Recent content by benjammin

I suppose a CCP might be helpful if they were to use it, but according to the CBI, having one does not summarily qualify you for purchases, and a denial could still be made even if the purchaser had a CCP. I have to conclude that since they didn't bother using any of the other pertinent...

I would agree, except that the form contains a whole lot more specific information about me than just my name, information that would fairly exclude mistaking me for someone else, like my age, where I was born, my SSN, my Colorado Drivers License #, etc. It's pretty apparent that with all that...

Here's an interesting twist. While a legal resident of Colorado, I was in Florida and happened across a long gun that interested me at a sporting goods chain. Now I wanted to purchase it, so they did the 4473 on me and because they had a store also in Colorado, they were able to sell me the...

I was recently denied purchase here in Colorado; one of the states who have their own agency NICS checks (CBI, or Colorado Bureau of Investigation). I was shocked, since I had just purchased an extended mag shotgun a few months earlier and the same agency had cleared me no problem. I had to...

Put simply, if you want to know what a congressman thought about it at the time it was voted on, read the RCW, if you want to actually see how the law is enforced and how someone gets convicted of the offense look at the case law. I am not misinformed, the case is real, and the convictions were...

In Washington State it is illegal to carry a firearm unconcealed unless you are in the act of hunting, at a designated shooting range, or at your place of residence or business and said business allows the open carry of firearms. This is a law common in many states, it is called the crime of...

I've only named two of my firearms. My Glock 21 I refer to as "Gladys" copied from the character Marvin from the movie "Sin City", and my Browning BPS riot gun I call "Mr. Thundermaker" used by the Gary Busey Character in the Chris Farley movie "Black Sheep". This way if I tell the wife to go...

A Taurus Judge for close in work, which is where the 30-30 is lacking. A 22 revolver would be a close second.

Just another new guy I was looking for something a bit different from the other forums I peruse. I thought this was a good one, and hope to contribute good content and maybe learn something.