I have a problem with that. If they suspect something illegal is taking place, then they should notify the authorities, that is what they are there for. If the purchaser has filled out a 4473 (passed the NICS) and the firearms dealer has no other reason to believe the purchaser is ineligible...then the sale should proceed without further inconvenience. If you have no problem with the vendor ascertaining your "intentions" concerning firearms, then it follows... you wouldn't mind if they asked you about purchasing a case or two of ammo. No Sir, it is none of their business!Lodge2004 wrote:
Although I believe we should be able to purchase just about anything we want, I don't have a problem with a store owner wanting to know what my intentions are when purchasing firearms by the case.
This is akin to saying that car dealerships have a "vested interest" (presumably a liability) in the vehicles they sell....once they leave the lot. Short of someone approaching a salesman and stating: "Hey Bud...I need to buy that panel van over there so I can go rob a bank", I don't think it is the salesperson's (or dealer's) position to establish your "intentions" before selling it to you.The store owner, after all, does have a vested interest in what happens to them after they walk out of the door.
Let the laws (and law enforcement agencies) do their job, that is why we have them. If an inordinate amount of weapons (used in crimes) can be shown (traced back) to have come from one gun store, then an investigation/inquiry would be appropriate.
If the investigating agency can not reasonably prove (or show reason to suspect) that the store owner (or his agents) had knowingly and willingly engaged in an illegal sale, then the matter should be dropped...and the charges concentrated upon the person who actually bought (then illegally traded/sold/transported) the weapons. Lets put the blame and accountability on the person who broke the law.
