Background checks: Gun shops have wide latitude to deny sales

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If you try to purchase a firearm from a gun shop in Virginia, you better make sure the information you submit on your application is correct.

Oscar Thomas Logan Jr., 30, of the 6200 block of Belmont Road, found out the hard way when he tried to purchase a firearm on Aug. 19 from Bob Moates Sport Shop in Midlothian.

According to a Virginia State Police summons in Chesterfield General District Court, Logan did not admit on his background check form that he had been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility.

Logan was arrested shortly thereafter at the gun shop and charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine. He is scheduled to be tried on Dec. 18 in General District Court.

http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2015-11-25/News/Background_checks_Gun_shops_have_wide_latitude_to_.html