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Gun Purchase Question (Vanity)
07.24.09
| chickensoup
Posted on 07/24/2009 5:39:30 PM PDT by Chickensoup
I purchased two rifles last week. In Maine one must be checked in a database while at the gun store to make sure one is eligible to purchase.
Supposedly this information is destroyed by the state in 24 or 48 hours.
I gave my address, which was a PO Box
I had to give a physical address and prove it.
Why would they want my physical address, if the information would be destroyed in 48 hours. Doesnt make sense.
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KEYWORDS: application; gun
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To: fso301
"Ultimately, when the dealer decides it's time to retire or close the business for any other reason, he has to hand over all his records to the Feds. "
Wouldn't many dealers be retiring due to fire, flood or tornado or all of the above?
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:27:34 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: Paladin2
What if a dealer had to retire because somebody broke in and shredded all his records? Jus’ aksin...
To: waterhill
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:35:15 PM PDT
by
Nitro
To: Nitro; Chickensoup
Watch the movie Red Dawn and all will become apparent.Exactly.
"Go to sporting goods store and obtain forms 4473. They will show lists of private ownership."
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:35:23 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century. I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
To: Belasarius
Hmm... you might be right about that, but I’m not so sure.
How does the DOJ make sure that the “right” person petitions to get his gun back? I’ve gone through this. You fill out a form with basic information and they send you a document entitling you to pick up the firearm.
If they didn’t ALREADY have a record putting YOU and the gun together, then ANYONE could send that form in and claim ownership.
What am I missing?
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:39:32 PM PDT
by
agooga
(Struggling every day to be worthy of their sacrifice.)
To: Hegemony Cricket
What if the dealer had a retirement party and there was a shredder in the office and the records had a big "Don't shred this pile" sign near them?
"...Mistakes were made...."
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:40:26 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: Paladin2
Wouldn't many dealers be retiring due to fire, flood or tornado or all of the above? I don't know about temporary closures. My understanding is the requirement to turn in their records is if they close permanently.
I have heard where in the aftermath of a hurricane or flood, records were "lost".
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:43:34 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: Chickensoup
What, you think this is voter registration or something? PO boxes are only for Acorn-approved purposes.
To: mountainlion
Well depending on what the conversation was if there is guns in a house that is on fire is kind of need to know for firefighters imo.
Though readily being able to pull up information as to exactly what they have is something they shouldn’t be able to do.
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:52:34 PM PDT
by
Domandred
(Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.. I am Jim Thompson.)
To: Domandred
I could see where the FD might like to know just how many rounds are present and the approximate location of the stash.
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:56:35 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: Chickensoup
does the government really destroy the information? No, they don't.
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posted on
07/24/2009 6:58:42 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: LouAvul
"Your ffl has to keep the 4473 (the form w/your social security info, have you ever worked as a hired killer?, etc.) forever. When they go out of business, the paperwork is forwarded to the BATFE." Actually the FFL must keep the 4473 for twenty years, after that they can destroy them. Also, entering your SS# on the 4473 is an option, but not required. (I never do.)
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posted on
07/24/2009 7:08:09 PM PDT
by
bruoz
To: Gritty
One gets more thoroughly background checked to buy a shotgun than to become President of the United States. My wife wants to know why I just burst out laughing.
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posted on
07/24/2009 7:20:45 PM PDT
by
Jeff Gordon
(Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: buccaneer81
“Go to sporting goods store and obtain forms 4473. They will show lists of private ownership.”
What does this mean?
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posted on
07/25/2009 5:39:35 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
("Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.")
To: Chickensoup
Go to sporting goods store and obtain forms 4473. They will show lists of private ownership. What does this mean?Have you ever seen Red Dawn? That's the scene where the Cuban Colonel tells his Russian subordinate to go to the local sporting goods store where they've invaded in Colorado. They get the list of gun purchases to confiscate them.
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posted on
07/25/2009 5:51:10 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century. I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
To: buccaneer81
No, I guess I ought to watch it. is it a book too?
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posted on
07/25/2009 6:50:59 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
("Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.")
To: Chickensoup
No, just a movie. Made in 1984. You can find it for less than ten bucks at Wal-Mart.
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posted on
07/25/2009 7:35:07 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century. I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
To: Chickensoup
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posted on
07/25/2009 7:36:31 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century. I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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