by Kkrause on Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:43 am
Hi Guys, thanks for the welcome and kind words. When I saw the story run live on the news, I immediately thought oh no, they better not pin that 14 year olds quote on us as a dealer! We discussed it here in the shop the following morning, and I emailed Lou Raguse about it right away. There was also something else I had to repeat and make abundantly clear to them, as it seemed they had it wrong. Permit to purchase DOES NOT exempt persons from the NICS check. Permit to CARRY does however (if the permit was issued on or after 8/1/14).
Minnesota allows transfer and possession of long guns to those under 18 ONLY through private party transactions. As an FFL dealer however, we have to follow federal law, which is 18 years old or older, no exceptions. Just another instance where state and federal laws compete to muddy the waters... Like our stupid and antiquated Saturday Night Special law here in MN- As an FFL dealer we cannot sell or transfer guns like; Heritage Rough Rider, Phoenix Arms pistols, Jennings, Bryco, Raven, Jiminez, Chiappa, first generation Hi-Point pistols, even the Colt 1911 .22 is considered a SNS! But they are perfectly legal to own and transfer private-party in MN. Any FFL dealer transferring these guns to MN residents is actually breaking state law, though I'm aware that many still do it. We can and do buy them from customers though, and when they have piled up, I just list them all on Gunbroker and sell them out of state. Or how about Colorado residents that legally smoke pot there? Under federal law, they cannot buy a gun (See line 11e on Federal Form 4473). (end legal rant)