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« "The Liberal Case for Gun Ownership" | Main | Another from the 9th Circuit »

Major LAPD gun scandal

Posted by David Hardy · 30 November 2021 11:58 AM

Story here. The police academy has a gun store. and it turns out the manager has been selling a lot of guns "off the books." quite a few to officers.
One of California's more stupid restrictions is that only handguns on the state safety roster can be sold new at retail. Qualifying for the roster is expensive, and the manufacturer must pay, with the result that a lot of perfectly safe handguns are banned from sale. BUT the law exempts law enforcement (and if I recall, prosecutors). Obviously if it were really aimed at safety, why would you exempt law enforcement? Why would you want them to have unsafe items? But I digress.
The law does not, however, ban private sale or possession of non-roster guns. Thus there is a thriving trade in LEOs buying banned guns and then reselling them to non-LEOs.

5 Comments | Leave a comment

Old Jarhead | November 30, 2021 6:22 PM | Reply

I was only surprised that there were no NFA items involved.

Old Guy | December 1, 2021 7:34 AM | Reply

So is anyone surprised by this? New York State's SAFE Act mistakenly did not exempt police from the rules about magazine size an there was a huge rush to correct that because only the police need to have magazines greater than 10 rds

Pete | December 1, 2021 4:10 PM | Reply

Just as COVID avoids Sophisticated People, guns behave much more safely in the hands of an approved person.

Anonymous | December 2, 2021 8:18 PM | Reply

As you know, California now prohibits any new guns from being added to the safe handgun list unless it microstamps ammunition. No new guns have been added for several years because no guns microstamp.

However, as you've noted, cops can buy newly released guns anyway.

Query, why do we want to enable cops to buy guns that eject untraceable brass?

Fyathyrio | December 4, 2021 9:41 AM | Reply

"We" want the cops to eject untraceable brass because "we" want the cops to support this law. Police in CA have exceptions to pretty much all the gun laws, in many cases those are extended to retired LEOs and even their spouses/widows.

When you see somebody flying a Come And Take It flag next to a thin blue line flag, ask them who will be the ones to come and take it while saying they are just doing their job?

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