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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 10:54 PM Original message |
Rifle used in museum shooting too old to trace, official says |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. I had a JC higgins that looked a lot like that. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. my grandfather had one |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Gun show, gun dealer, maybe look online |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. collectable guns |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. A dealer at a gun show would not have sold him one... |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. we probably |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. My issue is... |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:37 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It is |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. It's a minor issue |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. will |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It's against the law to sell a gun to a known criminal... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I support a public option to verify via NICS but not like that. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:22 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. The privacy issue was mentioned before |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Well I believe registration IS intrusive, |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. No, it would NOT be a scarlet letter. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Better. Opt in would have to be a requirement. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. Defacto registration. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. Good idea, but don't make it able to opt out on the license |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:49 AM Response to Reply #40 |
61. Nope, that's defacto registration. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #61 |
71. Of course groups could engage in cvil disobedience. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #71 |
82. on FOID. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #82 |
85. Good points. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Why? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Just my opinion but... |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. The problem with opt-in. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. Because I have a CCW |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. Not true. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Actually, no.. in _some_ states |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I stand corrected. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. TX is the same way.. no NICS check for CHL holders. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #60 |
73. I am as pro-gun as the next guy but this seem like a potential source of concern. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Don't know if VA is exempt.. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. No VA is not. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #77 |
80. Yup, laminated w/ signature & photo. n/t |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Well I am still not sure it is a good idea BUT I believe in states rights. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #73 |
83. They probably expire. |
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virginia mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #73 |
94. Yes, a VA CHP ... |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:41 AM Response to Reply #57 |
69. Not true |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #69 |
84. I was corrected by others (see above) |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:51 AM Response to Reply #39 |
62. Some states yes, some states no. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #62 |
70. In Tennessee, they use a system called TICS |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. I have proposed a solution several times now |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:51 AM Response to Reply #29 |
63. Crickets... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Even in California that particular rifle could be sold from one unlicensed individual to another |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
47. Concern trolling, typecasting, and forced teaming |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
51. Let's cover this slowly |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. A dealer or Gunbroker auction would have necessitated a background check. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
64. Only if across state lines. |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #64 |
74. The transaction does not have to be face to face intra state |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #64 |
90. True, but unless you're very close to the seller that's difficult. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Just use the mail. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. People talk about |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. One of the stories that I read that talked to someone who knew |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Likely it is a weapon he bought 30, 40, 50 years ago. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. for me |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. So a "sensible gun control" worked? |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 04:17 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. It did |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
78. Where the system fails............... |
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votingupstart (535 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #78 |
92. i have been looking for those numbers - thanks |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Unlikely. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. I strongly suspect |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. I doubt the latter. These clowns usually want to provoke a war, not prevent one. (n/t) |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
42. He was a racist SS wannabe, not a gun enthusiast. If he owned only hunting weapons |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
41. OMG! I just went to gunbroker.com!!!1 |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. None. The gun is shipped to your local Federally licensed gun dealer, |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. OMG, there's a tempest in this TEAPOT! |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. OMG. Reading is fun. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:53 AM Response to Reply #53 |
65. Unless... |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 06:55 AM Response to Reply #41 |
66. Yeah, ain't it great? |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Some of the same places you'd buy a modern gun. |
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MichaelHarris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I found an old |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
52. Sears, Roebuck & Company |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. I better go check and see if my dad's has been stolen. I grew up shooting the same rifle. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. My guess is stolen. |
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Merchant Marine (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. Just incredible |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I'm wonder if he was shooting a short |
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Merchant Marine (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 12:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. With a tube mag? |
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one-eyed fat man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
54. .22 CB shorts |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
56. Thanks I should've caught it was a tube magazine |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
36. I would guess that more people have been murdered with .22LR than any other caliber |
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Deadric Damodred (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
38. I don't know why people... |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:00 AM Response to Reply #38 |
67. Deadly up to a mile. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
28. He probably had this rifle for 50 years, or got it from an uncle, or bought it from some |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
34. That's about the same age and similar to the Remington that my dad used to teach me about firearms |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
45. If it was made before 1968, it wouldn't have needed a serial # on it... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Just think of how much deadlier that rifle would be if it DID have that shoulder thing that goes up! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Ed or Rachel had her on this week |
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Deadric Damodred (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. I suspect... |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:01 AM Response to Reply #45 |
68. No serial number |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Most guns of the period weren't serialized. (n/t) |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #68 |
75. Yours may have it |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #68 |
79. I have a few firearms that don't have serial numbers |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #68 |
87. My Winchester "ought-3" in .22 WAR (made in 1905) has a serial... |
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virginia mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #68 |
93. I know of a Ithaca 1911 .45... |
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