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ATF Concerned About California Police Gun Sales
Moved to Page 2[Breitbart] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is concerned that California police officers are acquiring "off-roster" guns, then "illegally" selling them. Officers can take advantage of an exemption allowing them to purchase guns that law-abiding citizens are not allowed to buy‐"if they passed a three-day basic firearms training course [to be] covered under the exemption." On the other hand, law-abiding citizens are limited to a roster of California-approved handguns. The ATF is concerned that officers are acquiring the "off-roster" weapons, then selling them for profit. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the ATF’s concern came to the forefront with the recent seizure of two truckloads of guns from Pasadena Police Department Lt. Vasken Gourdikian. Although Gourdikian has not been charged, "federal records show investigators seized 57 firearms from the home, including pistols, rifles and shotguns." The Los Angeles Times reports the weapons were "worth tens of thousands of dollars." The Union-Tribune reports the ATF views the possibility of California police officers acquiring "off-roster" guns to sell on the side as an "emerging problem." The agency worries that this is part of a "growing trend of law enforcement officials engaging in the business of unlicensed firearms dealing." Posted by: Besoeker 2017-05-07 |
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