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MILLER: Getting a gun in Virginia(DC)
washingtontimes.com ^ | 11 January, 2012 | Emily Miller

Posted on 01/14/2012 6:02:08 PM PST by marktwain

I walked into my editor’s office on Monday, a few minutes before our weekly staff meeting at 11 a.m. He was working on his computer. “Whatcha doin’?” I asked.

“Buying a gun.” He’s a man of few words, so I couldn’t tell if he was joking or not.

“Seriously?”

“Yes. I’m doing it before the meeting. Look at this,” he said, pointing at his screen. I peered over his shoulder at the website called Gallery of Guns. “You just put the gun you want in this box and it pulls up all the options.” He selected a Kahr PM9.

“Why are you getting another Kahr?” I asked, knowing he already has the Kahr K40 (which I’m holding in the photo above).

“I’ve had that one since 1997 and want a smaller one for carry. This one weighs half as much. And I’m keeping the same brand for consistency,” he explained. “Now I just type in my name, address and credit card number to order it.”

“Don’t you have to put in your concealed carry permit number?” I asked.

“Nope. The most annoying thing is remembering my password for the website,” he said. He entered his zip code and got a list of gun stores. “Just pick the one nearest to me and pick it up. That’s it.”

“That’s it? No tests? No registration? No waiting?” I asked.

“Nope,” he said as he hit the submit button and headed off to our staff meeting.

The next day at 3 p.m., I got an email from my editor with the subject line, "America Rocks." I clicked it open and his messages said, "Just got a call. My gun is ready for pick up."

On Wednesday morning, he went to the store.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Virginia
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To: 2111USMC

Same here. It’s too bad it didn’t come with at least one extra magazine.


21 posted on 01/14/2012 7:03:56 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("Climate Change" my a.... All weather is local.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Must be a marketing thing so they can list the price of the guns 20 bucks cheaper. KelTec does the same thing. My P-11 only came with 1 mag.


22 posted on 01/14/2012 7:06:28 PM PST by 2111USMC (Not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.)
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To: 2111USMC

The place where I bought mine told me that they had a hard time getting those pistols in and that they are flying out the doors as fast as they come in. I guess that will make getting extra magazines a lot harder.


23 posted on 01/14/2012 7:09:40 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("Climate Change" my a.... All weather is local.)
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To: marktwain

I’ve taken several liberal friends shooting. One even ended up buying a pistol and joining the NRA!

I figure it does more good than hours of debate.

Pretty much anyone can pretty quickly figure out that a ‘gun’ is an inanimate object, a mere tool.

In short, take a lib shooting; it’s WAY more fun, far more effective and of much greater value than thousands of lines of bitching here.


24 posted on 01/14/2012 7:16:14 PM PST by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, Deport all illegals, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: marktwain

Just bought a pistol for my wife throught Gallery of Guns this morning, here in California.

Had to order it online, and pay a deposit. When the pistol gets to my local dealer (hopefully by Wed.) I will be able to start my 10 day wait.

I remember my old man getting shotguns delivered to our doorstep C.O.D. when I was a kid.... (for all you young ones out there COD stands for cash on delivery)

Yep he didn’t even pay for them till they got to his doorstep... times sure have changed here in Kalifornia.


25 posted on 01/14/2012 7:20:38 PM PST by walkingdead (It's easy, you just don't lead 'em as much....)
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To: marktwain

The libs will probably have a field day with this story,
claiming that it shows how a person can buy a gun on-line.

It is important to explain that this person DID NOT buy a gun on line.

This person simply SELECTED a gun from an on line catalog
and had it reserved or delivered to a licensed FFL dealer.
This person then went to the dealer and filled out the necessary paperwork to purchase the gun.


26 posted on 01/14/2012 7:31:18 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (We have met the enemy and he is us.)
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To: marktwain; All
A good friend and handgun collector in PA finds the 1911 platform appealing.

This shot was taken over a year ago:

A couple of those full house custom 1911s went for over $6k.

27 posted on 01/14/2012 7:38:30 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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To: GunsareOK

did you see this thread??


28 posted on 01/14/2012 7:49:55 PM PST by DollyCali (UDon't tell God how big your storm is... tell your storm how BIG your God is!)
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To: Cobra64
Some people seem to have interesting hobbies...

29 posted on 01/14/2012 7:51:25 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (We have met the enemy and he is us.)
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To: Cobra64

Now that right there is impressive.


30 posted on 01/14/2012 7:52:39 PM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: CrazyIvan
I bought a box of ammo in Iowa with only a drivers license.

No DL necessary in AZ unless you look like you could be under 18.

31 posted on 01/14/2012 8:11:13 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati)
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32 posted on 01/14/2012 8:11:32 PM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-Free zones are playgrounds for felons)
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To: 2111USMC
LC9 magazines are available on the Ruger website. Prices + shipping is about what you'll pay retail in a gun store (if you could find them).
33 posted on 01/14/2012 8:40:04 PM PST by Afterguard
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To: Repeal The 17th

I think I saw that shot on a gun web site.


34 posted on 01/14/2012 8:42:04 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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To: marktwain
The one-page Virginia state asked the same questions more briefly.

So, whats the point?

35 posted on 01/14/2012 9:05:26 PM PST by Last Dakotan
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To: 2111USMC

Being left-handed there are no downsides to semi-autos. Everything that’s important is ambidextrous now. And you can learn to use your index finger to hit the slide release. That’s where it should be before going for the trigger anyway.


36 posted on 01/14/2012 9:46:53 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
I remember doing that in CA, or at least my step-dad did it. I was about 15 then and I am 69 now(soon to be 70). I also remember him ordering my, and my brother's, first rifle through the mail(Monkey Ward specials), A win model 94 .32 Special for my brother and a .22 JC Higgins for me.

Crime was no higher then(probably less)than it is now but as soon as Kennedy was shot mail order firearms ended. Did it stop crime or even slow it down? Nope, but the stupid laws are still in effect.

37 posted on 01/14/2012 9:54:25 PM PST by calex59
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To: Cobra64
This 1943 Remington Rand 1911A1 (formerly property of uncle sam) cost me a whopping 20 bucks some years back. Cost more for the set of Micro Sights and Pachmayr grips than for the handgun. Photobucket
38 posted on 01/14/2012 10:06:05 PM PST by Sea Parrot (Utopia Is The Opiate of Liberals)
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To: Last Dakotan

Doubles the odds of getting a felony conviction.


39 posted on 01/15/2012 5:16:43 AM PST by Boomer One
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To: CrazyIvan; Jeff Chandler
I bought a box of ammo in Iowa with only a drivers license.

No DL necessary in AZ unless you look like you could be under 18.

The same way things are done in Missouri, no DL, no FOID, just cash and carry.

40 posted on 01/15/2012 5:44:12 AM PST by TYVets (Pure-Gas.org ..... ethanol free gasoline by state and city)
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