Here's some links to a couple articles about felons who illegally rented guns at the S&W Shooting Sports Center and who were then arrested on "Felon in possession" charges.
S&W has temporarily closed the Shooting Sports Center, probably as a result of the bad press.
I just posted these because some people still think it's OK for a felon to rent, borrow, or shoot guns because they think the felon isn't "in possession" of the gun as long as it's only rented or borrowed. This shows that is incorrect and poses legal risk to the felon and possibly the one who provided him with the firearm (especially if they know he's a felon).
As private citizen gun owners, we are limited in our ability to know about someone else's criminal history. We can't do NICS checks, etc, before letting someone shoot our guns. But, if you happen to know that someone is a felon, or is disqualified from possessing firearms for some other reason, you should not let them shoot or handle your firearms. If you do so you are placing both of you in legal risk.
If you are an instructor who provides loaner firearms to students going through the standard questions off a 4473 might not be a bad idea before supplying firearms.
Here's the really relevant part from the first article;
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/court_documents_manuel_lora_ch.html
"Because Lora had been convicted on a drug charge in August 2007 that was punishable by more than a year in prison, his afternoon at the range triggered a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was snared along with 12 other suspects — including his two shooting partners — in an October 6 sweep by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Kakley’s affidavit cites a liability waiver and a range sign-in form as evidence of Lora’s presence at the Smith & Wesson facility. The affidavit also describes video footage from the range that allegedly shows Lora firing a .40 caliber pistol.
Later during that session, the affidavit reads, the video shows Lora returning to the front desk to obtain a silhouette target and to rent a 9mm pistol. After receiving the pistol and two boxes of ammunition at the range window, Kakley wrote, “Lora then occupied the firing lane, loaded the 9mm pistol, and began firing. Over the next approximately twenty minutes, Lora intermittently and repeatedly fired the 9 mm pistol.”
And the article concerning S&W closing the shooting center.
http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2012/05/smith_wesson_shooting_sports_center_temp.html
S&W has temporarily closed the Shooting Sports Center, probably as a result of the bad press.
I just posted these because some people still think it's OK for a felon to rent, borrow, or shoot guns because they think the felon isn't "in possession" of the gun as long as it's only rented or borrowed. This shows that is incorrect and poses legal risk to the felon and possibly the one who provided him with the firearm (especially if they know he's a felon).
As private citizen gun owners, we are limited in our ability to know about someone else's criminal history. We can't do NICS checks, etc, before letting someone shoot our guns. But, if you happen to know that someone is a felon, or is disqualified from possessing firearms for some other reason, you should not let them shoot or handle your firearms. If you do so you are placing both of you in legal risk.
If you are an instructor who provides loaner firearms to students going through the standard questions off a 4473 might not be a bad idea before supplying firearms.
Here's the really relevant part from the first article;
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/court_documents_manuel_lora_ch.html
"Because Lora had been convicted on a drug charge in August 2007 that was punishable by more than a year in prison, his afternoon at the range triggered a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was snared along with 12 other suspects — including his two shooting partners — in an October 6 sweep by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Kakley’s affidavit cites a liability waiver and a range sign-in form as evidence of Lora’s presence at the Smith & Wesson facility. The affidavit also describes video footage from the range that allegedly shows Lora firing a .40 caliber pistol.
Later during that session, the affidavit reads, the video shows Lora returning to the front desk to obtain a silhouette target and to rent a 9mm pistol. After receiving the pistol and two boxes of ammunition at the range window, Kakley wrote, “Lora then occupied the firing lane, loaded the 9mm pistol, and began firing. Over the next approximately twenty minutes, Lora intermittently and repeatedly fired the 9 mm pistol.”
And the article concerning S&W closing the shooting center.
http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2012/05/smith_wesson_shooting_sports_center_temp.html
