Brooklyn
I stand with John Locke.
The state really is NOT the one causing the problem here. The state has already given dealers the green light to release. The problem is entirely between the dealer and the buyer at this point. If the dealer refuses to release until the ND comes back post October, I think there is some pretty good grounds for a lawsuit against the dealer for the costs to obtain the HQL. Thing is, there must be ambiguity between the dealer and the buyer as to when the gun would be released. If the buyer knew going into it that the gun would NOT be released until an ND came along, then that is the buyer's fault. Lots of people knew about this back in May. I knew about this back then and was talking to my FFL about it before the lawsuit was even close to being settled. Some dealers were releasing prior to the ND back then. My stipulation to him when I picked up my first gun from him was that the rest of the handguns be transferred to me before October 1, 2013. He could take all the time he wanted in getting them to me as long as they came before October 1, 2013. Needless to say, I have all of them and he has been great to deal with. I have referred my brother in-law, sister, and brother to him and will probably send a couple more his way before October 1, 2013.
Really tough to blame the state when the dealers can release but refuse to do so of their own accord. Now, come October 1, 2013 when a HQL is needed, there might be an issue if people cannot obtain the HQL on or extremely close to October 1, 2013. At that point, it becomes entirely the state's fault and no longer the dealers.
So, those of you at a dealer not releasing until a ND comes back, look at your contract and see if there is a way to get out of it and/or if it stipulates that the firearm will NOT be released prior to a ND coming back. I have been harping about this for a month now, but everybody thinks I am trying to beat up on the dealers. Can only imagine the backlash the Bass Pro Shop is going to receive from this with 1,000+ handguns in the backroom and them still selling without telling people they will most likely need a HQL to pick up the handgun by the time the ND comes back. That one could very well be a class action lawsuit.
Well.... they are preventing the dealers from doing an NICS check now aren't they what purpose does that serve--- can't be public safety now can it... and we don't know for sure that hints of payback were not droped about...
So I think the MSP statement was laywer speak for "we can't stop you, but we wish we could so --- maybe you should think it over real careful like... just in case we get even more power from the MGA next session.
See I learned 'law' from Al Capone