More on the ATF v. NY
I wouldn’t hold my breath on this, but *if* those were straw man buys, then the investigators are caught cold on multiple felonies — and city officials would be on the line for aiding and abetting and for conspiracy. It’d be all the clearer since the modern 4473 requires the buyer to certify that he is buying for himself and not for anyone else, and making a false certification on the 4473 is a felony (under GCA 68 and also under the all-purpose making false statements, 18 USC 1001).
June 1st, 2006 at 3:02 pm
Different people, different application of law.
June 2nd, 2006 at 12:11 am
You never know…the ATF might actually get a hard on for this, if for no other reason than to protect their own chunk of bureaucratic turf.
Bureaucracies are every bit as territorial as drug gangs.
June 2nd, 2006 at 6:01 am
“Bureaucracies are every bit as territorial as drug gangs.”- Heartless Libertarian.
And every bit as principled.