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but knowingly putting firearms in the hands of criminals is where I draw the line.Interesting comments here and on other gun boards now that, as Paul Harvey says, "and now... the rest of the story" has surfaced.
I was in my LGS yesterday and this incident came up... all three guys, including the owner, saw nothing wrong with what the guy was doing... I really wasn't surprised. They felt his private sales were well within his Constitutional rights regardless of who was buying.
Some people are "absolutest" when it comes to various Constitutional issues, laws, and other things subject to interpretation.
When the story broke,,, the pitch forks came out immediately for the ATF... now that additional info has been discovered, the mood against the ATF really hasn't been tempered.
I see it this way... some people hate the ATF so much (as there certainly is a lot to hate) they can't see this specific incident for what it was... the same that people in the country hate Trump so much they can see the state of the country for what it is.
When I visited the Custer Battlefield I saw a sticker that read "Custer Had It Coming"... IMO, this guy and the guy I spoke of in our county that got murdered also had it coming.
I really don't care how many guns a person flips for a profit or how many trades one does... but knowingly putting firearms in the hands of criminals is where I draw the line. Like I said in my earlier post... this is exactly why politicians are hammering us with more "laws"... laws that really don't do anything but make it more difficult for the lawful citizen to enjoy firearms and the shooting sports.
Exactly the same reason I disagree with the federal judge allowing illegals to possess firearms. There has to be a line between a Constitutional Absolutist and common sense.