Recent content by Jim_Macklin

grossly unconstitutional is better The court's are more likely to strike down a grossly unconstitutional law. Bad laws are written fast and errors are common. That is one reason why almost all laws include a severability clause that says if part of a law is found unconstitutional the rest...

easy job or buy a new trigger The S&W triggers are casehardened, so a file is not easy to use. A Dremel tool is not really easy to use. I like a round diamond sharpening tool used for knives and fishhooks. You really don't need to do more than remove the sharp tops of te grooves. Use a...

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Illinois FOID, any state CCH/CCW So-called Universal Background checks AND a Federal record or license will make gun confiscation too easy. Of course, confiscation is the whole reason for these government actions and programs. The State of Illinois passed a law to require any person who...

Is the cylinder stiff when thumb cocked? How about when fired double action? Is the safety lock buggered in any way? Is there any dirt, old grease in behind the hand? Have you examined the crane fit to the frame, is the crane bend so that there is a gap between the frame and crane? When you...

limitations Kansas Article 38.--CRIMES AFFECTING GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS 21-3834. Civil remedies, court orders authorized. (a) In its discretion and upon good cause (which may include but is not limited to the declaration of a party's attorney) to believe that intimidation or...

Every state varies Kansas has laws that allow unlicensed person to pick-up or drop off children at school with a gun in their car. KSA 21-4204 (5) possession of any firearm by any person, other than a law enforcement officer, in or on any school property or grounds upon which is located a...

If the police do a traffic stop and seize your gun, that is illegal. That is an illegal taking. Similarly, collecting data or information that is not authorized by a specific law is an illegal taking of data that may be protected by another law. Does the state require gun registration? If...

exceeding authority? The man was licensed. But recording the serial number of the gun constitutes an illegal "taking" IMHO. I would make a written complaint and demand that all record of the gun, make ,model and serial number be purged from all records and databases.