I am a legal permanent resident and live in Washington State.
2 years ago, the NRA took a case to court and said that under the 14th amendment, legal residents and citizens were equal under the law and so Washington State's 'alien firearms license' was illegal for permanent residents.
Washington amended their law so it only applied to non resident aliens, I bought my AR-15 and my CZ rifle and my 2 Lee enfields and my Ruger 22 pistol
Today I went to collect my new glock 26
Yesterday I produced my Legal Resident Card and my Washington driver's license and my Washington Concealed Carry license
Now the shop tell me I have to produce 3 months Utility bills. I asked if that would be so for citizens and they said no - only aliens. I trailed all the way home and all the way back - I have my Glock but I am so steaming angry that this discrimination persists, that I am posting this before opening the box
I think it's the first time I have been angry since 1974 and I am surprised at myself. I made a fool of myself getting steamed up in the shop but jeez the NRA went to all that trouble to change the law and this shop is still imposing arbitrary conditions.
Does anyone have any info on whether this discrimination should still be legal in Washington State - was the NRA's win in court all for nothing ? Not all the gun shops operate this rule.
2 years ago, the NRA took a case to court and said that under the 14th amendment, legal residents and citizens were equal under the law and so Washington State's 'alien firearms license' was illegal for permanent residents.
Washington amended their law so it only applied to non resident aliens, I bought my AR-15 and my CZ rifle and my 2 Lee enfields and my Ruger 22 pistol
Today I went to collect my new glock 26
Yesterday I produced my Legal Resident Card and my Washington driver's license and my Washington Concealed Carry license
Now the shop tell me I have to produce 3 months Utility bills. I asked if that would be so for citizens and they said no - only aliens. I trailed all the way home and all the way back - I have my Glock but I am so steaming angry that this discrimination persists, that I am posting this before opening the box
I think it's the first time I have been angry since 1974 and I am surprised at myself. I made a fool of myself getting steamed up in the shop but jeez the NRA went to all that trouble to change the law and this shop is still imposing arbitrary conditions.
Does anyone have any info on whether this discrimination should still be legal in Washington State - was the NRA's win in court all for nothing ? Not all the gun shops operate this rule.