Actually, I am having a hard time finding anything wrong here....
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If anyone see's something I am missing please feel free to inform me as to exactly why this is a bad bill and I will reconsider contacting my Reps.
Outdoorsman1
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I can't open or read the links with my phone browser so I will just state what my concerns are.
First I would need to see exactly how they are defining a "Straw Purchase". Is the definition limited to only buying for someone who is not elligible(sp?) to buy on their own? Or does it also extend to buying for people who can otherwise legally purchase a firearm on their own?
For example, can you legally buy a firearm for a non-relative such as a boy/girl friend? How about a boss or co-worker? How about for a nephew or neice or uncle or aunt or parent or grand parent who doesn't live with you? Buying for a son or daughter is usually acceptably, but what about for a step-child? I know that sometimes a step-parent will go through the legal process to "adopt" a spouse's child so I assume there is some legal differentiation between step-kids who are also adopted and those who are not legally adopted apart from the parent's marriage.
My wife has kids and grandkids, I am unclear if it would be legal for me to buy any of them (apart from my wife) a firearm.
As to the receiving stolen property laws, I would need to see if the law requires a reasonable knowledge that the item in question is or might be stolen. How many firearms at gun shows and on sites like gunbroker are stolen where the seller may or may not know of the theft.
20+ years ago I bought a shotgun from a pawn shop, I had no way of know if that shotgun had ever been stolen. If someone 10 years ago had seen me with that shotgun at some skeet range and recognized it as having been stolen from them 35 years prior, would I be at risk of prosecution under the new laws? It may be a ridiculous (sp?) example, but it is a legitimate question.
When dealing with extremists, never underestimate how far they are willing to push an issue.
Hopefully I haven't strayed too far from the discussion.