Luzerne County sheriff granting machine gun permits

**normanvin** · June 2nd, 2014, 08:37 AM

http://www.timesleader.com/news/loca...ne-gun-permits

Luzerne County sheriff granting machine gun permits

Unlike his predecessor, Luzerne County Sheriff Brian Szumski is approving permits allowing fully automatic machine guns.

Prior Interim Sheriff John Robshaw had refused requests for Class III permits, which also allow weapon silencers and short-barrel shotguns and rifles, because he didn’t believe citizens should possess these items and didn’t want to be held responsible if they were involved in a crime.

The federal form to transfer Class III weapons from dealers to individuals requires the “chief law enforcement officer” in that jurisdiction to certify he or she has no information indicating the applicant will use the transferred item for an illegal purpose.

**normanvin** · June 2nd, 2014, 08:48 AM

I am going back and forth in the comment section. Apparently he is also charging for the back ground check. $5.00.

**mongo** · June 2nd, 2014, 10:28 AM

What is it everyone? Full automatic machine gun? like there is a semi automatic machine gun, or a manual automatic machine gun, or a pump action automatic machine gun, or a bolt action automatic machine gun, or even an auto full automatic machine gun...... They are all just machine guns.....

**wrangler1120** · June 2nd, 2014, 12:44 PM

I grew up with Brian and was friends with him through middle and high school. He was always an active hunter and interested in firearms. This is no surprise. I personally find it more interesting that the paper is reporting his basically doing his job.