ORIGINAL: atcfisherman
Last month when I was at Bass pro shops, I noticed a guy buying a black powder rifle without a back ground check. I asked the salesman what's up with that and he said they are not considered a fire arm.Huh???????? Is this everywhere or what.
Then while I was at my deer lease the other day, I noticed a guy hunting with a black powder rifle and asked why he doen't just wait for BP season and hunt with a deer rifle. He said he has a conviction on his record from about 20 years ago and could not use a fire arm, but could use a BP. Nothing against this guy and he is even a very nice new christian man, but I am confused, which doesn't take much. Any thoughts??????
They are firearms. The BATF classifies them as antique firearms. Antique firearms are exempted from the federal background checks. Some states have further restrictions on them. My home state of Illinois, for example, requires the yellow form and background check with a 24 hour waiting period. Someone transfering a muzzleloader in state without first checking an ILFOID card commits a class 4 felony.