First we are good to go then not again in a matter of a couple of days. What a bitch!
This is from NFA Dan an NFA examiner telling me we are not so good to go, posted on subguns, do not mess with Dan he's alright just reporting whats going on kinda.
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Where to start.....????
Posted By: NFA-Dan
Date: 2/22/06 18:52
In Response To: Michigan Status Houchens, NFA Dan can you comment? (Bust Off)
Mike
I am actually suprised at the amount of data that has been so freely communicated to you and would caution you to use careful judgement on releasing anything prematurely in the future. It has actually created more tension and anxiety with the MI folks reading this, then operating on the assumption everything was still on hold. Don't get me wrong, I applaud your effort and diligence and am pretty sure that the outcome you are pushing for will be what occurs, I would just recommend that you walk lightly when stepping on peoples toes who are helping you.
In answer to your question - yes, the NFA Branch received word on Friday that transfers could start being approved. This happened in the AM Friday. HOWEVER, late Friday afternoon, word came down the pike that a few final details were being worked out, and to hold off on the approval of any MI machine gun transfers. That is the holding pattern that we are still in.
Hope that helps some.
Dan Pinckney.
My reply;
Well I Really Don't Know How More Tension
Posted By: Bust Off <
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Date: 2/22/06 20:49
In Response To: Where to start.....???? (NFA-Dan)
Thank You for the reply Dan, I think!
Well I don't really know how releasing what was released created any more tension amongst us Michigan people than has already been created, with all due respect by the actions or inactions of the players at hand. That's being honest!
What created major league tension up here in this instance is freezing transfers that were always known by NFA to be transferable and thats the C&R mg's to C&R licensee's, in fact shutting down damn near the entire system.
Perhaps I need to accept the blame and responsibility for having caused that scenario for requesting the AG's opinion and attempting to correct the wrongs of the past. Thats where it was headed and in fact it's not my fault as explained in my prior posts.
As for releasing info from the Chiefs email to me. There was no communication attached saying don't release this info. Had the Chief asked me to not release it under any conditions, I think I would have honored that. I was the guy who was courteous enough to reply back with thanks and asked the Chief if he minded if I released the info. And yes he replied back asking me to hold off til next week, the operative word being asking. By the way it is next week.
Had I not replied the Chief could have assumed I would have been blabbing it all over the net. At the time I had intended to not release the info until the first of multiple complaints came rolling into me, and I'm not the NFA or ATF, I'm just the guy who started all this shit and I'm the guy thats going to take some hits as a result. But I guess that comes with the territory!
When things changed thats when I had to make a call, and I did. It was perhaps a bad call, but a call none the less that I felt I had to make. If I stepped on the Chief's toes please convey my humble apologies. I will probably email him and express my apologies as well.
Are there other toes I stepped on who are supposedly helping me that I'm not grasping?
Here we are again and this is whats causing the tension, stress and anxiety. Friday we were under the impression that we were good to go and MG transfers would be approved. Now as of today, in fact right now we're hearing we're back at square one.
"HOWEVER, late Friday afternoon, word came down the pike that a few final details were being worked out, and to hold off on the approval of any MI machine gun transfers. That is the holding pattern that we are still in."
I tell yah Dan - I'm not psychic. If I was I would know exactly how to deal with these situations. I have no idea what the few details that would stop the transfers again could possibly be. If I knew perhaps I could help, but since I'm not privy to that information all I, and every other Michigan guy can do is drop his jaw in utter disbelief, shake his head back and forth, sit up and say, wow WTF is going on now! Cuz thats what I'm doin right now!
It has been nearly 2 months of not knowing where we are headed. It's been an up and down roller coaster of high anxiety. First it's we're good to go, now we're not, now mg's are good and silencers not, mg's are good to go, transfers are being held, now there not, now they are again!
This is the cause of the anxiety Dan. In any event, even though your reply to my post is causing me great pain I respect you for the advice and information even if you're being the bearer of bad news for me tonight. Please convey my humble apologies if you could, to the people who's toes I have stepped on.
Sincerely, Michael P. Sessa