gitano

That's the way it has always been unless your state has some "special" rules. That's the "loop-hole" the politicians and anti-gunners are constantly whining about. Any transfer of ownership of a gun - trade, buy or sell - is legal without any paperwork WITHIN THE BORDERS OF A SINGLE STATE AS LONG AS BOTH PARTIES ARE RESIDENTS OF THAT STATE. It doesn't matter whether the transaction is in your house or in a gun show. The protection of that "Within-state-only" 'transaction' is provided by the 10th Amendment to US Constitution. So why should you have to go through all of the rigamarol at a "gun store", you might ask. First, there are several states that say you SHOULDN'T have to, and are challenging the Federal "gun laws" regarding within-state-transactions on 10th Amendment grounds. However, the gun store owner has a FEDERAL LICENSE and in order to keep that license and avoid FEDERAL prosecution, he MUST comply with ALL of the constraints of the license, including the paperwork and background check. Paul

I did not know of those passings. Many have passed in my life in the past two years, the most notable of which was my Dad. To tell the truth, I'm getting tired of hearing of my friends' passings'. Hello Karl. It was easy to remember you from your 'nom-de-plume'. I really am glad to see this site still alive and well. This was one of the first sites I ever visited on the web. It was "HondoJohn" that met me here and invited be over the The Hunter's Life where I spend most of my 'internet forum time'. I was able to go to Texas and spend some time with John. He is as nice in person as he is 'on paper'. I am sad to report that John had a stroke last winter and is having a 'tough row to hoe' getting back on his feet. I am not sure he will. There are more 'sad tales' to tell. So it goes when you age. Paul

Lotsa water under the bridge. I see I'm only recorded as a member back to '06. I think I was here in '00, but there was a change in the site about '06. Not that it matters. There's a mountain of "stuff" that has happened, as I'm sure the same is with 'you guys'. One big event is that my oldest daughter just got married last month and I turned 60. I'll tell you what, there's no way to 'sugar-coat' 60. You're just plain old. My oldest is finishing a 5-year architecture degree and my youngest is a sophomore in college. She's going to be a writer. She was better as a senior in HS than I was when I graduated from college. I got serious about making and modifying firearms, and bought myself a good lathe and mill a few years ago. I have made a couple of rifles from old Mauser receivers. (Don't worry, they were already long past 'as issued'.) A couple of them I have actually killed things with. I'm still collecting milsurps and other old firearms. In fact, I'm currently looking for some M-95 Long Rifles. Which reminds me, I have fallen in love with the 8x56R case and have made several wildcats from it. THAT was a cartridge far ahead of its time. Very similar to the .348 Winchester. Another great cartridge to 'start with'. That'll do for now. Paul PS - Oh yeah, you can have a look here www.biopar.com to see what I'm doing in my spare time. I'm not trying to sell anything, just showing you what I've been up to. Paul

Since I was here. For some reason I got a notice about the thread at the top of "Chewing the Cud" even though I am not subscribed to that thread. Nonetheless, I thought I'd drop in and say hi to whomever remembers who I am. Paul

Well, well, well... I like the new format., AND I get to come in as gitano instead of EvilPaul. A little water has passed under the bridge since last I perused MFRC's pages. Look forward to chating with folk here again. While I didn't make an exhaustive search, I didn't notice Tony's Farting Chicken around anywhere. Is he still 'driving the boat'? Anyway, see ya around. Paul