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Posted: 9/8/2010 2:56:54 PM EDT

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Firearms in Commerce? How do we close the sales gap across the board, maybe?

Gee that do make me warm and fuzzy.

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Among its other provisions, S. 941 and H.R. 2296 would:

· Clarify the standard for "willful” violations—allowing penalties for intentional, purposeful violations of the law, but not for simple paperwork mistakes.

· Improve the process for imposing penalties, notably by allowing FFLs to appeal BATFE penalties to a neutral administrative law judge, rather than to an employee of BATFE itself.

· Allow a licensee a period of time to liquidate inventory when he goes out of business. During this period, all firearms sold would be subject to a background check by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

· Allow a grace period for people taking over an existing firearms business to correct problems in the business’s records—so if a person inherited a family gun store (for example), the new owner couldn’t be punished for the previous owner’s recordkeeping violations.

· Reform the procedures for consideration of federal firearms license applications. Under S. 941, denial of an application would require notification to the applicant, complete with reasons for the denial. Additionally, an applicant would be allowed to provide supplemental information and to have a hearing on the application.

· Require BATFE to establish clear investigative guidelines.

· Clarify the licensing requirement for gunsmiths, distinguishing between repair and other gunsmith work and manufacture of a firearm. This would stop BATFE from arguing that minor gunsmithing or refinishing activities require a manufacturers’ license.

· Eliminate a provision of the Youth Handgun Safety Act that requires those under 18 to have written permission to use a handgun for lawful purposes (such as competitive shooting or safety training)—even when the parent or guardian is present.

· Permanently ban creation of a centralized electronic index of out of business dealers’ records—a threat to gun owners’ privacy that Congress has barred through appropriations riders for more than a decade.

· Allow importation and transfer of new machineguns by firearm and ammunition manufacturers for use in developing or testing firearms and ammunition, and training customers. In particular, ammunition manufacturers fulfilling government contracts need to ensure that their ammunition works reliably. S. 941 and H.R. 2296 would also provide for the transfer and possession of new machineguns by professional film and theatrical organizations.

· Repeal the Brady Act’s "interim” waiting period provisions, which expired in 1998.

· Give BATFE sole responsibility for receiving reports of multiple handgun sales. (Currently, dealers also have to report multiple sales to state or local agencies, a requirement that has shown little or no law enforcement value.) State and local agencies could receive these reports upon request to BATFE, but would have to comply strictly with current requirements to destroy these records after 20 days, unless the person buying the guns turns out to be prohibited from receiving firearms.

· Restore a policy that allowed importation of barrels, frames and receivers for non-importable firearms, when they can be used as repair or replacement parts.

Posted: 9/8/2010 2:57:28 PM EDT

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Well, reading this thread, I gather that no one really knows what this is about.

Interesting. Frightening, but nonetheless interesting.

It's very odd for this many people to be in the dark for this long in this day and age.

But I try to shine a light on it and I'm the badguy ...

Posted: 9/8/2010 3:04:33 PM EDT

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Headlines like this are the reason why I buy guns through private sale only.

Yet I start a thread about this committe and I'm called a troll & rat packed by the Sky will NEVER fall crowd here ...

"Is it safe ?"

Posted: 9/8/2010 3:05:30 PM EDT

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Headlines like this are the reason why I buy guns through private sale only.

Yet I start a thread about this committe and I'm called a troll & rat packed by the Sky will NEVER fall crowd here ...

"Is it safe ?"

Ignore Function = Safe

Posted: 9/8/2010 3:09:07 PM EDT

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Headlines like this are the reason why I buy guns through private sale only.

I FEAR NO MAN or GOVERNMENT! Molon labe!

Posted: 9/8/2010 3:14:10 PM EDT

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Why can't they just leave shit alone?

Leaving shit alone is not in their best interest.

The system got flipped, we are now their tax slaves and the government owns everything, even the power to grant or revoke your rights.

Constant tinkering and constantly adding laws sets the stage for what is already pretty obvious, you cannot go a day without breaking a law in some form or fashion.

If needed they could easily round up vast majorities of the population for felonies such as copyright infringement, LEO/Mil only marked firearms/parts, "questionable" donations to "anti-government groups", or really any other bullshit they want.

The CIA just released info that they have faked tapes of Bin Laden. These fuckers can make anyone guilty of anything at anytime if they really want to bad enough.

Leaving your shit alone is not part of their job. Their job is to continuously extract as much tax revenue from you as possible while keeping you docile and sheepish.

Posted: 9/8/2010 3:23:58 PM EDT

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Firearms in Commerce? How do we close the sales gap across the board, maybe?

Gee that do make me warm and fuzzy.