I have no problem with stating what the law says....or more correctly what the BATF says it says.
It's the gotcha attitude of some of the posters that is a bit irritating to me until I consider the source. I have also read a lot of posts, which tend to state with glee, unrealistic outcomes for minor infractions. I am sure everybody here has read what they do to people who put a FH on a postban AR15. Why that's a Federal offense!! Prison, Bubba, Black helicopters. Oh dread, dread, dread! Propaganda like this is common in totalitarian countries. The difference is that in those countries the government has to do it. They do not have helpful friends to do it for them.
While simply stating the BATF position is OK, overstating it and exaggerating the extent to which they will go to enforce those regulations is not helpful. For instance, I will bet the farm that nothing happens if some one moves to AZ, gets a drivers license and then buys a firearm in less than 30 days......Unless the bloak robs a convenient store or shoots up a school with the firearm. Then circumstances surrounding his admission to first grade may become an issue but at that point what does it matter?
It's true; I do not have to read or respond to these posts but I do have a vested interested in the outcome of the issue being discussed. Terrorizing neophytes into total compliance with even gray areas of the law is not in my best interest. Nor is it in your best interest if you support the second ammendment. Informing them of the regulations, how to skirt them and what the “realistic” expectations are if they do not follow them would be helpful.
Attorneys get paid to advise clients of the law and they are punished (one way or another) for neglecting to point out actions which "may" be illegal. No one here has a legal responsibility to advise total compliance with the regulations much less to intimidate those who do not wish to comply with every nuance. How many people have been guilty of speeding, tax evasion, violation of the clean air acts by modifying they emission control on their car or not getting a tune-up at the regularly scheduled interval. Yes, its a violation of Federal law, but have you been put into a prison cell for 10years and fined $100,00.00? Get a grip.
My point is this: I do not advocate violation of Federal law. They shoot them first! I simply wish to give people sound advice, based on my life’s experiences, which includes what the law is and a realistic impression of what to expect if they do not do comply. This realistic impression includes the probability of whether they are likely to be prosecuted or not and in some cases what the punishment will likely be if convicted, instead of the worst possible thing that could happen if convicted.
I sense that I have irritated some members of the forum with my disention. That was not my intention. I will continue to try persuade them by the use of reason and logic to my point of view instead of emotionalism (although I am passionate about the subject). If disention is not tolerated here, I guess I will have to move along to Siberia.
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