(November 7, 2017 at 2:22 pm)Aroura Wrote:(November 7, 2017 at 11:38 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: It's a federal felony for a prohibited person to even attempt to possess a firearm, regardless of what the background check reports. In addition, someone who purchases a firearm through otherwise legal channels commits perjury in doing so (this has been the case since 1968). https://www.atf.gov/file/61446/download
Not that this excuses the AF's negligence in the matter, or makes things right, or that I otherwise disagree with you, but to suggest that this was a legal purchase is incorrect.
What I meant was, they firearm was not acquired on the underground market, or through some other illegal means. He went in, appeared to be allowed to buy it, and did. I get what you are saying, and it is correct. But a lot of people say, if bad guys want guns and they cannot get them, they will just buy them from criminals or whatever. My point is even though he shouldn't have been able to, he still got it easily, and not buying FROM other criminals.
Just goes to show how we cannot rely on government bureaucrats to protect us.
