What are NFA Weapons? title 1 firearms and title 2. Title 1 firearms are long guns(rifles and shotguns), handguns, firearm frames or receivers, andmost NFA weapons are also title 1 firearms. Title 2 weapons areNFA weapons. Title 2 of the 1968 Gun Control Act is the NationalFirearms Act (26 USC sec. 5801 et seq.), hence … Read more
1. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S OWN RESEARCH STUDIES, AS VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT EXPERTS, CONFIRM THAT BALLISTIC FINGERPRINT PROGRAMS DO NOT WORK. In announcing the results of CAL DOJ’s studies, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer stated “Our analysis concludes that today’s technology is not yet adequate to handle the volume [of data] associated with adding all … Read more
It’s a nice gun. I think so, and several gun magazine writers like Jan Libourel agree that it’s a “beautifully-made” high-capacity compact semi-auto. In fact, Libourel stated in an article on pocket handguns that the Sphinx AT-380M is the “most appealing of the high capacity .380s.” It’s this kind of talk that set me upon … Read more
Factoring Criteria for Weapons Note: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms reserves the rightto preclude importation of any revolver or pistol which achieves anapparent qualifying score but does not adhere to the provisions ofsection 925(d)(3) of Amended Chapter 44, Title 18, USC. PISTOL Prerequisites 1. The pistol must have a positive manually operated safety … Read more
I do not understand why a lead cast bullet can only contain a few percent (2 to 3) parts of tin to be classed as hard. If an alloy of 70% lead and 30% tin was used it will still be “softer” than copper. What gives? Historically, bullet lead is hardened, principally, by addition of … Read more
This is a videotape of one of Ayoob’s Lethal Force Institute (LFI) classes for police instructors. It is not of professional production quality, and the audio quality is sometimes rather poor. However, it contains some valuable information for those who own, and perhaps carry, firearms for defensive purposes. The first half of the tape is … Read more