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Interesting statute
SayUncle notes an interesting TN statute that requires an LEO to sign off on an NFA transfer application, if the recipient is legit.
Background: the ATF form for acquiring a National Firearm Act firearm (full auto, suppressor, etc.) must be signed by a chief LEO or prosecutor for your area. But absent a law like this, there is no duty to sign, no matter how good your character might be, and many won't.
Via Instapundit....
Comments
Imagine: Cops and ADA's who ignore the law.
And of course, I couldn't get away with 'ignorance of the law' but they do.
Posted by: Flighterdoc at December 13, 2007 03:08 PM
I have a friend in Fairfax VA where the CLEO would not sign a transfer. He submitted his paperwork anyway, with a letter documenting CLEO refusal. He got the weapon.
Posted by: Falcon at December 13, 2007 04:35 PM
Just submit a copy of US Code Title 18 Section 242 along with the NFA form.
Posted by: RKM at December 13, 2007 04:50 PM
Since any full auto not registered before 1986 cannot be transferred to a citizen the current stock that may be legally owned is frozen at 1986 levels and they sell for many thousands of dollars. So this is now an issue that affects a very few people.
Posted by: Flash Gordon at December 14, 2007 12:49 AM
Flash, This also affects silencers, SBRs, SBSs, AOWs, and DDs. It affects thousands of transactions a year.
Posted by: ParatrooperJJ at December 14, 2007 07:07 AM