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Before I post the article......I do NOT understand why everyone isn't talking about this (locally or nationally), as we are only 10 votes away from this being passed in the D.C. Senate (I believe you need only 51 votes and not 60 votes). It's already a lost cause in the House as they have 241 co-sponsors, with only 228 needed. The Senate currently has 41 and I believe you only need 51 to pass. It would fundamentally change the direction of the country forever. This is the big enchilada (all 50 states) that the left have been wanting; they are tired of working it at the state level. Read the article carefully (source: Survivalblog). I only saw one mention on Buckeyefirearms and one mention on NRA-ILA. Get off your duff and call everyone you know, including the Capitol, your senators, your gun-friendly relatives, friends and associates in every state that you know (not just here in Ohio).

It is very cleverly worded so as to conceal the real intent. The President is unsure if he would sign it or not (not good). If it passes in the Senate and the President signs it, this is what would happen when the law goes into effect:
1. Except for immediate families, all intrastate (within the same state) private gun sales in all 50 states would be illegal and make you a felon if you tried to buy/sell privately (specific examples are listed in the article).
2. All gun shows would change overnight and turn them into a (useless) NJ gun show. You would have to do everything through an FFL dealer only. All serials are recorded on the 4473 form, which all FFL's have to keep (if they shut down, they are required to send all data into the govt). Remember the phrase, "Registration leads to Confiscation" ? This is how it starts, folks. Think long-term, specifically, what to get/store for your kids, grand kids etc. All it will take is one generation.
3. You would have a small window (probably 3-6 months) between the time the President signs it to gather/exchange whatever firearms you could before the law came into effect. Gun show traffic would be insane right up until the law actually passed.

Two things you need to be doing immediately:
1. Buy what you need now before the rush; consider your family's needs long-term.
2. Call your senators and everyone you know (see list above). Phone/Email/Fax/Letter, whatever it takes.

And finally, here comes the article from Survivalblog; it is a very good read.
Original link here: https://survivalblog.com/s-42-freedom-becomes-felony/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Actual Article (apologies in advance if it's too long):

S.42 - How a Freedom Becomes a Felony
The U.S. Congress is now on the cusp of passing a horribly unconstitutional law. It is designated H.R. 8 in the House and S.42 in the Senate. These bills would criminalize the American tradition of private party sales, trades, and gifts of firearms. It would become a felony crime to transfer any post-1898 firearm without first visiting a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder to fill out an ATF Form 4473, paying a transfer fee, and having that FFL phone the FBI to conduct a background check on the transferee. Without a “Yes you may” response from the ‘Mother May I?” Nanny State, it will be illegal to buy a gun, even from your next door neighbor.

EUPHEMISTIC BUZZ PHRASES
The mainstream media has been ceaselessly parroting the Brady Campaign buzz phrases: “Universal background checks”, “Common sense gun laws” and “Closing the gun show loophole”. They don’t dare accurately refer to this bill as a “private party gun sales ban.” Instead, by using their soft sounding buzz phrases, they have horribly duped the American populace. Polls now show that 90% of our countrymen support the legislation. Of course, as with all polls, it all depends on the polling universe selected, and how a poll question if worded. The result of asking: “Do you support Universal Background Checks?” is substantially different than if they had asked: “Do you support banning the private sale of guns inside your state?”
H.R. 8 / S.42 would have wide-reaching effects and most likely some unintended consequences. If nothing else it will essentially destroy gun shows, as we now know them. In essence, every gun show in every state will be reduced to the level of a New Jersey gun show. To wit: You can look at guns, but can’t buy them, unless the seller visits a willing licensed dealer, hands the dealer the gun, you then pay a fee (unspecified and unlimited in the law) for the privilege of the transfer, you fill out sworn Federal paperwork, you provide current government-issued identification, and you pass a phoned-in background check call to the FBI. Then, and only then, can you take the gun home. Skipping any step of this process would be a felony.

VERY FEW EXEMPTIONS
Based on my reading of the bill and associated federal statutes, the only exemptions from the private transfer ban would be:

• Any transfer of pre-1899 antique guns. (Not considered “firearms” per Title 18 U.S. Code.)
• 80% complete receivers. (Not considered “firearms” per Title 18 U.S. Code.)
• Official duty-related transfers to military service members, police officers, and security guards.
• Gifts of modern (1899 and later) guns within immediate families
• For executors of wills or trusts.
• Very short term loans of guns while hunting or target shooting while you are present.
• Very short term loans of guns to prevent imminent death or bodily injury.
The legislative juggernaut orchestrated by Representative Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer is now rolling along at high speed. H.R. 8 is being rushed through committee, for a short debate and a vote on the House floor. On February 13th, it passed out of the House Judiciary Committee today on a vote of 23 to 15. Now, a simple majority of 218 votes is needed for passage. Alarmingly, the bill already has 231 co-sponsors, including five Republicans. Thus, passage in the House is almost certain. But the Senate version can be stopped if sufficient pressure is applied by constituents.
As I’ve mentioned before in SurvivalBlog, there are many flaws in H.R. 8 / S.42. First and foremost is of course that it is a gross violation of the 2nd Amendment. Our right to keep and bear arms also implies the right to acquire them without hindrance. Something as simple as a glitch in the telephone system or in the FBI’s computer database could deprive us of a fundamental right. Next, the pending bills are an unconstitutional expansion of congressional power specified in teh Commerce Clause of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. Therein, congress is granted oversight of interstate commerce. But the sale of firearms between two private parties living in the confines of the same state is clearly intrastate commerce. (Not interstate!) This simply is not within federal jurisdiction.

H.R. 8 / S.42 would create a modification of existing Federal gun laws, codified in Title 18, U.S. Code. The authority for all of Title 18 USC is based on the Commerce Clause in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. Thus, passing this law, congress would certainly be exceeding their authority. And therefore, by extension, they would be creating a law that is null and void, ab initio. An unconstitutionally bad law is not really a law. “Lex Mala, Lex Nulla!”

A BITTER IRONY
Many unconstitutional laws are eventually struck down by the courts, but until they are, we have to live with them, under the shadow of their penalties. In this case the penalty is a federal felony conviction with prison terms of up to 10 years, lifetime loss of voting rights, and lifetime loss of all firearms rights. The bitter irony of this legislation is that by exercising a right that predates even the Constitution itself, you could face the penalty of complete loss of your right to own any gun.
The new law also has implications for 4th Amendment and 5th Amendment rights. Taking what was formerly a private transaction and making it a privilege that is catalogued in permanent FFL paperwork is a violation of our 4th Amendment right to privacy. And forcing all gun buyers to answer a long series of Yes or No questions and then signing their name, under penalty of perjury, compromises our 5th Amendment right to be free from self-incrimination.
Even though these bills give lip service to not forming a gun registration database, the net effect in the long term will be de facto registration, Why? Because completed Form 4473s must be kept on file permanentlyby licensed dealers. And when any dealer eventually goes out of business, by law, all of their records are sent to a permanent repository at the ATF’s Out Of Business Records Center. And those records are gradually being OCR scanned and hence are traceable.

THE NEW LAW, IN REAL LIFE
The changes in Federal law that H.R. 8 / S.42 will create will have some unanticipated drama for what are presently almost universally recognized as purely innocent acts and “the way things have always been” in our country. Here are some examples of how life will be after the new federal law goes into effect:
• For $250, you buy the entire contents of a local storage unit that was in arrears on its rental fees. You take many of the un-opened boxes home to sort through them. A few days later you find that there is a Glock 9mm pistol in amongst the clothes, shoes, books, tools, and Beanie Babies. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• An elderly widow in your neighborhood asks you “what to do” about her late husband’s deer rifle and shotgun. You visit her and she offers you the pair of them to you for $300. You pay her cash and take them home. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• You go hunting with some friends. One of them needs a shotgun to use. You lend him your spare Remington 870. He is grateful. You begin your hunt, but you are called home, for an emergency. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• An ad in the local Penny Saver newspaper catches your eye: An antique Winchester Model 1894. You visit the seller’s home, to see the gun. The seller says that he is “pretty sure” that the rifle was made before 1899. You like it, so you pay him and take it home. After getting home you look up the serial number range. It turns out that it was made in 1901. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• Your father offers to trade deer rifles, since he knows that you’ve want a pre-’64 Model 70. You trade him your nearly identical post-’64 rifle. To make up for the difference in value, you also give him $100. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• Uncle Bob–your elderly great uncle who lives in a nearby town–gives you his Hi-Standard H-B .22 target pistol as a Christmas gift. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• At a local gun show and buy a big box of assorted AR-15 parts. It is marked “$600 for all.” Since you can see that the box contains two complete uppers, extra furniture, and dozens of small parts, and a scope on a Picatinny mount, you think it is good deal. You pay cash. After you get home, you go through the box in detail and find a stripped AR-15 lower receiver wrapped up in a cloth. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• You are paid to clean out a house that had belonged to a now deceased hoarder. You are told that you can keep what you want and haul the rest to the dump. In one of the closets, you find a Mossberg 500 shotgun. It has a lot of wear and some pitting. But you decide to take it home to refinish the stock yourself, and pay a gunsmith to re-blue it. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• A friend of yours gets busted for Marijuana possession. He asks his wife to give you his S&W Model 659 pistol, because he can no longer legally own it. He says: “I just want to get it out of my house.” Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• The local chapter of Ducks Unlimited holds an annual fundraising dinner. You win a Door Prize of a shotgun. You take it home without filling out a Form 4473 or a background check. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• While out metal detecting, you find a rusty old Savage .32 ACP pistol. You take it home to clean it up. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
• Your brother will soon be married and is short on cash to buy a wedding ring. He sells you his spare scoped deer rifle. You hand him your personal check for $700. Now you are an unconvicted felon.
Do any of those sound plausible or even vaguely like your own experiences? The way that S.42 is written, the foregoing would all be federal felony crimes.

DEEP SCHUMER
Please contact both of your U.S. Senators and remind them that they took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. Voting for passage of this bill would be spitting in the face of our Founding Fathers. If this bill passes, our precious American Liberty will be in Deep Schumer. Oh, and if it does pass, I predict that the national legislators will give the final vote tally thunderous applause.
After possible passage in the Senate, our only hope will be a Presidential veto. At that stage, we will need to absolutely jam the White House switchboard with calls, voicemails, FAXes, and e-mails, 24 hours a day.

PLAN B
Although I’m doing my very best to fight passage of the private gun sales ban bills, I’m a realist. I recognize that Congress goes off the deep end with gun restrictions once in a while. They clearly did so in 1934, 1968, 1986, and 1994. Will 2019 be next? Perhaps. Plan A is stopping enactment. Plan B is mitigating its effects.

If this bad bill does become law, then be ready: We will probably have only 180 days before it goes fully into effect. This will create a six month window of opportunity for those of us living in any of the 41 still free States (with private party sales) to gather up as many un-papered guns as possible, for our families. So start drafting your shopping list, now. Build that list with your children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchilden in mind. Start checking gun show calendars for your state. During the purchasing window of opportunity, stock up on as many up-papered black rifles as you can afford. Stack them deep. And once the window closes, then shift to buying pre-1899 cartridge guns that are in common (still factory made) chamberings. Those are bound to go up in price dramatically, once people realize that these will be our last bastion of firearms purchasing privacy. – JWR
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First, we are focused on an emergency at the state level: A problem with a law that has passed (HB228) and is taking effect in a month that if not fixed will potentially make millions of firearm owners in the state of Ohio instant felons has our undivided attention. Our efforts *must* be placed there for the immediate future. Once that has been resolved we can worry about potential legislation at the Federal level.

Second, for that bill to be sent to the full US Senate for a vote, it must pass a "cloture" vote to end debate. That takes 60 votes, a very high bar. Once we deal with the problem above, we can work on making sure that bill never gets enough votes to end debate. Please be patient with us as we deal with a very real emergency.
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Get off your duff and call everyone you know
yes :!: thnx

Already txt to friends who are, well, ''mildly'' put, upset over the alleged ''error'' in SB228

It is very cleverly worded so as to conceal the real intent.
The REAL intent is well known and it's meaning plain, failure of all gun laws and therefore , CONFISCATION.

Many (D)s are on record as to this. Remember, ''Mr & Mrs America, turn them all in!'' ? That's old news
...it must pass a "cloture" vote to end debate. That takes 60 votes, a very high bar.
...and just how many (R) Senators can I expect on 1st draft to cave? How many will cringe if a microphone is put in their face? Yes that face, not the other face.

I can handle calling Sen Portman's offices, AND contact to friends on the Columbus debacle. Inside the beltway; inside the bypass

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justanother2Aguy wrote:Before I post the article......I do NOT understand why everyone isn't talking about this (locally or nationally), as we are only 10 votes away from this being passed in the D.C. Senate (I believe you need only 51 votes and not 60 votes).
Your going to find almost all Senate Democratic supported measures being only 10 votes away from technically being passed for the next two years at least, assuming it gets the 60 votes needed to even vote on it. So if most of the Republicans in the Senate (the few who aren't RINOS) do their job and the Dem's in the house do theirs it's going to be gridlock for the next two years. Nothing of significance will be passed except for continuing budget resolutions.
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Thanks, guys. Your information definitely helps. I have passed some of it along to others.

Here is the latest, as of Feb 24:

The Dreaded H.R. 8 Headed to Rules Committee
The dreaded unconstitutional H.R. 8–a nationwide ban on private party sales of guns–was ramrodded through the House Judiciary Committee last week. In the Democrat-dominated committee, NO amendments were approved and debate was cut short. The bill is next headed to the House Rules Committee for a brief hearing at 5 p.m. on February 25th. (The House Rules Committee has long been considered the Speaker’s pet committee, and is one of main sources of parliamentary power for the Speaker position.) There, it should get a “rubber stamp” approval, since Speaker Pelosi is fast-tracking the bill. A floor vote can be expected soon. It now has a frightening 232 co-sponsors. Please contact your Congrescritter and urge him/her to load up H.R. 8 with as many Killer Amendments as possible. Ditto for contacting your U.S. Senators, for the Senate version, which is dubbed S.42. Ask them to kill that bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

As far as the wording of H.R. 8, I am posting another link below, which gives more details as far as the actual wording. In the story, key items are highlighted in bold. For those who wish to learn more, you can read the following older link (also from Survivalblog), originally posted Jan 25.

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The White House on Monday issued a statement warning that President Trump would veto proposed legislation to enhance background checks for gun purchases if it passes the House and Senate.

The legislation in question, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112, would require universal background checks and close a so-called Charleston loophole that the shooter used in the 2015 massacre at a historic black church to buy a gun. One of the measures is a bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Pete King (R-N.Y.).
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Well, here we go again. The Senate Republican leadership is starting to fold again. Remember how I warned you back in February? I have already called my Senators, as it's not looking good. PEOPLE, WAKE UP AND MOVE QUICKLY.

MUST-READ - I am posting a new recent excellent article (9/10/19) from Survivalblog, as well as providing the original link. Again, get off your duff and get your house/supplies in order NOW. This would also forever destroy all gun shows in all 50 states. I am calling everyone I know; you should be too. BE VOCAL/LOUD and make sure that you are HEARD. If the way the bill is finally written actually destroys private sales and the POTUS actually signs it, it could also potentially destroy some of his voting base (which would make things REALLY interesting in Fall 2020).

Original link: https://survivalblog.com/210-days-freed ... es-frenzy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Article below (apologies for the length)

210 Days of Freedom: The Coming Private Firearms Sales Frenzy

The U.S. Senate returned from its summer recess on September 9, 2019. It has been widely reported that the Senate’s Republican leadership has caved in to media pressure. They have promised to create a Senate version of H.R. 8 — the “Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019”. (It already passed in the House, back in February.)

The phrases “Universal Background Checks” and “Comprehensive Background Checks” sound all warm and fuzzy to the leftists. But here is what they really mean: “We’ll make you a felon if you sell a gun to your next door neighbor”. Please don’t allow this blatantly unconstitutional bill to become law. Turning a fundamental right into a felony is the worst sort of legislative tyranny.

In the Senate version of the bill, they’ll probably carve out an exemption for transfers within immediate families. And they might make an exemption for holders of current CCW permits. There will of course be a compromise version of the House and Senate bills, in Conference Committee. So the exact wording of the finalized law is uncertain. But if the effective date stipulated in the House version is left intact, then the new law will take effect 210 days after it is signed. (“The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.”)

President DJT has made repeated public announcements that he wants to see a “universal background check” law. So there is a very high probability that he will sign the bill, if it crosses his desk. Once that 210-day window opens, watch out. I predict that we’ll witness the biggest gun-buying frenzy in U.S. history. President Obama was jokingly named Gun Salesman of the Year for a couple of years, but Donald Trump is about to become The Gun Salesman of the Century. And his signature on that law may even cost him getting re-elected.

SOME IMPLICATIONS
If it enacted, here are some Implications of the new law:

It will ruin gun shows as we now know them. All gun sales–except for pre-1899 antiques–will have to go through dealers. That will make most “Mom & Pop” sellers will want to retire, leaving gun shows to just licensed dealers. It also means that gun store retail prices will become the norm for gun shows. No more bargains!
It will make Pre-1899 Antique guns (which are exempt from the law) much more valuable.
Similarly, 80% complete frames and receivers will become much more popular. That is, until they ban those, too.
It will create an absolute frenzy of private sales and trades, during the 210-day window of opportunity. Gun shows will be jam-packed. Armslist.com will have its private party listings stripped clean–even for .22 rimfire guns.
The prices of some Private Party guns will double or triple. I can foresee private party stripped AR lowers selling for $350 or more, and complete ARs selling for $1,200 to $4,000. I’m not kidding!
The buying frenzy will only increase as the 210 Day window comes close to closing. The last few weeks of gun buying privacy will be particularly memorable. I can foresee that there will be some $5,000 AR-10s sold, in those final weeks.
After the law’s effective date, it will create a huge black market, with chronically inflated prices.
I’m no prophet, but I can fairly safely predict that the last few gun shows in November and December of 2019 will be jam-packed spectacles. The licensed dealers will be fairly busy, but the private party sellers will have their tables absolutely stripped clean, by eager cash buyers. To call it a “Seller’s Market” will be putting it mildly. If you have a table full of private party guns at a gun show in December of 2019, then you will be able to get your “dream price” on any black rifle on your table.

YOUR LEGISLATIVE ACTION PLAN
This law can possibly still be stopped. Starting today, please repeatedly contact both of your U.S. Senators and your congressman about this, and remind them that they have NO AUTHORITY to control intrastate commerce of used goods, under the interstate commerce clause! No Federal nexus means no Federal jurisdiction. A fallback position will be to say to your Senators: If you cannot stop this, then at least load this bill up with as many amendments as possible. These should include:

Changing the Federal definition of an “antique” gun to one that is 70 years old, instead of the arbitrary cut-off date of December 31, 1898, which has been frozen in place since 1968. Properly, the definition of “antique” should roll forward one year, every year.
Exempting holders of CCW permits from any background checks. Anyone who holds a permit has already passed a background check!
Exempting sales in rural counties from any background checks. Rural areas are by definition low crime areas. Private sales in any county with a population of less than 100,000 should be exempt from any background checks.
Exempting any transfers (gifts or sales) within extended families. This should include children, parents, cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and in-laws.
Exempting anyone who has been the victim of stalking or domestic abuse. If a protective order has been issued by a court at any level, then that protected individual should have carte blanche to buy a gun from anyone, without delay or any hindrance!
Delaying effective date of the law for one full year, to allow time for a Supreme Court challenge.
While you have your congressional staffer on the line, please also tell them that you also oppose Red Flag laws, magazine bans, and so-called assault weapons bans. Those too are all unconstitutional.

YOUR 210-DAY GUN COLLECTION RE-BALANCING PLAN
Even though H.R. 8 is blatantly unconstitutional, odds are that it will indeed become law, most likely in April or May of 2020, and most likely without any significant amendments. You should take full advantage of this brief window of opportunity to round out and re-balance your family firearms collection, as follows:

Make a list of the guns that you presently own.
Highlight those that you are willing to trade or sell, to fill gaps and achieve better balance in your collection. Do so with the next two or three generations of your family in mind. Try to stick to common calibers, for your modern guns.
From these lists, make a prioritized list of what you need. If in doubt, then just picture Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer standing next to you, as you open your gun vault. Would they scowl if they saw any particular guns? Then those are what you need to buy.
If you live in one of the 37 remaining Private Party Sales States, then start by searching local newspaper classified ads, Armslist.com, Gunbroker.com, and GunsAmerica.com for private party guns (or receivers) that match your “want list” criteria.
Start checking gun show calendars, and making travel plans inside of your state, for September of 2019 through March of 2020.
Quietly start withdrawing cash from your bank or S&L. But beware of the $10,000 limit, triggering a Cash Transaction Report (CTR).
Liquidate some precious metals or other liquid tangibles into cash. If you took my advice and bought Rhodium in 2016 back when it was under $700 per ounce, then this is a good time to sell. Rhodium is now up to around $4,700 per Troy ounce. If you bought silver as I recommended, then it is a good time to sell perhaps 20% of your holdings. (Sliver was at $19.20 per Troy ounce when I last checked.)
Pay with cash or in Bitcoin out of your hardware wallet. Avoid buying from Federally-licensed dealers, if that is legal in your state.
If there aren’t many gun shows in your region, then consider hosting “Itty Bitty” livingroom gun shows for between September of 2019 through March of 2020, if that is legal under your local and state laws. Trade among your trusted friends, neighbors, and church congregants.
If you have more than 10 extra guns to sell, then rent a gun show table in your state a few weeks before the law goes into effect. Print up some prominent signs that read: “Private Party Seller.”
I generally shun going into debt, but desperate times call for desperate measures. If the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 is signed, then seriously consider taking a cash advance on your credit card or even a modest home equity loan (in cash), to finance your private party acquisitions during The 210 Days of Freedom.
Buy some 80% complete AR lowers and 80% complete Glock frames. Do so soon, before the small available supply dries up, and new production is legislated away.
If you decide to trade a gun, then trade it only for a gun that you or your children will need and that will appreciate in value.
Worry about buying magazines, uppers, spare parts, caching tubes, ammo, et cetera, after the 210-Day window closes. For now, concentrate on getting the hardest-to-find serialized guns and receivers, sans papiere. But again, look for ones that are in common calibers, like .308, .223, 12 Gauge, 9mm, and .45 ACP.
The full significance of the Federally-exempt status of pre-1899 cartridge guns probably won’t be recognized until around April of 2020. So buy or trade for yours soon, while they are still affordable and widely available. Most shooters will be shocked to see pre-1899 guns double or triple in price, in the next few years. Presently, a Swedish Mauser dated 1898 on the receiver ring is worth $400 to $900. But by 2022, we can expect to see a $2,500+ price tag. The law of supply and demand is inescapable. While the supply of antiques is fixed (absent imports), demand will become tremendous.
In the long term, plan for successive waves of legislation. California is the Bellwether state to watch. As goes California law, then so will go Federal law, if the Democrats gain control. This may mean: A FEDERAL 11+ round magazine ban, a FEDERAL “ghost gun” (80% receiver) ban, a FEDERAL background check on ammunition sales, a FEDERAL “approved safe guns” list, a FEDERAL gun registration law, A FEDERAL one gun per-month purchase limit, a FEDERAL ban on most detachable magazine semi-auto rifles, and so forth.
Do not break any laws. Use every loophole that you can, but do not run afoul of local, state, or Federal law. Make your private purchases of modern guns and receivers inside of your own state. Remember: Sales of modern guns across state lines have required an FFL since 1968. Violations of that law are felonies.
Just before the private party sales ban law takes effect, type up separate letters with lists of guns with descriptions and serial numbers that you are giving to your children and grandchildren. (“On today’s date, December 25, 2019, I am hereby giving the following firearms to my son Johnny B. Smith: 1.) A Glock Model 19, serial number…”) Have those letters notarized, by a local Notary Public, BEFORE the law’s effective date.
Remember: Once the 210 Days of Freedom window of opportunity has closed, it will probably be closed permanently–at least in our lifetimes.
Don’t snooze on this, folks. The U.S. Senate is back in session, so the clock is now ticking… – JWR

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