OK, that settled it, I'll never buy that gun.
OK, that settled it, I'll never buy that gun.
There is no need for an agency to have an FFL. Agencies can received firearms on a letterhead. In fact, so can individual peace officers provided someone with authority within the agency authorizes it, and it is for duty use.
I just may know a guy who is high up in an agency who wrote a letter to himself authorizing himself to receive pistol on letterhead.
My guess is that they were using letterhead to obtain firearms strictly for personal use.
Sig has been selling that holster for sometime now.
http://sigsauer.com/StoreProductList...uches-111.aspx
I had an ER nurse in a class. I noticed she kept taking all head shots. Her response when asked why, "'I've seen too many people who have been shot in the chest putting up a fight in the ER." Point taken.
Most of SIG's accessories (holsters/lights/sights) are rebranded ITAC Defense products.
http://www.sigsauer.com/StoreCategor...ories-110.aspx
Dave Spaulding did a complimentary review a few years back:
http://www.lawofficer.com/article/te...s/itac-defense
I think this rendition of the finger paddle is a better execution that the SERPA design, but that's really not raising the bar a whole lot, either.
The one-piece paddle holster is supposed to be not horrible:
http://www.sigsauer.com/SigStore/glo...sters-460.aspx
I would probably recommend it over a Blackhawk offering to a tightwad copper.
If the agency does the buying, no excise tax is collected. but if the individual is personally purchasing the weapon, they are supposed to pay the federal excise tax.
If the agency buys it, and then later sells it to the employee? Not sure how that works out.
NFA rules apply to the fun stuff.
I'm referring here to the practice of skipping the NICS check, which can be waived with department letterhead stating that "Officer Krupke is purchasing this Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon, serial number XXXXXX, to be used in official duties, and that a records check reveals that the purchasing officer has no convictions for misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence."
I mean, it meets the letter of the law, and is some $8/hr gun shop clerk going to tell the guy in the uniform that he doesn't buy the story that the town of Ditchwater or Stumpjump needs to be protected from a scourge of clay pigeons?
Huh. Seems like more trouble than the nics check.
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Individual officer purchases are subject to FET. An i/o purchase can't be made through the agency to avoid excise tax. However, if the agency later dispos the gun, they aren't obligated to collect the FET. Otherwise, trades, transfers, or surplus auctions would be a pain.
In my experience, cops seek out the letters to avoid dealer transfer fees more than anything. NICS or local background check fees I suppose, too, where applicable.
The various public safety discount programs used to require a bona-fide letterhead, which drove some demand for them. Now, most just want an ID at the point of sale with the 4473 and NICS check.
At some point, enough will abuse the process and it will go away. Some agencies are good about policing themselves and letterheads can be darned hard to get. Others I've seen have pre-printed, fill in the blank forms on the desktop ready for whatever Deputy Dog needs that month.
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