Off Key

A new federal indictment accuses Kristopher “Justin” Ervin of Orange Park and Matthew R. Hoover of Coloma, Wisconsin, of conspiring to illegally distribute unregistered conversion equipment, which the indictment equates with distributing machine guns. The list of charges from a federal grand jury in Jacksonville replaces one filed last spring against Ervin alone, detailing new claims from investigators’ probe of his online sale of credit card-sized metal strips under the product name Auto Key Card. [More]

Because the Founders clearly wanted you punished if you had one of these.

Note the way "real reporter" Steve Patterson dismisses John Crump as "a self-described firearms journalist."

Go cover a City Council meeting, Steve.

[Via Jess]

A Ray of Light

 US Military Courts Rules Bump Stocks Are Not Machine Guns [More]

This appears significant and persuasive. I'm looking into how current civilian complaints can capitalize on this precedent.

As an aside, I am regularly impressed with John Crump's reporting.

Welcome to the Party, Pals

Custer County, Colorado Rejects H.R. 127, and Supports the Second Amendment [More]

Berkeley County, WV is now a Second Amendment Sanctuary [More]

UPDATE:

Lafayette County, Wisconsin is a Second Amendment Sanctuary [More]

UPDATE: John Crump interviewed Noah Davis.

Be It Resolved

Lipscomb County, TX approves resolution in support of Second Amendment [More]

Welcome to the party, pals.

How is your county doing?

UPDATE: Noah Davis of SanctuaryCounties.com joined host John Crump at Fireside Chats. [Watch]

For the Record

 WarOnGuns Correspondent Dave Licht tells me he still hasn't received an answer to his query about what one supplier would do with records of polymer 80 frame purchases should ATF show up and demand them.

I think we can assume suppliers would surrender records on demand, including the auction and personal sale meet-up ad sites. It's not like they enjoy any form of lawyer/client or journalist/source privilege, and what we see happening with that weasel Michael Cohen shows the state holds the cards anyway.

Some of the "blame" for this falls on our "gun rights leaders," who brokered prior restraints as a "compromise" and then turned a deliberate deaf ear to BIDS as a way to mitigate some of the damage by removing personal identifiers from transfers.

Tangentially related:

John Crump has put together an outstanding report on AmmoLand titled "ATF Agents Showing Up At Homes of Unfinished 80% Gun Frame Dealers, Don’t Let Them In ."

Stock Answers

ATF Issues Conflicting Documents on Legal Pistol Braces [More]

It appears they sent the same documents in response to my FOIA request. John Crump has gone on to get a response from SB Tactical addressing some of ATF's claims.

I did get a note from WarOnGuns Correspondent Dave Licht who shared a related video:

He also asked about  "SB Tactical’s plan for protecting ... their customers" and expressed the opinion:

They should publicly burn all their customer records TODAY and post the video on all platforms BEFORE atfyou can subpoena their client list. Anything else will be delivering their customers to the NKVD.

I'll need time to review this against what I was asking for and to talk with Stephen Stamboulieh about the next moves if any.  My primary concern was determining why a field office was making national policy for ATF and why this was not a release from HQ or Firearms Enforcement Programs, and determining every ATF official who signed off on it. It all goes back to having arbitrary rules that reflect bureaucratic political agendas and that can land people in jail.

As far as the technical details, I don't focus on hardware and think a guy like Crump is better qualified to give that analysis. I'll need time to see if I can advance this particular ball any further.

It won't be today or tomorrow. 

UPDATE: Here is a link to the complete FOIA response received. 

We Happy Few

Four AmmoLand News correspondents—David Codrea, John Crump, Don McDougall and Alexander Roubian—have recently been involved in legal actions in defense of Second Amendment rights. [More]

Come join the "tangled web of connections between a small cadre of firearms activists" who, per an arrogant and dismissive government mouthpiece, are only doing this "to recover legal fees."

Cody Wilson Arrested

Cody Wilson, a leading proponent of 3-D printed guns, has been arrested in Taiwan after being charged in Texas with sexually assaulting a 16-year old girl there, Taiwanese officials said on Friday. [More]

What I don't see is the Taiwanese charge -- since there's "no extradition treaty in force" and he's been "delivered ... to the National Immigration Agency," will they deport him on a rescinded visa rap or what?

See earlier WoG entries here and here.

[Via John Crump]

UPDATE (Translated from Chinese):

The Immigration Department pointed out that the American 3D printing gun godfather Wilson, who is suspected of sexually assaulting a girl, has been deregistered from the United States because of his passport has been cancelled. The police can arrest and send it to the police. The Immigration Department will temporarily hold the lien, which will be handled in accordance with the bilateral consultation mechanism and China's decree. Will be deported and will be taken over by the United States.

UPDATE:

Cody Wilson, 3D printed-gun designer, jailed in Houston on sex assault charge following arrest