Blue4
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Hope anyone in the Moscow area will let us know if anything new surfaces. Sure strange that more info. hasn't been released. Sounds like he definitely should not have had the guns.
The average non-gun owner doesn't know the difference between 'semi' and 'automatic'. Automatic Weapon sounds more intense than Semi-Automatic Rifle.
I highly suspect the media knows exactly what it's doing when they say that.
Actually, that usage dates from the very early 1900's, when semiautos weren't that common. It's sloppy to use it now, particularly since the gun-control lobby is working hard to confuse people on the difference.Maybe so, but before everybody started wetting all over themselves to be PC they typically called a self loader an automatic. Even Colt labeled their 45 pistol AUTOMATIC CALIBER 45.
From: Angela Carpenter [mailto:[email protected]]
Subject: Can you help?
Importance: High
IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ALONG TO OTHER CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, GROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. Thank you so much!
Are you interested in doing something to help local law enforcement during this difficult time? We could really use your help. Please pass this message along to your Church groups, Employers, Organizations, friends and family.
We are currently in the process of planning a time for fellowship following the memorial service this Friday for all law enforcement personnel and their families. It will be a private gathering held at the Hamilton Indoor Recreation Center (HIRC), and will provide an environment for those involved in this horrific event to be with one another following what is sure to be a deeply emotional and difficult service. This is a different event than the one happening in the Kibbie Dome following the service. This event is meant to help the law enforcement family to have some private time away from the spotlight.
Those attending this gathering will include the Moscow Police Department, the Latah County Sheriff's Office, Idaho State Patrol, and the Whitcom Dispatch. We are expecting upwards of 400 people and are asking members of our community to help us with food and beverages for this event. We are looking for all kinds of items, and would really appreciate any support you can give. We are trying to keep the responsibility of this gathering off of the shoulders of law enforcement and their families so that they can focus on beginning the healing process.
Please bring any offerings to the HIRC, located beside the Hamilton-Lowe Aquatic Center at F Street and Mountain View, between 2:30pm-3:00pm on Friday, May 25th. If other arrangements need to be made, please call me directly (contact info below). Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Please use only disposable containers (the Dollar Store is a great resource for this) with disposable serving spoons if possible.
If you have any questions, please call myself, Angela Carpenter, on my cell phone at (208) 669-1626.
Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Angela
Wife of Deputy Damon Carpenter, Latah County Sheriff's Office
Angela M. Carpenter
Moscow Realty
(208) 882-5531 office
(208) 669-1626 cell
(208) 882-1762 fax
201 E Third
Moscow, ID 83843
www.moscowrealty.com
Idaho State Police investigators learned Tuesday that Hamilton, 36, had purchased the fully automatic AK-47 assault rifle from a federally licensed firearms dealer in Harvard, Idaho, in late 2004 or early 2005, before he was in trouble with the law, Assistant Moscow Police Chief David Duke told The Associated Press.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives field office in Spokane, was checking Wednesday whether paperwork the dealer filed was proper, Duke said.
The AK-47 was a stock automatic weapon and had not been modified, Duke said.
Julianne Marshall, a Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives spokeswoman in Seattle, said she did not have information and could not comment on the Hamilton case.
But because the fully automatic AK47 is classified as a machine gun under the National Firearms Act, a purchaser would have to buy it from a registered seller or firearms dealer, pay a $200 tax to transfer the registration, and pass an ATF background check, she said.
The application of someone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence would be rejected, she said. Also, the law requires a registered gun owner convicted of such a crime to transfer the gun to someone else.
...and how is THIS supposed to be enforced?MD Willinton posted -
Also, the law requires a registered gun owner convicted of such a crime to transfer the gun to someone else.
I know enough about weapons to know that being vague in stories (firearm, rifle, shotgun) is probably my best bet if I don't want to make a mistake! I am trying to learn more, however, now that I'm being called upon to do more crime reporting.