Remember this?

[Worriedman]

Released - Monday, December 26, 2011

The Obama administration has decided to eliminate a 1998 restriction on the sale of guns to foreigners, claiming federal law does not allow the government to have different gun-control rules for noncitizens.
In a letter to firearms dealers, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said it would no longer require sellers to obtain proof from foreign buyers that they have lived in the state for 90 days. The rule was originally instituted after a disturbed Palestinian, 69-year-old Ali Abu Kamal, admitted to the United States on a legal nonimmigrant visa, bought a 380-caliber Beretta semiautomatic handgun in Florida and, on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York City, shot to death one person and injured six others.

[Mike.357]

pretty sure he only wants to restrict gun sales to citizens who are law abiding.

[TMF]

pretty sure he only wants to restrict gun sales to citizens who are law abiding.

There is no other logical conclusion than this.


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[Oh Shoot]

Released - Monday, December 26, 2011

The Obama administration has decided to eliminate a 1998 restriction on the sale of guns to foreigners, claiming federal law does not allow the government to have different gun-control rules for noncitizens.
In a letter to firearms dealers, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said it would no longer require sellers to obtain proof from foreign buyers that they have lived in the state for 90 days. The rule was originally instituted after a disturbed Palestinian, 69-year-old Ali Abu Kamal, admitted to the United States on a legal nonimmigrant visa, bought a 380-caliber Beretta semiautomatic handgun in Florida and, on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York City, shot to death one person and injured six others.

 

I don't understand any of that in the least.

 

Only legal permanent residents may legally buy or even possess firearms under federal law. A non-immigrant visa does not qualify except in rare exceptions.

 

edit: read up on it a bit, and still don't get it.

 

 

- OS

Edited December 9, 2015 by Oh Shoot

[Garufa]

I don't understand any of that in the least.

 

Only legal permanent residents may legally buy or even possess firearms under federal law. A non-immigrant visa does not qualify except in rare exceptions.

 

 

- OS

 

https://www.atf.gov/file/60121/download

[Oh Shoot]

https://www.atf.gov/file/60121/download

 

Thanks for that but I get they eliminated the residency period "rule" (not called for in USC, btw), but a non-immigrant visa didn't allow firearm purchase then or now.

 

edit: OIC what it must be, apparently he didn't buy the gun from an FFL in the first place, so I guess the rest is sort of immaterial anyway as far as this guy was concerned. Same ole, a criminal will break the law, duh.

 

- OS

Edited December 9, 2015 by Oh Shoot