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I seriously believe they do..

and expensive :laugh:

by this time tomorrow (Xmas Eve) the little woman and I will have exchanged gifts. The question is what path did she chose Option 1 - Baitcasting Reel - I have been eyeing up a Shimano Core 50MG as well as some other assorted tackle. (She likes fishing too) Option 2 - Assorted AR-15 and 308 AR parts. She knows some of the items from my birthday need more stuff Option 3 - Alien Bees flash Option 4 - Combo of option 1 & 2 Option 5 - Scopes - I need a scope for an AR and my .22 upper I want a new reel but I need some parts to finish these builds for the sites Snap... I should have given her F2KSTD's phone number... Anyhow tomorrow should be fun.......

http://www.youtube.com/user/ATFHQ

A man given seven years in prison after being found with two guns he purchased legally in Colorado has had his sentence commuted, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday. The case of Brian Aitken, 27, had become a cause célèbre among gun-rights advocates. On Jan. 2, 2009, Aitken, an entrepreneur and media consultant with no prior criminal record, muttered to his mother that life wasn’t worth living after a planned visit with son was abruptly canceled at the last minute. Aitken then left his mother’s home in Mount Laurel as she called police, who later found two locked and unloaded handguns in the trunk of his car. Aitken had purchased the guns legally in Colorado, and he passed an FBI background check when he bought them, according to his father, Larry Aitken. Brian also contacted New Jersey State Police before moving back back to the Garden State to discuss how to properly transport his weapons. But despite those good-faith efforts, Larry Aitken said, Brian was convicted on weapons charges and sent to prison in August. Judge James Morley would not allow the argument in trial earlier this year and Christie later declined to reappoint the judge due to an unrelated case.

Merry xmas guys...feel better microgunner

The nooks get rave reviews :thumb:

I want something that wont conduct cold and allow the cats to look out. Im contemplating buying a sliding basement window and taking it apart.

Does anyone know where i can get a small piece of double insulated glass? I have an insulated cat house that I want to add a window but I dont want to use single pane glass. Im thinking something like a small sliding basement window can be taken apart and converted to two windows. Thoughts? Suggestions?

I have used a kindle. I think it's pretty good bang for the buck I just downloaded Kindle for PC. I seem to able able to stay awake better at a pc. Paper puts me to sleep.

good stuff Mike :thumb:

I got a xmas card from an old timer. While I have been shooting all my life this guy was the one who really pushed me into getting my pistol permit and opened my eyes on the politics involved etc. Well upon opening the card there were four words inside and nothing else..."I bought a judge" :laugh: A few years back he sent me a picture of his dog taking a dump ;D

Nice :thumb:

BATFE Requests "Emergency" Authority To Track Semi-Automatic Rifle Sales The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has proposed that it be given emergency authority for six months, beginning January 5, to require about 8,500 firearms dealers along the border with Mexico "to alert authorities when they sell within five consecutive business days two or more semiautomatic rifles greater than .22 caliber with detachable magazines." A Washington Post story reporting on the BATFE proposal described that definition as being applicable to "so-called assault weapons," but it would also apply to many rifles that have never been labeled with that term. The reporting requirement will apparently be imposed under the "authority" the BATFE has used in the past to demand reporting of other types of transactions from certain limited groups of dealers over the past 10 years, but the new proposal is far broader than any previous use of this authority. Of course, there's no law today that prevents dealers from reporting suspicious transactions (or attempted transactions) to the BATFE, and dealers often do so. The BATFE is also free to inspect dealers' sales records--either for annual compliance inspections or during a criminal investigation.

I thought you worked for Germans :laugh:

Im skipping work Monday. We have our last day of work for the year on Thursday. We go back on Jan 3. Xmas eve the little woman, Toby and I exchange gifts. Xmas day is off to the inlaws for a repeat of Thanksgivings fights with the addition of gifts. Our Xmas evening tradition with friends and their children will be skipped. They are going to Disney for their last family vacation together. So I suppose Xmas night will be back at my place.. New Years Eve I make an awesome dinner for us an the inlaws. It's my interpretation of a Julia Childs recipe that consists of an entire beef tenderloin and several different types of booze in the form of a marinade thats later turned in to gravy.

I wonder what powers they have granted themselves in the name of homeland security

Our local paper here who I cant stand mostly for putting my moms fatal auto accident and all it's glory on the front page a few years ago has taken a new and surprising twist. They are now accepting advertising from gun shops...Imagine that, they will put money before their principals and agendas. In an interesting twist there were several letter to the editor in very vocal opposition to these death dealer advertisers. My favorite comment was "I don't want to hear about that self defense crap"

http://www.nssfblog.com/atf-to-require-multiple-sales-reports-for-long-guns/

and why not allow suppressors be readily available as off the shelf unrestricted accessories Stupid laws based on Hollywood movies and tv shows

They chisel away unchecked

Welcome! :beer:

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is moving to require federally licensed firearms retailers to report multiple sales of modern sporting rifles beginning January 5, 2011. Specifically, the ATF requirement calls for firearms retailers to report multiple sales, or other dispositions, of two or more .22 caliber or larger semi-automatic rifles that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine and are purchased by the same individual within five consecutive business days. Today’s Washington Post suggests that the reporting mandate would be limited to retailers along the Southwest border; however, the Federal Register Notice does not limit the geographic scope of the reporting requirement. This ATF “emergency” mandate was originally pushed by the anti-gun Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) coalition, headed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, more than a year and a half ago. And the Post reports that the Department of Justice has “languished” over this plan for several months. Given this timetable, it’s hard to see exactly where the “emergency” is. The National Shooting Sports Foundation opposes this reporting requirement because it further burdens America’s law-abiding firearms retailers with yet another onerous regulation that will do nothing to curb crime. Multiple sales reporting of long guns will actually make it more difficult for licensed retailers to help law enforcement as traffickers modify their illegal schemes to circumvent the reporting requirement, thereby driving traffickers further underground. This is not unlike how criminals maneuvered around one-gun-a-month laws in states like Virginia – which is still considered an “exporting source state” by anti-gun organizations like the MAIG despite its restrictions on the number of firearms law-abiding residents may purchase. Multiple sales reporting for long guns is an ill-considered mandate and one that ATF does not have the legal authority to unilaterally impose. In fact, ATF has not specified under what legal authority it presumes to act. The decision as to whether ATF can move forward with this agenda-driven mandate will be left to Cass Sunstein who heads the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). This is the same Cass Sunstein who in a 2007 speech at Harvard University said, “We ought to ban hunting, if there isn’t a purpose other than sport and fun. That should be against the law. It’s time now.” NSSF will be submitting comments in opposition to this registration scheme and is encouraging all firearms retailers, sportsmen and enthusiasts to do the same. Please voice your concern by doing the following: 1. Call the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulation Affairs, Department of Justice, Desk Officer at (202) 395-6466. 2. E-mail Barbara A. Terrell, ATF, Firearms Industry Programs Branch at Barbara.Terrell@atf.gov 3. Call your Senators and Representative: United States Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 Points to make: [list type=decimal] [*]Multiple sales reporting of long guns will actually make it more difficult for licensed retailers to help law enforcement as traffickers modify their illegal schemes to circumvent the reporting requirement. Traffickers will go further underground, hiring more people to buy their firearms. This will make it much harder for retailers to identify and report suspicious behavior to law enforcement. [*]Long guns are rarely used in crime (Bureau of Justice Statistics). [*]Imposing multiple sales-reporting requirements for long guns would further add to the already extensive paperwork and record-keeping requirements burdening America’s retailers – where a single mistake could cost them their license and even land them in jail. [*]Last year, ATF inspected 2,000 retailers in border states and only two licenses were revoked (0.1%). These revocations were for reasons unknown and could have had nothing to do with illicit trafficking of guns; furthermore, no dealers were charged with any criminal wrongdoing. [*]According to ATF, the average age of a firearm recovered in the United States is 11 years old. In Mexico it’s more than 14 years old. This demonstrates that criminals are not using new guns bought from retailers in the states. [*]Congress, when it enacted multiple sales reporting for handguns, could have required multiple sales of long guns – it specifically chose not to.

By Kirsti Marohn, USA TODAY ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Louise Neeser was doing yard work outside her home here last May when something struck her in the face. Dazed and bleeding, she crawled into the house, where a relative took her to the hospital. Doctors told her something had torn through the side of her face. She was left with permanent jaw and eye damage and debilitating headaches, and says she lives in fear of letting her three children play outdoors. "It's changed every bit of our life," Neeser said. Neeser and her husband, Mark, believe she was hit by a stray bullet from the Del-Tone/Luth Gun Club, an outdoor shooting range half a mile away. The incident sparked an investigation and legal action by Sherburne County, which ordered the gun club to make safety improvements before it can reopen for pistol shooting. Outdoor shooting ranges across the nation face opposition because of concerns about safety, noise and the environmental effects of lead contamination. Some are embroiled in legal battles with neighboring residents or local governments. Others have had to close. "Are they under threat? Absolutely they are," said Andrew Arulandandam, spokesman for the National Rifle Association. The NRA offers technical expertise and legal assistance to shooting ranges and has helped pass range protection laws in 47 states. Del-Tone owner Randy Luth has made the required improvements but is frustrated that the range still can't allow pistol shooting until it passes a final certification, which he hopes will happen in the next few months. He says his club has lost tournaments and classes that boosted the local economy. "Luckily, I can afford to fight for our rights," he said. "A lot of gun clubs can't, and they ultimately go bankrupt because they can't afford to fight allegations." The Neesers are concerned the changes don't go far enough. "I just want to live here and be safe," Mark Neeser said. "That should be the right everybody has on their property." Elsewhere: •In Idaho, the Farragut State Park shooting range shut down in 2007 after neighbors sued over noise and stray bullets. A judge ordered it to remain closed pending safety improvements. A review is expected this winter, said Dave Leptich of Idaho Fish and Game. •In Garden Ridge, Texas, northeast of San Antonio, residents of a subdivision near the Bracken Rifle and Pistol Range have reported finding bullets on their roof, Mayor Jay Feibelman said. No legal action was taken, but the range has been cooperative and made safety improvements, he said. Feibelman is sympathetic to residents' concerns, but says, to some degree, the conflict has to do with housing location. "It's like building your house at the end of an airport runway but saying, 'I didn't know they fly airplanes out of there,' " he said. Some gun clubs are drawing criticism because they've evolved from small, neighborhood ranges to big businesses hosting national tournaments and attracting larger weaponry. The Kitsap County Rifle and Revolver Club near Bremerton, Wash., was established in the mid-1920s. Kitsap County sued the range in September for being a public nuisance and a safety hazard. The trial will be in March. Deputy Prosecutor Neil Wachter said in recent years, the club has expanded its hours and allowed high-powered, automatic weapons. Close neighbor Terry Allison was a longtime club member. But in recent years, he said the amount of shooting has increased dramatically. "The noise is so loud that you literally cannot hear a conversation next to you," he said. Marcus Carter, the club's executive officer, acknowledged that the range's use has changed over time, but he said the range also has been made safer with higher beams, increased lighting and a safety orientation for new users. Carter said his and other ranges are willing to move, but finding a location would be hard. "Getting a new one established is virtually unheard of unless you have thousands of acres of property," he said. Outdoor shooting ranges have also been scrutinized for the environmental impact of the lead in bullets and shell casings. "There's a real possibility that lead could seep into the ground water," said Alex Formuzis, spokesman for the non-profit Environmental Working Group. In October, the Marine Corps announced that a civilian shooting range on the Miramar military base in San Diego, which closed two years ago because of concern about lead contamination, will remain shut down.