Fallschirmjaager
Consumer Whore
I went to the State Police barracks in Rockville on Saturday to complete a transfer of a Vz.61 from CzechPoint, and when I started filling out the white forms, (the one with the yes/no questions, specifically,) I noticed it was slightly different from every other time I've filled one out. There were two major differences, the first being that the "at the time of purchase, are you, the purchaser, under 30 years of age?" question was asked before the statement that "if you have answered yes to any of the above questions, you are prohibited from purchasing a firearm" statement, and the second being that that statement was followed by another "yes/no" block.
Now first of all, how am I supposed to answer a statement with no question mark or even a hint of an inquisitive nature? "If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, you are prohibited from purchasing a firearm. Yes___ No___." I was tempted to check no just to be a dick.
The more important part however is that I am under 30. I checked yes to being under 30, just like I have for my Sig, my Walther, my Styer, my 3 AR's, and my 2 AK's. This time, however, because of the way the new version of the form is worded, checking "yes" to the under 30 question has prohibited me from purchasing a restricted weapon. So they can just DeFacto change the law like that? The police officer at the barracks was just as confused as I, I believe his exact words were "this is ****ing retarded," but he said he couldn't sign off on it without contacting the firearms branch, which of course wasn't open on Saturday. I'm trying again tomorrow, and we'll see what happens, but for any other under 30 shooters who are in the market for a restricted item, heads up, as you might run into this problem.
Has anyone else seen this yet, btw? If so, what was the result? Is it just a poorly constructed form? Or is this some attempt to further restrict our rights without passing legislature, ala BATFE?
Now first of all, how am I supposed to answer a statement with no question mark or even a hint of an inquisitive nature? "If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, you are prohibited from purchasing a firearm. Yes___ No___." I was tempted to check no just to be a dick.
The more important part however is that I am under 30. I checked yes to being under 30, just like I have for my Sig, my Walther, my Styer, my 3 AR's, and my 2 AK's. This time, however, because of the way the new version of the form is worded, checking "yes" to the under 30 question has prohibited me from purchasing a restricted weapon. So they can just DeFacto change the law like that? The police officer at the barracks was just as confused as I, I believe his exact words were "this is ****ing retarded," but he said he couldn't sign off on it without contacting the firearms branch, which of course wasn't open on Saturday. I'm trying again tomorrow, and we'll see what happens, but for any other under 30 shooters who are in the market for a restricted item, heads up, as you might run into this problem.
Has anyone else seen this yet, btw? If so, what was the result? Is it just a poorly constructed form? Or is this some attempt to further restrict our rights without passing legislature, ala BATFE?
