Savage32-20
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Now there could be a whole bunch of different discussions relating to this topic. All concerning firearms and things like that. Please try to keep it on track with the topics this forum allows.
My question:
This gentleman was a Firearms dealer who just didn't renew his license. Wouldn't that exempt him from the weapons charge since he would have had those weapons (full autos and such) registered when he was a dealer. Or they would have been registered to his father (who's house they were taken out of) and could have been transferred to him. Did the ATF really need to file a weapons charge against someone just for possessing these weapons that he likely received in a legal way.
My Concern (and yes it deals with firearms)
I know that almost anyone can get an exotic animals license. I had one when I lived in NJ years ago for a few exotic snakes that I had. But when I got my license I had to list all of the exotic animals that I was keeping and be open to inspections if the powers that be wanted to come and inspect the place. Shouldn't there be some type of state/federal mandate that when someone keeps exotic animals that are "large" (not talking about your 5' Burmese python here) that the local/county/state LE in that area should be equipped with equipment pertaining to those types of animals. Things like (and here's the firearms part) - non-lethal arms such as net guns, tranq guns and even some traps/cages. Even if they are required to be furnished by the person keeping the exotics as a "tax" for keeping those animals. I think had the LE in the area had something like this (tranq guns for instance) they could have avoided a large loss of exotic animals.
Now there could be a whole bunch of different discussions relating to this topic. All concerning firearms and things like that. Please try to keep it on track with the topics this forum allows.
My question:
This gentleman was a Firearms dealer who just didn't renew his license. Wouldn't that exempt him from the weapons charge since he would have had those weapons (full autos and such) registered when he was a dealer. Or they would have been registered to his father (who's house they were taken out of) and could have been transferred to him. Did the ATF really need to file a weapons charge against someone just for possessing these weapons that he likely received in a legal way.
My Concern (and yes it deals with firearms)
I know that almost anyone can get an exotic animals license. I had one when I lived in NJ years ago for a few exotic snakes that I had. But when I got my license I had to list all of the exotic animals that I was keeping and be open to inspections if the powers that be wanted to come and inspect the place. Shouldn't there be some type of state/federal mandate that when someone keeps exotic animals that are "large" (not talking about your 5' Burmese python here) that the local/county/state LE in that area should be equipped with equipment pertaining to those types of animals. Things like (and here's the firearms part) - non-lethal arms such as net guns, tranq guns and even some traps/cages. Even if they are required to be furnished by the person keeping the exotics as a "tax" for keeping those animals. I think had the LE in the area had something like this (tranq guns for instance) they could have avoided a large loss of exotic animals.