According to this story ATF and HS both got a "tip" and called Methuen and the FBI.
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Exactly why I load the gun cases into a duffel bag and transport them to the range that way. The less the scared sheeple see, the better. In today's age, with everyone scared and equipped with a cell phone, we must assume the worst will happen and someone will rat us out. Sad, but that is the reality.I love how it was "a tip" that sent them in...probably some douche neighbor who saw the rifles getting loaded into the car for a trip to the range and had to call the cops. what makes it worse is that guy prob bought the mags thinking they were pre ban.
A tip that someone was excercising thier rights, now they're in jail. sad.
Uh-huh, until they slap the cuffs on you for exercising your Second Amendment rights. When you are jailed, facing felony charges, lose your job because of the felony arrest, lose house because you cannot pay mortgage, wife leaves you and takes kids with her, etc. Then tell us how they are such "good guys"!Most of them are good guys
Agents from the federal ATF and Department of Homeland Security both received tips about the high-capacity magazines. The agents later contacted Methuen police, who joined in the investigation along with the FBI.
We really won't know how we should feel about this until we hear what Obama has to say.
According to this story ATF and HS both got a "tip" and called Methuen and the FBI.
I think any high capacity magazine is now labeled illegal, preban or not
A Class B allows the holder to legally own the high-cap mags needed to feed the high-cap rifles and shotguns covered under that license. Unless they were post-ban, of course. Cannot count on the media for the truth. Let's see how these charges stand up in court. Either way, his LTC grew wings and flew away, never to return. If he is found "not guilty", he should bust Methuen PDs balls by immediately applying for a "shall issue" FID!Yes, I always forget that. He could have had a B, which would make the rifles legal but the mags illegal. Methuen is pretty green though, I haven't heard of anyone getting B-rammed there.
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A Class B allows the holder to legally own the high-cap mags needed to feed the high-cap rifles and shotguns covered under that license. Unless they were post-ban, of course. Cannot count on the media for the truth. Let's see how these charges stand up in court. Either way, his LTC grew wings and flew away, never to return. If he is found "not guilty", he should bust Methuen PDs balls by immediately applying for a "shall issue" FID!
if i was a taxpayer in that town i would be pounding down the door at the town hall demanding to know if these cocks are getting paid to be on Facebook...
A Class B allows the holder to legally own the high-cap mags needed to feed the high-cap rifles and shotguns covered under that license.
Uh-huh, until they slap the cuffs on you for exercising your Second Amendment rights. When you are jailed, facing felony charges, lose your job because of the felony arrest, lose house because you cannot pay mortgage, wife leaves you and takes kids with her, etc. Then tell us how they are such "good guys"!
With the FID, he can still end up well-armed if he does it right. For 7.62x39, an SKS is a good choice that is FID legal. For .223, a stainless Ruger Mini 14 is also a good FID-legal choice. In .357 magnum, Marlin offers lever-action rifles in this caliber and Ruger offers the stainless KM77/357. All great firearms that will serve any FID holder well. He may wish to add a Remington 870 or Mossberg 500 series shotgun as well.He won't be able to keep the WASR, AR or his revolver with an FID unfortunately. But I get your point.
Right there in MA general law, WRT Class B LTC. Covers everything except hi-cap handguns. If the mags were pre-ban, that case is going nowhere in court and he will have every right to counter-attack with a multi-million-dollar lawsuit for false arrest, false imprisonment, etc. The only thing that might screw him is the "unlawful storage" charge, which is itself a felony. Hope he beats that as well.Do you have a cite for that? I was unable to find one.
Right there in MA general law, WRT Class B LTC. Covers everything except hi-cap handguns. If the mags were pre-ban, that case is going nowhere in court and he will have every right to counter-attack with a multi-million-dollar lawsuit for false arrest, false imprisonment, etc. The only thing that might screw him is the "unlawful storage" charge, which is itself a felony. Hope he beats that as well.
Right there in MA general law, WRT Class B LTC. Covers everything except hi-cap handguns. If the mags were pre-ban, that case is going nowhere in court and he will have every right to counter-attack with a multi-million-dollar lawsuit for false arrest, false imprisonment, etc. The only thing that might screw him is the "unlawful storage" charge, which is itself a felony. Hope he beats that as well.
Pursuant to M.G.L 140, § 131L (a), it is unlawful to store a firearm that is not carried by or under the immediate control of the owner or other authorized user unless the firearm is secured in a locked container or equipped with a safety device that renders the firearm inoperable by anyone other than the owner or other authorized user.
Since when does the FBI and Homeland Security have the time or interest in a simple possession of 'hi-capcaity" magazine investigation?
It's beginning to sound like the Feds want this guy for something else... or want to question him for some reason and are using the bogus, trumped up magazine and storage charges as leverage to rat out even bigger fish.
Since when does the FBI and Homeland Security have the time or interest in a simple possession of 'hi-capcaity" magazine investigation?
It's beginning to sound like the Feds want this guy for something else... or want to question him for some reason and are using the bogus, trumped up magazine and storage charges as leverage to rat out even bigger fish.
Depends if the firearm was under his "immediate control" at the time, he might even beat that charge...
By the time anyone who knows [STRIKE=undefined]their shit[/STRIKE] mags sees them, they'll be post-ban.
Since when does the FBI and Homeland Security have the time or interest in a simple possession of 'hi-capcaity" magazine investigation?
Sounds like he had an LTC-B, I don't think the charges were about the mags being pre or post ban
especially when it's not a federal issue. It's only against the law in MA. The Feds have no authority regarding local laws.