Gun Shop Owner Arrested

[Tired Retired]

Now hold on a second. I have bought a few rifles at a Gun Show table that I filled out NO papers for.

When I picked one out, said "I'll take it", whipped out my cold cash, those guys said "Oh, no paperwork on that one, it's from my PERSONAL collection".

Now, either the guy was telling the truth (A TRUTHER) or he just could look at my face and tell that I was an honest so and so. But since I do have an 03 FFL, I requested HIS name and address. Just in case...... Matter of fact, when I asked, one guy he said it was his wife's rifle (suuuuure) so he gave me her name and address. Trusting soul, ain't he.

I just assume (you know what that gets us) that everyone is as honest a guy as I am.

Ok, let me get this straight so we can rack up all the charges....

The wife was the owner of the rifle but you paid him. Well, it may have been a consignment, but sounds to me like she was employing him to sell the rifle. Who signed the receipt? Well, that makes him his wife's employee... Now, if she didnt have him on the clock, the Federal labor board has a violation... if he was on the clock, did she send in the social security and unemployment/FICA tax??? wait, if he was on the clock and he was selling his own firearms too, does that mean that the FICA taxes are a business deduction?????? Maybe she was just paying him a straight commission on making the sale for her... but who has the legal liability for damages if the weapon malfunctions and creates a tort law case (her as the owner or him as the seller) ? Does the receipt show any sales tax for the local community? Now if you put in on your FFL log and it wasn't on his, what happens when the third round out the barrel strikes the local ATF agent in the butt while he is fishing? Or does that count just on the second Saturday of the week during that gunshow???


(0311shooter, not trying to pick or attack you - it was just a good set up)

Guys, seriously, I am not complaining... but lets look are what we put on this thread. We all have seen things that are NQR (Not Quite Right). Alot of us have also seen "Big Brother" do things that were a bit over the line. There are good gun owners (and dealers) and there are a few that should never, NEVER be allowed around any kind of weapons stronger than a rubber band. When the founding fathers set the rules in place, they deems it necessary that 10 guilty guys walk free to prevent 1 innocent guy from being wrongly convicted. In this case, none of us weren't there and we have not seen the exact details - just the always "trustworthy", never dramatized news report.

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[John Kepler]

In this case, none of us weren't there and we have not seen the exact details - just the always "trustworthy", never dramatized news report.

Of course there's that pesky little Grand Jury indictment....or are you accusing the media of mis-reporting that?