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Last edited by Heavy Metal; 01-28-11 at 19:02.
My brother saw Deliverance and bought a Bow. I saw Deliverance and bought an AR-15.
There are some really interesting perspectives on this thread.
Must we really speculate who's fault it is? IDPA org's, IDPA competitors, bubbah with his wraithmaker 20?
I particularly found the, "These should cost $2K argument" intriguing...
Do we really think they have, or even need, a reason to target certain designs?
It's the government... they're not very bright, but if they interpret their purpose as "trying to curtail firearms freedom" then it becomes a competition to see who can do the biggest cannonball...
My personal feeling is that they're unaffected by letters, and that the "Gun Rights Organizations" aren't doing the right things, or enough of them.
Fighting them in court is incredibly costly, and they have unlimited resources and they own the game... but what we have is the United States Constitution.
They know it's completely cost prohibitive to step in the ring with them, but they also know they are guaranteed to lose. I will give my money directly to the cases, as many as they wish to bring, before I give to NRA, GOA, etc...
And then there was Christopher Columbus who DIDN'T think the world was flat. Sometimes people need to be optimistic and not always pessimistic.
For 3gun I shoot a FN SLP Mk1, from the factory it can hold 8 rounds in the mag plus 1 in the chamber for capacity. Not all 3gunners are breaking the law. Some shoot FNs, some shoot US made guns like Rem 1100s or Mossberg 930SPXs. Are there people who have illegally configured guns?, sure and most of those aren't really 'gun people' and are ignorant of the stupid law. This doesn't make right but it's just an observation.
Chief Armorer for Elite Shooting Sports in Manassas VA
Chief Armorer for Corp Arms (FFL 07-08/SOT 02)
Realistically the law is very hard to enforce, possession is not illegal just the making part. For all we know those competition shotguns are 922r compliant with enough US parts.
For what it's worth, the NRA has a press release on this, along with some contact info for comments to the ATF at the bottom of the article.
NRA Release
I personally know 4 people that fall into the "bubba" category or the "average gun owner" category that went and got a Saiga with magazines over five rounds.
They have no clue there is such thing as the import ban which must be complied with.
When I told them all about this, all I got was full retard.
Completely over their head....
"Not every thing on Earth requires an aftermarket upgrade." demigod/markm
This only applies if you have a folding stock.Many people still have them but those shotgun drums are actually illegal in VA. Under the same law that banned the Striker 12 in VA. "spring loaded drum mag" is what the law reads IIRC.
Heres the actual Virginia Code:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...cod+18.2-308.8
§ 18.2-308.8. Importation, sale, possession or transfer of Striker 12's prohibited; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to import, sell, possess or transfer the following firearms: the Striker 12, commonly called a "streetsweeper," or any semi-automatic folding stock shotgun of like kind with a spring tension drum magazine capable of holding twelve shotgun shells. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony.
"Not every thing on Earth requires an aftermarket upgrade." demigod/markm
Last edited by scottryan; 01-28-11 at 23:20.
"Not every thing on Earth requires an aftermarket upgrade." demigod/markm
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