slugworth
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Mass. man charged with illegally buying gun from undercover ATF agent in Vermont
LaFrance had a 2016 conviction that prohibited him from legally owning firearms, officials said.
www.masslive.com
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LaFrance purchased a .40-caliber Glock handgun in exchange for $340 in cash, some marijuana, and the trade of LaFrance’s .38 caliber revolver, according to documents.
Sounds like a great deal!You literally cannot make this shit up.
You literally cannot make this shit up.
An undercover special agent with the ATF reached out to LaFrance and offered to sell him a firearm.
A joint and a Taurus would technically be some marijuana and a revolver. That probably feels like about the right value for a Gen 2LaFrance purchased a .40-caliber Glock handgun in exchange for $340 in cash, some marijuana, and the trade of LaFrance’s .38 caliber revolver, according to documents.
Damn! Did he think he was still in MASS?
Easy - he could have chosen to not buy it. Entrapment happens when they take away his ability to decide.How is this not entrapment???
I thought entrapment was luring someone to commit a crime they would not have committed but for the entrapment.Easy - he could have chosen to not buy it. Entrapment happens when they take away his ability to decide.
Going to depend how you define luring.I thought entrapment was luring someone to commit a crime they would not have committed but for the entrapment.
How is this not entrapment???
Like a New-In-Box Glock with full size mags for $150 and some Percocet...?Easy - he could have chosen to not buy it. Entrapment happens when they take away his ability to decide.
but a polymer 80 is cheaper
I have no idea what the MJ goes for, but you can definitely build a functional P80 for $400. Might not be all Glock branded slide and barrel, but it definitely is possible."No, it's not, " unless you happen to have a box of free glock slides and barrels laying around or something. By the time you get to the end, parts cost
money. Also someone like this guy that got arrested- is clearly incapable of building a P80. I am surprised they didn't find the guy dead somewhere
randomly with an autopsy report that said something about the subject forgetting to breathe.
"No, it's not, " unless you happen to have a box of free glock slides and barrels laying around or something. By the time you get to the end, parts cost
money. Also someone like this guy that got arrested- is clearly incapable of building a P80. I am surprised they didn't find the guy dead somewhere
randomly with an autopsy report that said something about the subject forgetting to breathe.
whats illegal about a 80% firearmNot that I condone such actions, but a polymer 80 is cheaper, and if you are going to break the law anyway....
"No, it's not, " unless you happen to have a box of free glock slides and barrels laying around or something. By the time you get to the end, parts cost
money. Also someone like this guy that got arrested- is clearly incapable of building a P80. I am surprised they didn't find the guy dead somewhere
randomly with an autopsy report that said something about the subject forgetting to breathe.
If you buy a kit, yes. I posted in the Glock build thread a link to kits for $399. Pieces ... most likely not, unless you find a slide kit. The slides alone, the cheap ones are like $180.I have no idea what the MJ goes for, but you can definitely build a functional P80 for $400. Might not be all Glock branded slide and barrel, but it definitely is possible.
And while he is a moron, he definitely is capable of assembling...
Now if you want to start adding in lawyer fees, it’s DEFINITELY cheaper to build several polymer 80s...
whats illegal about a 80% firearm
Key word "fabricates". Until then, nothing illegal.That's a bit disingenuous. Unless he bought it to use as a paperweight, the moment he fabricates that Poly80 into a firearm, he's a Felon in Possession.
Right. But the comment that triggered his post was "... but a polymer 80 is cheaper, and if you are going to break the law anyway.... " The gist was, "If he was going to break the law anyway, it would be cheaper to do it with a Poly80," and it was pretty clear his intent was to break the law, one way or the other. It was about economics; the intent was made obvious by the actual (attempted) purchase of a firearm.Key word "fabricates". Until then, nothing illegal.
They are showing up in circulation.... look at some of the stupid gun capture pictures from various police things you'll see a p80 every now and then...But I am glad these people are too stupid. If criminals started buying 80s, they would find a way to quickly ban them.
yeah, but its ok, because he was also causing a general nuissance.He was trying to purchase a .40? They are going to put him on the Group W bench.