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Author Topic: gun control time? Red flag laws? Universal background checks? Pistol brace ban?  (Read 5126 times)

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After Gilroy garlic festival and El Paso walmart and Dayton bar I think something's going to happen on gun laws. Maybe that's the whole point. At least one of those shooters said that they wanted to be like the Christchurch NZ shooter that said he wanted to spark gun control and confiscation in the US and hopefully start a civil war. El Paso shooter said he was anti big corporation, pro universal basic income, and big on climate change basically the dem platform and the Dayton shooter was a antifa guy and big Elizabeth Warren supporter. Yet it's evil racist republicans fault and must ban guns. I think at least red flag laws are coming and maybe magazine laws and pistol braces get banned. I don't think they can get a AWB yet unless they get a dem in the white house.
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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2019, 05:33:55 PM »
Maybe NRA will suggest that Trump “take a look at them” like they did with bump stocks and he’ll look at them right into a ban.

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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2019, 12:20:11 PM »
Dont know about NRA but a lot of people i didn't expect are getting behind it like Dan Crenshaw, repub governors and congress and FOX news shows. Saw facebook post today from a 2A account that said he thought red flag laws and universal bg checks would be what happens. If red flag laws pass watch how many people get SWATted. If the youtubers thought that getting demonotized or deplatformed was bad just wait until they get the knock for a welfare check after someone reports them because they think their dangerous. If you can't trust NRA to fight it then who?

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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2019, 05:56:03 PM »
I see the RFL as more likely.  The narrative is already moving that way after Parkland and El Paso and Dayton.

Parkland murderer was a real POS and everyone from police to school admins to students and everyone else knew it but couldn’t do anything about him because of the deal the school and sheriff office had under the previous White House admin.

El Paso guy’s mom called the cops on him to figure out why/if he was allowed to get his weapon.

Dayton guy had a list of girls to rape (and skin???) and a list of guys to kill that he thought were “a threat.”  Classmates said they figured he would have shot up the school a lot sooner.

I wonder if any of them had fathers that bothered to be involved and knock the soy boy idiot behavior out of these losers. Or if they just let the meds and Fortnight babysit them.

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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2019, 03:11:22 PM »
Everything today is about background checks. "universal" and "meaningful" background checks. What am I missing? There's already background checks on buying guns. What's the problem expanding them to private gun show sales or making them more thorough?

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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2019, 03:21:24 PM »
Hey, how else are they going to confiscate guns? Background checks are done by licensed sellers. They want to lump any and every other way of getting a gun in the same category as stealing it or straw purchase or other actual illegal ways. Drip drip drip.

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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2019, 02:48:14 PM »
"What's the problem expanding them to private gun show sales or making them more thorough?"

There are a lot of problems. One is that the current system of background checks is nothing more than a registry. It's a big, ugly, slow, cumbersome, analog registry, but it's still a registry. If the question you're asking is "is this person allowed to purchase/own a firearm?" then why record the make/model/serial number/caliber/etc? A 4473 on every single transfer is nothing more than a way to ensure a complete registry. There are plenty of reasons why a registry is bad, but the simplest is "it's none of their damn business." The second is that they want a check/4473 on every transfer and they want to play games with what a "transfer" is. Any time you hand a firearm to someone is a transfer and when they hand it back to you it's another transfer.

All of that ignores the giant, obvious, glaring fact that CRIMINALS AREN'T GOING TO BE TAKING THE BACKGROUND CHECK ANYWAY!!!! It's already illegal to steal a gun, buy a hot gun on the black market, have a "clean" person buy you a gun if you're prohibited, etc. That's how criminals already get their guns (illegally) and that's how they'll continue to get their guns (illegally).






I don't like the current system but it's what we have to deal with. I'm definitely not OK with that system being expanded. I think that the current system needs overhauled and then, MAYBE, discuss applying it to all SALES. But first it has to be a background check system and not a backdoor registry.

It should be available to anyone. It should be an actual instant system. It should accept as input only the information needed to identify the person undergoing the check. It should return only two things: 1) one of two answers: prohibited or proceed and 2) a secure hash of time of the check, result, and ID of the person checked that can be recorded by the buyer and seller. It should not store any information about any of the checks or identity of those being checked (the returned hash can be used for non-repudiation / proof that the check was run). The system should be externally audited to make sure that all of the above are met, especially that no data is being stored.

Better yet, if someone is so terrible that they can't be trusted with some object then don't let them out into society. Viola. No more background checks needed at all.

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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2019, 12:30:54 PM »
"What's the problem expanding them to private gun show sales or making them more thorough?"

There are a lot of problems. One is that the current system of background checks is nothing more than a registry. It's a big, ugly, slow, cumbersome, analog registry, but it's still a registry. If the question you're asking is "is this person allowed to purchase/own a firearm?" then why record the make/model/serial number/caliber/etc? A 4473 on every single transfer is nothing more than a way to ensure a complete registry. There are plenty of reasons why a registry is bad, but the simplest is "it's none of their damn business." The second is that they want a check/4473 on every transfer and they want to play games with what a "transfer" is. Any time you hand a firearm to someone is a transfer and when they hand it back to you it's another transfer.

All of that ignores the giant, obvious, glaring fact that CRIMINALS AREN'T GOING TO BE TAKING THE BACKGROUND CHECK ANYWAY!!!! It's already illegal to steal a gun, buy a hot gun on the black market, have a "clean" person buy you a gun if you're prohibited, etc. That's how criminals already get their guns (illegally) and that's how they'll continue to get their guns (illegally).






I don't like the current system but it's what we have to deal with. I'm definitely not OK with that system being expanded. I think that the current system needs overhauled and then, MAYBE, discuss applying it to all SALES. But first it has to be a background check system and not a backdoor registry.

It should be available to anyone. It should be an actual instant system. It should accept as input only the information needed to identify the person undergoing the check. It should return only two things: 1) one of two answers: prohibited or proceed and 2) a secure hash of time of the check, result, and ID of the person checked that can be recorded by the buyer and seller. It should not store any information about any of the checks or identity of those being checked (the returned hash can be used for non-repudiation / proof that the check was run). The system should be externally audited to make sure that all of the above are met, especially that no data is being stored.

Better yet, if someone is so terrible that they can't be trusted with some object then don't let them out into society. Viola. No more background checks needed at all.

The man power needed to crack down on any of this is impossible. There are no solutions when there are not the resources to execute a plan.

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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2019, 12:07:54 PM »
Wow, I didn't know how long my post was until I saw it quoted.  :o

I don't think they care about cracking down on anything, or actually enforcing it, or it even being effective at reducing crime, which it wouldn't do anyway. They just don't want regular plebes having guns plain and simple.

They make one or two busts and make an example out of them, bankrupt the people with huge fines, throw them in the slammer for a couple decades, and feed the story to the news to make it high profile. Everyone else toes the line so they don't end up the same way. Hardly any manpower needed for that. Compliance out of fear, same as NFA. Meanwhile, criminals are still getting their guns illegally and still committing crimes.

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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2019, 12:36:00 PM »
I’m more concerned with “who” gets to determine if someone is a threat.

Medical professionals? - aren’t medical records supposed to be confidential unless you’re an actual threat to yourself or others? But if red flag laws pass, are they going to loosen this standard?

The police? Neighbors? Family?


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Re: gun control time?
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2019, 12:46:47 PM »
Thats just details. The sheriff will say your dangerous or the police will take them under orders from the 1,000 Mayors Against Illegal Guns and by the time they figure out they shouldn't have taken them good luck getting them back. If they aren't already lost or destroyed, they'll be rusted shut or behind three years of paperwork to get them back. And then another background check and surprise, you're denied because of your red flag history.

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Florida man has guns confiscated under red flag law - IT'S THE WRONG GUY!
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2019, 08:35:57 AM »
Red Flag Laws Gone Wrong! Cops in FL confiscate a man's firearms because there was an ERPO for someone else with the same name. Instead of due process or bothering to correctly ID him they just take his concealed permit and his guns and leave him to deal with it in court. If I was him I would find a lawyer and sue everyone from the landlord to the sheriff to the deputies to the agriculture department to the governor to the Carpenter they were supposed to get to the clerk of courts.

https://www.ammoland.com/2019/08/florida-man-has-firearms-rights-taken-away-over-mistaken-identity/

Florida Man Has Firearms Rights Taken Away Over Mistaken Identity

The postal carrier had Carpenter signed for a certified letter from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Carpenter signed for it, but he was confused because he was not expecting anything from the state. He quickly opened it and was floored.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was notifying him that they have suspended his concealed handgun permit.

“On or about August 12th, 2019 in Osceola County, Florida, an injunction was entered restraining you from acts of domestic violence or acts of repeat violations,” the notice read.

The letter shocked Carpenter, who has never had a run-in with the law.

“When I opened the letter stating my CCW was suspended, I was shocked and confused,” Carpenter told AmmoLand News.

Figuring it was a mistake, Carpenter called the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to clear things up since he has never committed domestic violence against anyone. The representative told him he had to get a form from the Clerk of the Courts saying that there weren't any actions against him.

Carpenter headed to Clerk of the Court's office to retrieve the required form. When he got there, the Clerk informed him that there was an injunction against a Jonathan Edward Carpenter.

“What do I have to do to prove that you have the wrong Jonathan Edward Carpenter?” he asked the Clerk.

The Clerk instructed Carpenter to go downstairs to talk to the Osceola County Sheriff's office to clear things up. Carpenter still figuring that it was just a mistake that the Sheriff’s office could quickly clear up went and spoke with him.

The Sheriff’s office supplied Carpenter with a copy of the injunction. In the statement, the plaintiff stated that she rented a room out to a “Jonathan Edward Carpenter” and his girlfriend. She alleged that this Carpenter was a drug dealer who broke her furniture and sold her belongings without her permission. He had a gun, and she feared for her life. She was not sure if the firearm was legal or not.


The man in question is 5'8. Carpenter is 5'11. The alleged drug dealer is 110lbs. Carpenter is over 200. The man has black hair. Carpenter is completely bald. Last but not least, the man in question is covered in tattoos, and Carpenter only has a few.

It was apparent that the police had the wrong man, but Carpenter was in for his biggest shock yet. The Sherriff’s office told Carpenter he had to surrender his guns. Carpenter never even had as much as a hearing, yet he was losing his rights.

“The last thing on my mind was me having to turn over my gun,” Carpenter told AmmoLand. “I was upset when the Sheriff told me that I need to surrender my gun before any due process.”

He would not be able to get them back until he goes to court so the women can verify to the judge that they have the wrong Jonathan Carpenter. He would have to petition the court for the return of his firearms. An added expense that Carpenter would have to cover himself!

A police officer I spoke to off the record thinks that the courts ran a check for a Jonathan Edward Carpenter with a concealed carry permit. Although he could not tell me for sure, he thinks that is what happened in this particular case. He did say that this is a common practice.

When I pressed the officer of the likelihood of a drug dealer obeying Florida gun laws and getting a concealed handgun permit, he agreed that it probably isn't likely. He then stated that police and courts do make mistakes all the time, but he insisted that it is better to make mistakes than not do anything. Many disagree with that point.

For many, this is an example of how the system is broken. Second Amendment advocates worry with the expansion of extreme risk protection orders these situations will become more prevalent. Currently, 17 states have these red flag laws on the books.
Florida passed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act in 2018. This is Florida’s version of a red flag law. Although this isn’t technically a risk protection order, many think cases like this highlight how red flag laws can be misused to disarm innocent people.

For Carpenter, he has to wait until August 27th for his day in court to start the process of getting his firearms rights back. To him, he had the presumption of innocence taken away. He is currently seeking legal counsel.



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Not the first time and guaranteed it won't be the last time especially if they start trying to make those kinds of laws more widespread without careful consideration of accuracy and due process. Just look at cases of botched no-knock warrants and people on one side or the other of the door getting shot. How is that going to play out when the A Team busts through the door saying "we're here to take your guns." I don't see how it ends well in many cases. In legitimate cases, it's a potential nut with guns who they already think is capable of doing bad stuff. In botched cases (wrong house or whatever) you have an American citizen who may rightfully have guns and in comes armed men trying to take them away.

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Saw another story about a USMC vet getting red flagged and guns taken over saying ANTIFIA was bad. I can't find the news link though. Odessa shooter will be used as another argument for RFL or UBC. They keep mentioning previous police calls about him, he already failed background check, and didn't go through a check for the gun he used.

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They are more likely to be abused as revenge by ex wives than mistaken identity or online posts.

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But it will be abused or misused somewhere and that's a problem!

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San Francisco city government declares National Rifle Association is a terrorist organization. If being a member of a domestic terrorist organization isn't grounds for red flagging someone I don't know what is.



The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday that declares the National Rifle Association a "domestic terrorist organization."

After connecting the NRA to an "epidemic of gun violence" in the U.S., the resolution urges San Francisco to distance itself from the organization by examining local vendors' and contractors' ties to the NRA. It also says the local government should avoid doing business with the NRA or organizations associated with it.

"The National Rifle Association spreads propaganda that misinforms and aims to deceive the public about the dangers of gun violence," the resolution reads.

While supervisors will be examining San Francisco's connections to the NRA, the resolution is also meant to pave the way for similar legislation at the local, state or federal level, Supervisor Catherine Stefani, who sponsored the resolution, told USA TODAY on Wednesday.

The designation of domestic terrorist organization is justified because the NRA's opposition to gun control is "standing in the way of saving lives,” Stefani said.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/04/san-francisco-supervisors-nra-domestic-terrorist-organization/2210973001/

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Saw another story about a USMC vet getting red flagged and guns taken over saying ANTIFIA was bad. I can't find the news link though. Odessa shooter will be used as another argument for RFL or UBC. They keep mentioning previous police calls about him, he already failed background check, and didn't go through a check for the gun he used.

Word is that the Odessa guy failed a NICS check 5+ years ago when he tried to buy a gun and he lied on 4473 question 11F (adjudicated as a mental case). So they apparently keep records of failed background checks. He was deemed to be a nutjob, tried to buy a gun anyway, failed the check, has been calling and rambling to the FBI for years, has had the cops called on him, they don't show up because the property is "hard to find", got a gun somehow else, got fired, called 911 and FBI, gets pulled over for not using turn signal, and then flies off the handle. But he was still allowed out in society. And allowed to have a CDL and work on an oil field. Lucky he didn't plow through a crowd or into a building with a rolling bomb that he drove off the field.

There was also a real Marine and a fake Marine that both got red flagged recently. One got his guns taken away and the other got his daddy's guns taken away.


Red Flag Gun Laws: Connecticut Man's Firearms Seized Because His Son Shared A Meme On Facebook

A Facebook page for the younger Wagshol said he was a former U.S. Marine and worked at the Department of Homeland Security as a janitor. Blake said both of these statements on Facebook are untrue.

Wagshol also admitted to purchasing four 30-round magazines at a Bass Pro Shop in New Hampshire to circumvent Connecticut law limiting magazines to ten rounds. Wagshol is now facing four felony counts for possessing those magazines. Whether or not you support Connecticut’s ban on 30-round magazines, he will be found guilty under current CT law for possessing them.

Finally, Wagshol did admit to ordering a kit to build an AR.  A lot of preppers and gun enthusiasts have done the exact same thing. That’s more than understandable with the government chomping at the bit to enact more gun control.  Wagshol will likely be in legal trouble in CT for that too.

This is where a “concerned citizen” stepped in. Wagshol shared a meme on Facebook that someone found scary.

According to News12 Connecticut:

FBI investigators say the Norwalk Police Department received a tip about Wagshol’s activity from a concerned citizen. The joint investigation began after the FBI received a tip that Wagshol was trying to buy high capacity magazines from out of state.

Police say all the weapons recovered from the home are legally owned and registered to Wagshol’s father, but that the 22-year-old had access to them. Investigators also recovered body armor with a titanium plate, camouflage shirt, pant and belt, ballistic helmet, tactical gloves, camouflage bag and computers. (source)

That’s right. The confiscated guns belong to his father. The son “had access” to them by living in the same house, but they are his father’s property. His father didn’t do anything wrong, but his property has been seized nonetheless.

This might be a good time to remind your own kids, both young and adult, to watch what they say on social media because it has real-world implications.

Let’s take a look at those other confiscated items, shall we? Camouflage clothing, body armor, gloves, bags, and computers are all legal to own. Listing it all, however, sure makes it sound super-scary. But, seriously, how much danger were people facing from that camouflage bag?




FBI uses 'red flag' law to seize weapons from former Marine who threatened to 'slaughter' antifa

"If antifa gets to the point where they start killing us, I’m going to kill them next," Kohfield said outside of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's home. "I’d slaughter them, and I have a detailed plan on how I would wipe out antifa."

FBI's Joint Terrorism Task responded within days to seize all of Kohfield's weapons. Agents cited the red flag law to temporarily confiscate the guns, though Kohfield had not committed a crime.

The law allows law enforcement and family members to ask a judge to issue an "extreme risk protection order" that prohibits certain individuals from owning weapons. The statute's intent is to be proactive to inhibit violence before it can occur, and many states are enacting similar laws as a way to combat the increasing number of mass shootings in the U.S.

Phil Lemman, Oregon’s acting deputy state court administrator, said Kohfield gave up five guns, including an AR-15.

Kohfield was also admitted to a veterans hospital in Portland and spent 20 days there. Though he was not charged with a crime, he was barred from participating in the August protests organized by the far-right group Proud Boys in Portland that drew counterprotests from antifa.

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Will he be able to get this weapons back?


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Which one the wrong guy that had his guns taken or the guy who got his guns taken because of his son or the guy who posted a meme and got his guns taken? If they ever do get them back it will probably be a long hard expensive process. Who knows if they'll ever get them back. Who knows if they'll ever be able to pass a check to buy a gun with this on their record now.