Rankin told attorneys for Denyakin's family in 2012 that he had received standard firearms training in the navy, including classes from the National Rifle Association on being a pistol instructor.
The penalties for possession of an unregistered silencer or other NFA hardware, or for using NFA equipment to commit a crime, are also significantly higher than for standard firearms.
"I am one who still feels very strongly that that is one of our greatest charges that we can have today, is to train the civilian in the use of the standard military firearm, so when they have to fight for their country they're ready to do it," he said in Wallkill.
This legislation would allow the Treasury Department to set reasonable safety standards for firearms and ammunition, as well as authorize it to monitor and crack down on illegal gun trafficking by federally licensed dealers.
The department's most recent investigation, into the Albuquerque police department, concluded there was a pattern of excessive force, including a policy of shooting at moving vehicles to disable them, and officers being allowed to use personal weapons instead of standard-issue firearms.
Last April the US Department of Justice issued a 46-page report that detailed an "aggressive culture" and pattern of excessive force, including a policy of shooting at moving vehicles to disable them, and officers being allowed to use personal weapons instead of standard-issue firearms.
Last month the US department of justice issued a 46-page report that detailed a pattern of excessive force, including a policy of shooting at moving vehicles to disable them, and officers being allowed to use personal weapons instead of standard-issue firearms.
Sixty percent of people incarcerated for gun crimes in the 13 U.S. states with the most lax standards for legal firearm ownership were not legally prohibited from possessing firearms when they committed the crimes that led to their incarceration.
These two studies are backed by earlier research also showing that minimal standards for carrying firearms bring down the rate of violent crime.
It would allow a concealed-carry license from one state to apply in all states, which means that weaker standards for carrying firearms in say, Louisiana, could trump stricter regulations in California.
