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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is totally on the state of Maryland. [b]I am a Democrat who took a gun class to learn about the subject[/b] and gain insight into this topic. While I would not buy a gun for myself, I learned about the requirements the state has in place for gun ownership. The State Police has all the information and controls the whole process, the gun stores have to wait for the approval from the police to release any guns to the purchaser. The State police granted this guy a collectors license to purchase multiple guns in a short period, so the stores were following the law. While I feel that gun stores bother people, most are small business people that operate in one of the most regulated industries and state oversight.
Why have a state database and check system in place if no one is monitoring the purchases.
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All things being equal, I'm going to assume that the Maryland and DC Attorneys General know more about the law than someone who took a class.[/quote]

The fact that these attorneys general, who do in fact know more about the law than the average person, chose to bring a civil suit rather than seek a criminal indictment and criminal trial, tells me they had serious doubts about their ability to make a case that the stores violated any law whatsoever.

They chose instead to bring suit in civil court, where the burden of proof is far lower, and more subjective.

But I would argue that a civil judgement isn’t even the REAL intent here, but rather to force these small businesses in question into bankruptcy because they can’t afford the crushing burden of the legal defense needed to defend their case against a state government with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded resources.

This is a David vs Goliath situation, in terms of cash reserves and resources. The AG’s know they don’t have a criminal case, and probably not a civil one either, so the goal is just to drive the store out of business with legal fees trying to defend themselves.

It’s simply lawfare.

The process itself is the punishment. 
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