CNN Newscaster Don Lemon broke CO gun laws?

[PEF]

CNN's Don Lemon breaks the law to buy a rifle

He claims he purchased a rifle in Colorado but he supposedly lives in Georgia. This raises a legitimate question regarding the veracity of his assertion. I'd like to see the gun and the receipt. If he really did buy a gun in Co and he lives in GA, then some dealer is going to have some 'splaining to do. If not, he'll have some 'splaining to do.

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[Rock and Glock]

Laws for rifles are different than handgun laws. You need to check both states statutes.

[Devilsclaw]

Does he own a business or ranch in CO? Just saying that the whole story was done by people doing internet research, without any real facts.

For all anyone knows, he could be a full fledged CO resident. Pretty common to see that type of thing.

Or, could have been illegal, who knows?

[xXxplosive]

Prosecute him if he broke the firearm laws.............

[Maximpactguns]

Well if this makes any sense lemme explain. Comin from Missouri originally, when I was living on the Missouri side of Kansas City we had a Cabelas store on the Kansas state side. So I could drive the 20 mins to Cabelas crossing into Kansas and purchase a RIFLE or LONGGUN without a hold. Handgun I had to literally have it shipped to a dealer in Missouri, pay the transfer fee and do my NICS in Missouri. I wouldn't recommend anyone going through Cabelas for a firearms purchase though. Customer service sucks and the guys workin the Gun Library are only interested in the guns they like. I could never get any information on several Garands and Mausers I was interested in purchasing. And I waited almost 40 mins when there were 2 employees helping ONE customer ahead of me. Terrible business if you ask me.

[surefire7]

Living here in CO, we've purchased long guns from Cabelas' from here to Missouri. Just can't purchase handguns without going through an FFL.

[TX expat]

Yes, long guns have a different set of rules. If he purchased that rifle from an FFL, it was probably a legal purchase.

[sdprof]

In terms of cross border purchases, CO law only allows residents of neighboring states (having a common border) to purchase long guns in CO. Similarly, CO residents may only buy long guns in those neighboring states.

[Rock and Glock]

In terms of cross border purchases, CO law only allows residents of neighboring states (having a common border) to purchase long guns in CO. Similarly, CO residents may only buy long guns in those neighboring states.

Just for clarification, do you have a cite or excerpt? I am curious, being a Colorado resident but never having purchased anywhere but where I am a resident. Thanks!

[sdprof]

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[Rock and Glock]

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