I educated some friends today about guns...

[Moparmike]

I am in an engineering fraternity, Theta Tau, and my chapter regularly does Professional Development activities (plant tours, teaching basics of a facet of our profession, some tidbit of knowledge we have, etc) and besides computers, one of the things I knew about and could teach in a 15min time frame was firearms.

Info Packet I passed around

I used the above packet (its a word doc) and used my 10mm Witness, my dad's single-shot .22, and my pump shotgun to educate about 10 people on proper handling techniques, safety, rules, etc. as well as the different types of ammo (SP, HP, rimfire, shotshell, etc). I let them all handle them, telling them to check the mag and chamber when they recieve it, and to hand the firearm off chamber open or bolt open. Almost all of them kept good muzzle discipline (very good for first timers) and learned something. I also touched on the Senate's actions today, and breifly explained the plethora of laws. All in all, I considered it a success because I got questions asked of me, and even "Damn. Thats stupid, why would they need to legislate that, its just common sense." in response to the Liability bill.

So, how did I do?

Edited to add: We have a house that is off campus (but right accross from a girls dorm ), so I wasnt violating any gun laws when I did that.

 

[Preacherman]

Give that man a cigar!

 

[BHPshooter]

Excellent. Any college campus would hate to have you, and that is truly a great achievement.

I especially liked the "Identify the assault rifle" section.

Now the next step is to take them to the range and "get them hooked." Gun supporters for life.

Wes

 

[Samurai Penguin]

Sweet!

Looks like the real Freedom Fighters are doing what the Marxists started doing awhile ago...infiltrating the colleges!

 

[Standing Wolf]

Well done!

 

[Amish_Bill]

Only one small flaw....

NFA-34
Already covered. Made manufacture of firearms without a license illegal.

That's only manufacture with the intent to sell. (commercial) Private citizens can still manufacture any firearm they like for private use, as long as it falls in line with all the other regs & bans. It's a technicality, but hey...

If you had the resources, you might have wanted to compare a post-ban carbine and a pre-ban fixed stock with only a bayo lug or a flash hider.

Good material though.

Well Done!

 

[Moparmike]

Thanks.

I dont know if I got any of them to be interested enough to shoot sometime, but one thing at a time. I do know that at least 2 of them have guns, and they both hunt. I dont know how politically active they are (I am not really that active, I just call my reps), but one is a life member of the NRA, and recieves America's First Freedom.

 

[Treylis]

That bit about pistol and rifle ammo is not entirely correct---those age restrictions only apply if you're buying it from an FFL.

If you're buying it from a non-FFL, you can be any age whatsoever, as far as I know.

 

[Moparmike]

You cant buy if you are under the ownership age.

 

[Treylis]

'Ownership' age and purchasing-from-an-FFL age differ, though.

Around here, you can privately buy handguns and own them legally at 18, and long guns at... 16, if I recall correctly. So both at 18 from a non-FFL is legal as I understand it.

I'm doublechecking on that now that you mention it, do you have a specific citation of a statute?

 

[Treylis]

Looked around:

18 USC 922(b)(1) specifically refers to a 'licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver'--FFL or the like.

Some state laws preclude you from purchasing ammo at certain ages, but I don't know about those except for the laws of Arizona. So, from someone who's just an ammo dealer or selling it privately, it wouldn't be a problem at 18 here even if it is handgun ammo.

I'm still interested if you can bring up anything that contradicts me here.

 

[BluesBear]

WELL DONE MoparMike !!!