bwiese
11-05-2008, 10:33 AM
Dave Hardy at Arms & The Law thinks this is a winner:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1675034~Washington_sued_over_gun_permits.html (http://www.examiner.com/a-1675034%7EWashington_sued_over_gun_permits.html)
SEATTLE - A Bellevue (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Bellevue.html) gun rights group and the National Rifle Association (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-National_Rifle_Association.html) have filed a
federal lawsuit against the state Department of Licensing.The Second Amendment (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Second_Amendment_Foundation.html)
Foundation (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Second_Amendment_Foundation.html) says the department requires resident aliens to obtain a special license to
buy a gun and then refuses to issue it.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Seattle_Post-Intelligencer.html) reports the department says it cannot perform the
required background check because the FBI (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation.html) won't allow a non-criminal justice agency
to use the database.
A spokesman for the state attorney general's office says it's just starting to look at
the lawsuit.
It seeks to have a judge order the state to issue gun permits to resident aliens or
declare the law unconstitutional.
I think we can extrapolate from this - CA folks are blocked from buying guns in other states even though that transaction is legal in that state and even if the intent is to retain the gun in that state (or outside CA). I think we can take this down, though that is a lower priority fight for now.
http://www.examiner.com/a-1675034~Washington_sued_over_gun_permits.html (http://www.examiner.com/a-1675034%7EWashington_sued_over_gun_permits.html)
SEATTLE - A Bellevue (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Bellevue.html) gun rights group and the National Rifle Association (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-National_Rifle_Association.html) have filed a
federal lawsuit against the state Department of Licensing.The Second Amendment (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Second_Amendment_Foundation.html)
Foundation (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Second_Amendment_Foundation.html) says the department requires resident aliens to obtain a special license to
buy a gun and then refuses to issue it.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Seattle_Post-Intelligencer.html) reports the department says it cannot perform the
required background check because the FBI (http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation.html) won't allow a non-criminal justice agency
to use the database.
A spokesman for the state attorney general's office says it's just starting to look at
the lawsuit.
It seeks to have a judge order the state to issue gun permits to resident aliens or
declare the law unconstitutional.
I think we can extrapolate from this - CA folks are blocked from buying guns in other states even though that transaction is legal in that state and even if the intent is to retain the gun in that state (or outside CA). I think we can take this down, though that is a lower priority fight for now.