Obama's EAs included a huge pro-gun win....say goodbye to CLEO sign off on NFA purchases... [View all]
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Even when we (according to the controllers) lose, we still manage to win. Eighty years of asking your police chief or sheriff for permission to purchase a short barrel shotgun or machine gun is over!!!
How did this happen? ATF's rule update on gun trusts known as 41P received 200,000 comments. 199,988 were opposed to the rule with the majority citing CLEO sign off as the concern. What did ATF do? They removed CLEO sign off. I guess the controllers were too busy tweeting #meltthemdown to comment on the proposed rule.
On edit: I'm shocked. When details of the EA broke earlier this week I made a few posts on DU expressing disappointment in 41P because I assumed the proposed rule was adopted wholesale. ATF correctly decided to take local law enforcement out of the approval (certification) process, and now only requires written notification.
Can anyone believe that out of 200,000 comments, only 12 gun controllers managed to take the time to express support? That's right...twelve.
Below you will find an article with more details, but I've covered the main points.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/01/foghorn/breaking-atf-issues-final-ruling-on-nfa-trusts-requires-fingerprints-but-eliminates-cleo-sign-off/
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