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NY has made it so hard for FFLs that they have to make sure their Is are dotted and Ts are crossed or their livelihood is destroyed. That said, he was a tool for not researching the firearm before answer.
Still trying to figure out how anyone with half a brain could think a bolt action firearm is semiauto?
Yeah, well, not sure I'm buying that was actually the case... you know, interwebz lore and all...
This is 100% legit. The ffl never opened the box. Saw rifle assumed permit. The guy who bought the gun lives in pa and ny. My ffl is a class 3 manufacturer. We don't make it practice to do transfers. I was going to pick it up and do the transfer for the guy but figured I'd call the ffl.
I find it hard to believe a Sherrif stated a bolt action is a semi automatic, which is basically what was stated in OP. I can see if they mistakenly thought the particular gun in question was semi auto and therefore stated incorrectly that it required a permit under new law not realizing it was in fact a bolt action but not bolt action is a semi automatic. Not doubting that the ffl didn't even bother to look.
Sounds like the FFL thought it was a semi auto by name and manufacturer alone and never viewed the rifle to see that it was a bolt action. If that’s the case it makes sense since he probably called the sheriff(aka the licensing officer) and asked about a semiauto rifle transfer. Sheriff said you need a permit for that now.
I think you identified the reason in the first half of the sentence.
The Sheriff did not put ANY effort into a solution. FFL says it needs a permit he must be right. You're giving law enforcement too much credit.
I've also talked to multiple people who have no idea about the new semi-auto permit or any of the other new laws, many just don't pay attention I guess.
I just found out today how my county is handling the semiauto permit. I have to say I didn’t put much effort into it because I bought everything I needed for the near future before it kicked in.
Same. I bought 6 lowers and almost 5000 rounds of various calibers to add to what I already had prior to September in preparation. But it's nice to know you can still buy/transfer lowers, even though some big box stores stopped selling them for now.
Broome County permit office called me and told me to stop buying handguns from NY permit holders because it is against the law. When I told the person it is not law , they said well it is not law but NYSP recommends NY pistol permit holders to have a NY dealer sell the guns. I told them I do not work for NYSP nor is my business in NY. I told them I will continue to buy handguns from NY state residents and they cannot do anything about it. NY makes the laws so confusing, no one can understand them.
