I have always wondered about some of the “Gun Laws” that are in place nation wide.
It has always baffled me how some of these “laws” can be “laws” when they are just policies instituted by a government agency, and were never put into law by Congress. Now, that being said, I play by the rules. Always have. However, if someone could enlighten the rest of us as to how “ATF policy” is “law”; I’m all too eager to learn.
This Firearms dealer in Oregon is in some deep sh*t over this Glock 18 debacle.
According to court documents, Guns R-Us owner Jonathan Purtzer obtained an automatic Glock 18 from another dealer — which requires a letter from law enforcement.
Former Josephine county Sheriff Gil Gilbertson wrote a letter for Purtzer in February of 2014, but documents say when Purtzer asked current Sheriff Dave Daniel for an updated letter, the request was denied.
Purtzer used the letter from Gilbertson to obtain the firearm, but the ATF says that the transfer should never have been approved since the letter was over a year old.
Purtzer claims the department is trying to enforce agency policy as law.
“I think they’re taking a policy and trying to make it law and trying to word it that, you know, we did something wrong when we didn’t.”
The ATF claims that by using the letter from Gilbertson, Purtzer knowingly falsified his application. (Read More)
Now, I am not trying to create a stink over anything, I just REALLY want to know how this works. Call me ignorant, whatever; but it would seem logical to state that a government agency can’t just willy nilly make up laws for the people to follow. And as of yet, how this is legit has never been successfully explained to me.
This is not an attack on the ATF, it is an honest question. I have met several ATF agents over the years, and they’re great people! I just never brought this up in conversation because it seems like an awkward topic.