Thanks for the link - there is loads of good info there. Quite an eye opener for this Canuck!

I got a kick out of Virginia's take on Machine Guns:

"MACHINE GUNS
A machine gun is defined as a weapon that shoots or is
designed to shoot, automatically without manual reloading
more than one shot by a single function of the trigger.
Possession of a machine gun for an aggressive or
offensive purpose is prohibited."

I can see it now, "Hey buddy, you aren't buying this machine gun for agressive or offensive purposes are you?"

 

Thats why ole boy did'nt use a machine gun. He answered YES on his application.

 

he lied on his other form, why not the NFA one?


really its cause he didn't have $10-$20K to spend on an MG.

 

Hmmmm, in the above number 4... "gun control".

We guys in the "business" used to say, "Putting 3 rapid fires, where it counts".

 

assuming that you have unlimited funds, (as the ar is fairly pricey) its not that hard. here in kentucky you can take the ar home with you, usually within 15 minutes (background checks are approved fairly quick over the phone), glock you have to wait 3 days for unless you purchase it from a gun show, in which case you can take it home that day pending bg check approval. as for your ammo, i buy it by the case (1000 rounds) its cheaper that way. no restriction on ammo.

i have a rifle and a ruger superblackhawk .44 mag. approx 1200 rounds for the rifle (bought two cases several years ago and have been whittlin them down target shooting ever since), and **sniff** im down to six rounds for my pistol

people often freak out when they hear on the news that someone had " over 2000 rounds of ammo". its very easy to own 1000 rounds and its not as much as everyone thinks. 1000 rounds for my rifle is a box the size of a shoebox. 1000 rounds for a .22 rifle, small enough to fit in a coat pocket.

 

fantomfreke.....

excellent point, IMO.

After reading your post, I went and checked my "supplies". Collectively, counting all calibers, etc., I have nearly 3000 rounds. I have about 12 weapons total....all are legal (have 1 registered under the 1968 Federal Firearms Act). The newspapers probably would have an increase in circulation if they wrote a story of my "cache".

 

sweet, you have one grandfathered in. i have often wanted to have been around then just so i could stamp some serial numbers in some muffler tubing so i could have a silencer. (my 44 is LOUD) or have an old tommy gun.

btw have you ever read unintended consequences? if not Im a believer that evryone should read it, its a really good book.

 

AR15 (Rifle) has a 24hr wait period in IL, Glock (handgun) has a 72 hour wait time. Ammo you can buy without having to wait... BUT you must have a Firearms Owners Identification car on you to purchase any of these things in IL. I have a little less than 24 hours left before I can go pick up my new S&W MP 9mm. The wait times dont bother me either. Currently i have 150 rounds of 9mm ammo and no weapon to use it with LOL!!!

 

Recently I heard that there was a litigation that was going before the Fedral appelate court involving firearms. It was reguarding the 2nd amendment and our right to bear arms ( but not arm bears)! From what I understood of the conversation someone was taking all the states with bans on certian weapons to court stating that its our civic duty to keep and maintain a weapon for defense of home and country from enemys foreign and domestic. If this is upheald in the appelet court ( it may have already been to the supreme court ) It will be fedraly mandated that all Americans are allowed to keep firearms, this also covers concealed carry rights. I'll have to look into this alot more but for now I'm going off hearsay so this may be innacurate.

 

National instant criminal background check system (NICS) was put into effect on November 30, 1998. Essentially, the national instant criminal background check system was established in response to the need for mandatory background checks on persons desiring to purchase firearms, otherwise called Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders. The national instant criminal background check system was instituted by the US Attorney General in accordance with the Brady Act, which was passed in November 1993. Basically, the national instant criminal background check system was put into effect so that any person desiring to own a firearm may be looked into more easily. In other words, with the national instant criminal background check system, you may easily determine if someone wanting to own a firearm is prohibited from doing so in accordance to the Gun Control Act of 1968.

Hence, the importance of the national instant criminal background check system, particularly if you are the owner or a dealer of a firearms store. The national instant criminal background check system is situated at the Division of Criminal Justice Information Services of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, West Virginia. Moreover, the national instant criminal background check system is available to FFL holders in 30 US states and Washington DC, as well as 5 American territories.

Is a free people background check enough?
Now, because free people background check is without charge, we cannot really expect a full and exhaustive people background check report. Furthermore, with free people background check, you can more or less expect that you will have to do it via self service. Nonetheless, free people background check will still be able to provide you with first round knowledge about the person you want to learn about, as well as to lay the groundwork for a thorough, detailed and extensive investigation.