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Quoted: Ya'll be careful, otto_esq sounds like he might be an ATF agent.
They have offices if Fairfax, VA.
Hi Otto. All my barrels are 16" or more.
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did i mention i only have bolt actions?
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Hello Rambosky
Thanks, I needed a good laugh this morning.
No, no connection to the federal government since my discharge from the Corps over 12 years ago. (that long already...?)
However, I am a DC attorney, admitted to practice before several federal courts, and certainly know how to research the law. You can check out my cover story:
www.baisemiller.com/ourfirm.htmScroll down to "Professional Directory" and my bio is listed under "Attorneys" ("Gary L. Lotridge" -- "Otto" is a nickname going back to comm school at 29 Stumps; the "Esq" came later and "OTTO ESQ" is also my VA vehicle plate -- you may see it around at some of the Maryland-Virginia IPSC and three-gun matches)
I listed my full name in the AR15.com "user info" a while back after someone accused me of hiding my real name as a part of his personal attack instead of arguing against my correction of his sloppy, hearsay-based misunderstanding of the AWB. He didn't like to be proved wrong, even in a tactful way. Its his neck...
No, we do not usually do criminal defense work, and no, I don't want any of you as clients.
I am just interested in AR's (obviously) and the laws governing my sport. I was frustrated a while back about people having arguments in various forums about the NFA and the Assault Weapons Ban and what was legal, what wasn't, etc, without anyone actually consulting or referencing the law.
I still see it sometimes, but when I intervien, I make sure it is either by quoting the law or a judge (or judges) ruling on the law.
(BTW: an ATF FAQ may help understanding but the real law is only found in the US Code or Code of Federal Regulation (USC and CFR, respectively) or in a judicial interpretation of the USC. Your local FFL dealer is not a definitive source.)
Also if you are interested, you can check out a few of my other recent posts:
www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=6&t=237729&page=1www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=188000&page=1www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=12&t=188009&page=1In each of the cases above I merely tried to explain the law so that other board member and the general public can benefit from this site. We gun owners do not need any more negative press due to inadvertent legal violations. Is this my soap box? No, its just a hobby and I don't take myself so seriously.
I hope you can see from these I have fellow AR owners' best interest in mind when I try to explain the law. Congress didn't make it easy on gun owners to know what they "passed." (well, in one repect they did...)
Sorry for hijacking the thread with this.
Cheers, Otto
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