^^^^ Spot ON! Thanks for posting this.Yeah, and its pretty fricken annoying in what should be a more technical subforum and not the GD/OT forums.
Yes, the information could probably be found with a search. Maybe the OP doesn't know the specific search terms. Let's face it, Mass doesn't have a huge "gun culture" and the 87 brazillion Mass gun laws often obfuscates what are common federal laws.
What is wrong with someone popping in and asking a question that deserves a real simple answer. AFTER he gets that answer and replies is the time to start f***ing with him.
Having a thick skin is cool and all that, but deliberately being a cocksucker and driving away new members is not the way to keep a forum or the 2A community running and growing.
We are NOT helping our cause by giving out wrong info in a technical sub-forum, scaring away new members, etc.
Even if some think that it is funny, sarcastic, etc. and the specific post doesn't end with "just kidding", some will take it as fact and be scared off of doing something perfectly legal.
I know that it is too much to hope for, but it would be nice if people would think twice before posting . . . especially if someone might mis-interpret the humor/sarcasm.