J23
Member
Ok, I am a little confused...
If you have been keeping up with the news, two were recently arrested for plotting on Obama's life, among other crimes, but what really intrigued me, was that they were being charged with "Possession of an UNREGISTRED firearm."
Anyone want to explain that one... I havent been able to find much through a Google search.
To my knowledge, here in the United States, we havent (YET, at least until after January 1st...but thats a post evidentally for another board...) enacted firearms REGISTRATION.
...or did I sleep through that senate session on CSpan?
I found a defense attorney site (of all places) that states that it is illegal to possess or sell an unregistered firearm. So if firearms registration has not yet taken place in the United States, how can it be illegal to possess an unregistered firearm?
Am I misinterpreting the law? What actually constitutes an UNregistered firearm? One that you bought from the widow down the street? One with no serial number (either filed off, or pre-serial number production year?)
Help me out here.
If you have been keeping up with the news, two were recently arrested for plotting on Obama's life, among other crimes, but what really intrigued me, was that they were being charged with "Possession of an UNREGISTRED firearm."
Anyone want to explain that one... I havent been able to find much through a Google search.
To my knowledge, here in the United States, we havent (YET, at least until after January 1st...but thats a post evidentally for another board...) enacted firearms REGISTRATION.
...or did I sleep through that senate session on CSpan?
I found a defense attorney site (of all places) that states that it is illegal to possess or sell an unregistered firearm. So if firearms registration has not yet taken place in the United States, how can it be illegal to possess an unregistered firearm?
Am I misinterpreting the law? What actually constitutes an UNregistered firearm? One that you bought from the widow down the street? One with no serial number (either filed off, or pre-serial number production year?)
Help me out here.