Obama's claims on Internet gun sales and gun show loopholes one big lie or is he misinformed?

Yesterday while eating lunch my normal programming was interrupted by Mr Obama and his Executive Orders.  I was quite interested in how he was going to Combat illegal gun sales, keeping guns out of the hands of people with mental disorders, and mass shootings.  It was lame from the start.  First off blaming Internet Gun Sales and the infamous Gun Show Loop Hole.  After hearing that it was blah blah blah, or the sound for adults in the Charlie Brown cartoons.

Here is the President of the United States making false statements like a blabbering liberal on Facebook. (Oh wait he recently joined Facebook didn't he?). Screaming about something and not having the facts.  It has been said by him and and mainstream media that 40% of Online Gunwales forego background checks.  Though its been less than 24 hours everyone that I have asked from the President on down that is circulating this supposed fact no one can or has given me an answer to what web sites let alone who did the survey etc etc etc.  I also have to wonder if he will be outlawing Glocks next because they're a polymer pistol and can't be seen in an X-Ray and won't be detected in a metal detector. (Sarcasm)

I really think he is misinformed, or he is just a puppet of Mike Bloomberg.  In my experience with Internet sales from actual stores J&G, CDNN, Sarco and others, either I have had to send/Fax a copy of my C&R FFL and if the gun qualified have it sent directly to me, or if it was a Modern Firearm I would have my Local gun store fax/send a copy of their 01 FFL, the store would then send them my weapon, I then fill out the state and federal forms, show 2 forms of Identification, then I am submitted for an NICS background check and off I go.

I have also bought from market places like Guns America, Gun broker and others.  I have done business with gun stores and individuals alike on these sites.  The same procedures as with the Internet Gun Stores have been adhered to in every case be it C&R guns or Modern Firearms.

Another source of gun purchases for me is Gun Shows.  I have never witnessed the gun show loophole that President Obama has talked about.  Either my FFL has been submitted for C&R weapons or for modern firearms forms filled out, 2 ID's, and an NICS background check.

Here is where I have witnessed the possibility of a loophole.  I have been to yard sales and have seen shotguns, revolvers or an occasional hunting rifle for sale and ammo.  I have never personally seen assault weapons or semi auto pistols.  Also an exception to this is Hillsville Virginia's world largest flea market.

Right now in lay man's terms the law states that if you are a private seller/buyer and if the sale goes over stateliness (interstate transaction) the sale has to go through an FFL.  However if it is an instate private purchase/sale  (and on advisement from the local office of the BATFE verify by drivers license) all you have to have is reason to believe that the persons conducting the transaction are able to own a firearm sign a bill of sale and that is it.

Personally I think Mr Obama and Mr Bloomberg are grabbing at straws, and have never been to a gun show and attempted to buy a gun or tried to make an Internet purchase of a gun.  So something they don't understand right away is bad and when attached to gun is really bad.  So they attack it.  Now I am not about to say that illegal stuff does not happen, because it does, and in all the cases that I have been made aware of personally the ATF got them.  With the executive orders given yesterday again Mr Obama is just spinning his wheels.

A Common Sense Approach to Gun Control

I don't know if President Obama has signed his Executive Order Gun Control Measures yet.  However I have a suggestion or two that might be able to clear this all up if someone would listen.  I am all for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, the criminally insane, and people with issues that would cause themselves harm or other people.  What I am against is this administration and its way of disregarding the legislative branch of government and its Obama appointed judicial branch.   Also I think its the old cowboy and a rope joke.  Give someone a foot of rope and they think they are a cowboy till they hang themselves.  What I'm afraid of here is that the cowboy is actually going to hang us.

On January 16th 2013 about a month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012 Mr Obama signed 23 Executive Orders on gun control that would prevent mass shootings in his mind.  However it seems that the mass shootings have increased.  In this and itself if I had signed those executive orders on gun control I would have to say to myself "Hmm that didn't work, what do I do now."  My answer to this is well I gotta make some decisions that target the guys that don't obey the law instead of the law-abiding citizen.

In reality here in 2016 I think it has to do with Leadership rather than Good vs Evil, etc etc etc.  Let me back up to about 20 or more years ago.  Ed Koch (D) was the Mayor of NYC and he came out with his commercials of if you are caught with an illegal handgun in NYC it will be a mandatory one year sentence.  To me it seemed at the time that crime went up, unarmed and law abiding citizens became victims.  (Except for Bernard Goetz).  Also at this time NYC was a cesspool, and was going bankrupt.  You walked the streets there wondering am I going to get mugged?  Then Rudy Giualiani (R) took over.  Cleaned the place up, crime went down and you could walk the streets care free.  Then Replaced by democrats in 2001, Michael Bloomberg, and now Bill De Blasio the city is again slipping back into its former self from the early 90s.

California, Home of Diane Feinstein and Nancy "We gotta pass it so we can read it" Pelosi.  A haven for Democrats has some of the strictest gun laws in the land.  We just had San Bernadino where Muslim Extremists shot up a Christmas office party.  There were a few others but most of all isn't California the home of gangs?  Bloods, crypts, MS-13 and others that are doing drive by shootings and other gun violence.

Chicago Illinois under the control of former Obama right hand man Rob Emmanuel (D).  Another city under Democrat control with very tough Gun Control Laws.  The state didn't start issuing concealed carry permits until January 2014.  Again the city is crumbling around the mayor and gun violence is up.

The United States as a whole has a problem with gun Violence when a Democrat is President.  Bill Clinton's presidency brought us the Assault Weapons Ban along with governing of magazine capacities and other things.  Gun violence went up.  It seemed like every other month some postal worker was shooting up a post office.  Then there was the 1999 Seattle Shipyard shooting, the Xerox shootings, and The Columbine shootings.

Since the Obama Legacy is fresh in everyone's minds I won't go into that.

To me sitting on the sidelines the start of the fall when Democrats take charge is that they start giving away free stuff at a limited rate for a limited time.  Then flaunt what they are doing for the little guy.  Then screw everyone else above the little guy to pay for the free stuff for the little guy.  The little guy then climbs out of his hole and then gets to where the next rung is and has to start paying taxes, and work for a living.  Then after a year or so too much money is going into this hole so they stop the benefit, and start charging the little guy for the benefit and double everybody else that is already paying.  (Sound Familiar)  Which then causes resentment and worry.  For someone that is already in dire straits this way of government can easily push someone over the edge as we see so often under Democrat administrations.

My cure for this:

Have Obama Resign

Outlaw the Democrat Party in the US

There won't be any gun control issues.  Everyone will have their rights and everyone will have to work and pay their fair share.

Mark Herring: Why we need a Federal Concealed Carry Permit (FCCP)

If you are not aware Mark Herring is the Attorney General (AG) of the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Just before Christmas he nullified Concealed Carry Reciprocity Agreements with 25 states.  The reasons will be shown later in this post.  Before I get to that I want to bring to light some of Mark Herrings actions as Attorney General that may call this man's discharge of justice into action.  Shortly after being sworn into office in January 2014 Virginia's ban on gay marriage was going before the Supreme Court and AG Herring stated that he would not represent the state in support of the "LAW" because he personally did not support the "LAW".  All my life I have seen this statue at courthouses:

Lady Justice.  The blindfold stands for Justice is Blind, The scales for fairness and weighing of the evidence, and the sword is for punishment.  Nowhere is their symbolism for personal views on a matter.  Also from History and social studies classes Laws are passed by a State or Federal Congress by one side presenting a bill be it Delegates or Representatives which then goes to the Senate then to an Executive be it a Governor or a President who signs it into law.  Then its up to the Supreme Court to decide if it is a just or unjust law when called into question.  Not the Attorney General.  For what I know and I could be wrong is that the AG's job is to defend the laws of the state or the country.

Now on Dec 22nd with the Nullifying of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Agreement with 25 states the below reasons were what AG Herring stated were his reasons:

Virginia's concealed handgun permit law includes a number of disqualifiers and safeguards designed to prevent potentially dangerous or irresponsible individuals from being able to lawfully conceal handguns, such as:

• An individual who has been ordered by a court to receive outpatient mental health treatment, who has received inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment, or who has been adjudicated legally incompetent, mentally incapacitated, or not guilty by reason of insanity.
• An individual who is subject to a restraining order, or to a protective order
• An individual who has been convicted of stalking or has pending stalking charges
• An individual who has been convicted of any assault, assault and battery, sexual battery, discharging of a firearm or brandishing of a firearm within the three-year period immediately preceding the application, or has pending charges for any of the above
• An individual who has been convicted of a felony or has felony charges pending
• An individual who has been convicted of two or more misdemeanors within the five-year period immediately preceding the application
• An individual who is addicted to, or is an unlawful user or distributor of, marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids, or any controlled substance.
• An individual who has been convicted of driving under the influence within the three years prior to the application
• An individual who the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, based on specific acts by the applicant, is likely to use a weapon unlawfully or negligently to endanger others
• An individual whose juvenile adjudications would have constituted a felony conviction if committed by an adult
• An alien other than an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
• An individual who is a fugitive from justice
• An individual who has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions

With the above he nullified the agreements.  (See Virginia Attorney General web page) I really have to throw the BS Flag on the intentions of AG Herring and here are my reasons:

1.  To sell weapons you must first contact Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives and apply for an 01 Federal Firearms License (FFL)

2.  After about 6 months you receive your FFL you start to sell weapons and you do so by state and FEDERAL laws and codes.

3.  Usually before completing the sale or giving said person custody of the weapon(s) you have them fill out a Federal Firearms Transaction Record Part I- Over the Counter ATF Form 4473 (5300.9 Part I Revised April 2012.  This is Universal in all 50 States.  This form is what precludes or allows you to buy a firearm.  If you are not the actual buyer (11a) stops that, If you are under indictment for a felony (11b,c) stops the sale Controlled substance abuser (11e) takes care of that, Mentally defective  (11f) takes care of that.  Discharged under Dishonorable conditions 11g takes care of that.  I can go on with this But everything that is cited by Mr. Herring is listed on the form.  If you can't legally buy a hand gun under Federal Guidelines  then why would you try to get a legal Concealed Carry Permit in any state?

4.  I know that you can lie on a form.  Ladies know what I am talking about 120 on a license when you're 122 or 25 when you're 30 etc etc etc.  However after the paperwork is done the Licensee then must phone it in to the Local Law Enforcement Officer or State Police for a Federal NICS background check.  Which verifies the information on ATF Form 4473  once you get the ok which can be 2 minutes to 72 hours bada bing you can take your gun home.

A federal Concealed Carry Permit may be the answer.  I don't like the federal government meddling with anything.  They'll just screw it up.  However when you have cases like this where AG Herring nullifies an agreement between states on his own personal whim and strips thousands of their privilege to carry between states it might not be a bad idea.

Not only did he do a disservice to people from other states but also to Virginians.  Here is the definition of Reciprocity:

reciprocity is a social rule that says we should repay, in kind, what another person has provided us.

My original State Concealed Carry Permit was with the State of North Carolina.  Originally when it was issued there was no reciprocity agreement with anyone.  Then in 2002 (?) the first reciprocity agreements were issued and printed in "The Fayetteville Observer" and one of the guidelines noted from the NC Legislature was that Permits would be honored from other states "ONLY" if their state honored a NC permit.  Well that tells me since a NC CCP is not honored here they aint gonna honor a Va. permit there.

AG herring in his letter of suspension of Reciprocity Agreements stated that the states now suspended from carrying in Va did not meet the strict guidelines set forth in Va.  What a laugh!  Just to the south the guidelines are more stricter in NC!  When I got mine in NC I went to a 2 day class, learned a lot about Laws, etc etc.  Instructors are state certified.  When pulled over you have to tell a cop that you are a concealed carrier and that you have a weapon in the car.  Here in Va  You only have to be an NRA certified weapons instructor.  There are no state guidelines or course requirements. If you are a Veteran, or Active Duty Military you get a concealed carry permit.  If you go to a hunter safety course you get a concealed carry permit.  Go to a 1 hour class at a gun show and you get a permit.  However when you get your permit issued by the county clerk of the court and you sign it you are vowing to follow all Virginia codes and Laws covering Concealed Carry but no one can give you a copy of said laws and codes or let alone find them.  You don't have to tell a cop that you are a concealed weapon carrier and that you are armed.

We are all issued Drivers Licenses after showing some degree of competency in driving a motor vehicle.  We then can go to other states and are fully aware that if we break the laws of said sate that we can be prosecuted.  I would like to see Mr Herring ban out of state drivers licenses next.

In closing if you are from the affected states call your State Leadership and tell them not to let in any Armed Security Details for AG Mark Herring or Governor Terry Macauliff.  If you live in the Common Wealth of Virginia Give AG Mark Herring a call and let him know how you feel (804) 786-2071 and then call Terry Macauliffe and let him know what you feel about his Buddy's gun rights denying deal.(804) 786-2211

BTW I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and my personal best wishes for a Happy New Year.

SURESHOT PRECISION MARKING = A SURESHOT PRECISION RIP OFF

     This past fall I had decided to build an AR pistol and selected a parts kit from Sportsman's Guide for a 7 1/4 inch barrel.  Upon receiving it I immediately put the barrel assembly together which took me all of 45 minutes.  Then I started researching the rules both legal and nature for completing the lower receiver.  At this point I found out that legally if the receiver hasn't been worked on anyone can do the engraving.  I also found out that it is better to get the engraving done, then do the machining, and then do the anodizing process to the receiver.

     I started looking around trying to find a company that specialized in 80% lower receiver engraving, and came upon Sure Shot Precision Marking out of Northridge Ca.  Other companies that I looked at that did laser engraving looked like they used a crayon laser engraver vs the clear sharp images that Sure Shot was advertising.  So I went with sure shot and what a mistake it was.

     On Oct 3rd I filled out the online form, and through paypal paid these guys $77.45 for the engraving and immediately mailed off the lower.  06 Oct someone signed for the receiver, and after a few days I called just to ensure that everything was good as far as the receiver, and to verify the information.  I got their voicemail left a message.  I have not heard from this company, their web site closed down, their phone was disconnected, at which time I found another Number and still no call backs. 

     Now I am out the $77.45 along with the 85.98 which I paid for the lower.

     In November I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the Business Consumer Alliance.  To no avail.  They can't find these guys either.

     Now I'm at the next step as advised from BBB I contacted the California Attorney General.  Hopefully they will be able to contact these clowns or at least tell me that they have been arrested or what happened to their business.

     If you have been ripped off by Sure Shot Precision Marking contact www.ag.ca.gov and file a complaint.  if you are thinking about doing an AR build don't use this guys