virgilio Salazar, 50, of Antioch, was arrested late last month as part of a task force effort after he allegedly purchased guns and magazines in Nevada and brought them back to the San Francisco Bay Area to resell. Police seized “a .223 Colt AR-15 assault rifle, CZ 9mm semi-auto assault pistol, three large capacity rifle magazines, and two large capacity pistol magazines,” during a search of Salazar’s home.
He was booked on felony charges under California law that include importing an assault rifle, possession of an assault rifle, and importing large capacity magazines. Salazar was released on $300,000 bail. Of note, the Contra Costa County Superior Court felony bail schedule, by comparison, sets bail for those charged with rape at $100,000 and child beating at $50,000.
“That’s handguns only. If you pass the background check, you can buy a long gun in any state. BTDT.”
You can’t legally make an interstate purchase of a long gun without going through an FFL in your own state.
Maybe purchase of a gun that is banned in other states is an ATF matter? I don't know. What I do know is that FedGov has data storage facilities everywhere, racks and racks of info, on everyone, and they're building more all the time. You might think a background check goes only to the FBI, that they process it and then destroy it without sharing with anyone. Or you might think that as soon as your request hits the server, everyone knows what you bought and where you live...
“Long guns can be purchased and transferred to a resident of any state in any state provided that the transfer is legal in both the purchaser’s state and the state in which the transfer is taking place.”
https://www.cabelas.com/assets/product_files/pdf/federal_state_firearms_regs_online.pdf
Thank goodness he didn’t have a “shoulder thing that goes up”...
I think you are right; and I'm wrong.
Thanks for setting me straight.
That used to be the law. I’m not sure when it changed to allowing long guns to be purchased out of state. Of course you still can’t mail order long guns or handguns for that matter unless a local FFL holder is involved.
“They’d record the license numbers of cars with NJ plates.”
Just the other day I saw some guy in blaze yellow safety gear and an official looking name tag writing down license plates near Seattle. If he had come up to my vehicle I would have asked him why. Perhaps I should have anyway.
Maybe he was looking for idiots from Oregon (no sales tax) that come up to Seattle to shop (10% sales tax).
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