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posted by martyb on Tuesday April 14 2020, @01:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the federal-department-of-booze-butts-bangs-and-bombs dept.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/10/feds-allow-drive-up-gun-sales-ease-dealers-buyers-virus-worries/5134084002/:

Feds allow for drive-up gun sales to ease dealers', buyers' coronavirus worries

The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, in new guidance to federally licensed firearm retailers, said Friday that dealers can provide drive-up or walk-up service to reduce health risks posed by the coronavirus.

[...] Licensees "may carry out the requested activities through a drive-up or walk-up window or doorway where the customer is on the licensee's property, on the exterior of the brick-and-mortar structure at the address listed on the license," the ATF said in a Friday bulletin.

Transactions may not be carried from "a nearby space" that is not part of the dealers' property unless they are participating in qualified gun shows.

Larry Keane, general counsel for the firearms industry trade group National Shooting Sports Foundation, said Friday that the organization raised the issue with the ATF more than two weeks ago as dealers sought to navigate various government orders limiting business activity.

[...] Except in the states of Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York and Washington, gun dealers have been open for business during the pandemic.

Keane said the new ATF guidance in no way alters the requirements for background checks.

Show of hands: who could ever have expected THIS?


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by c0lo on Tuesday April 14 2020, @04:11AM (3 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 14 2020, @04:11AM (#982409) Journal

    Because people need to protect all that toilet paper

    Nah, yeah, mate, some downunder too would rather die than use their hand [youtube.com].

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday April 14 2020, @11:47AM (2 children)

    Just go out in the yard and do the wormy-dog scoot. I don't see a problem here.

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    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday April 14 2020, @03:32PM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 14 2020, @03:32PM (#982613) Journal

      Well, yeah, it'd be interesting to see, say, newyorkers go that way. Central Park may need a name change tho.

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday April 14 2020, @05:23PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 14 2020, @05:23PM (#982670) Journal

      Just go out in the yard and do the wormy-dog scoot. I don't see a problem here.

      If I have to see that with my eyes, then yes, I see a problem here.

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