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February 28, 2012, 07:53:06 PM
#33
We don't know how it works. I'm a gun enthusiast and there could be a valid and legal market place for this. Why would this market be any different from any other? I've bought a gun online before, legally.

Pretty much there are 3 steps.
1). find and pay for the gun via paypal, credit card, OR BITCOIN
2). That FFL ships it to an FFL dealer near you
3). you go to your FFL and do the required paperwork. If you fail, you don't get the gun.

OR, if you have your C&R (curio and relic) FFL (federal firearms license) then you can get a C&R firearm sent to your house directly.

Or, in other countries it may vary.


Until we get more information on how it works, it's not fair to the market to automatically assume it's illegal.

if the mark up is 2 or 3 times or more than a FFL transaction then it's probably black market or 'buyer beware' a LE entrapment sting - that can be international

personally I'm all for a free market in just about anything, but if this site facilitates postal kids going mi vida loco or the psychotically deranged tooling themselves up where as most country's jumping through hoops regulations would make this less likely then I'm not too sure that the benefits out way the potential losses

though as always, what ever can be done will be done & things evolve to take account of that - ie, I don't see that if this is a problem then it's a Bitcoin problem, if it wasn't BTC then it would be some other form of semi-anon transfer made of which many already exist

Like cash Smiley

I've not been on the site to see price. If anyone knows how to get on it, I'd like to check it out. If guns are shown with the serial number filed off, it's pretty obvious that it's black market. Fully automatics won't show up on here unless they're from outside the country. I'd be able to judge it better if I knew how to get to it.

Also, Portnoy, they killed the registry because it's too costly to keep running and serves no purpose. Of all of the police I talked to, I got the same response. The registry does not matter to them because they have to go in expecting a gun regardless. If they go inside with their guard down because the registry shows no gun at that residence, then they may be in for a world of hurt. Also, I don't appreciate the snarky comment about gun owners being red necks.



like The Silk Road you need to access it via the Tor network, quite straightforward once you Google it, I'm not going to do a walk through for it as I haven't been there for ages which was just to look see so it doesn't spring to mind & also so as not to facilitate access to those who may be better off not visiting those dodgy lands, if they can't work it out for themselves then they probably shouldn't be there
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February 28, 2012, 07:37:34 PM
#32
As far as i know in USA you can happily go in a shop and buy more or less whatever weapon you want.

So what is the problem with that website?

That's not entirely true.  State laws vary, some making it harder or easier.  Plus there is a federal background check done on every firearm purchase regardless of state.  Technically there is no gun registration in the US but effectively there is because they have your name and address once you buy a gun.

What if you wanted to buy a firearm completely off the books?  That's the key to this.


There are many states that allow for private transfers.  No paper work, no names, just an exchange of cash or what ever is agreed upon.  In UT the largest online news source in the state allows for free postings and right now there are over 2000 firearms for sale.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=231&category=353

Most of these are private sales not requiring any paperwork.

One trend that shows up in history is when ever a nation enjoys freedom, prior to that the people are well armed.  Whenever genocide or a police state occurs, prior to that the people are disarmed.

"Defensive gun uses by crime victims are three to four times more common than crimes committed with guns" -Gary Kleck, Ph.D.

 
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February 28, 2012, 07:37:07 PM
#31
We don't know how it works. I'm a gun enthusiast and there could be a valid and legal market place for this. Why would this market be any different from any other? I've bought a gun online before, legally.

Pretty much there are 3 steps.
1). find and pay for the gun via paypal, credit card, OR BITCOIN
2). That FFL ships it to an FFL dealer near you
3). you go to your FFL and do the required paperwork. If you fail, you don't get the gun.

OR, if you have your C&R (curio and relic) FFL (federal firearms license) then you can get a C&R firearm sent to your house directly.

Or, in other countries it may vary.


Until we get more information on how it works, it's not fair to the market to automatically assume it's illegal.

if the mark up is 2 or 3 times or more than a FFL transaction then it's probably black market or 'buyer beware' a LE entrapment sting - that can be international

personally I'm all for a free market in just about anything, but if this site facilitates postal kids going mi vida loco or the psychotically deranged tooling themselves up where as most country's jumping through hoops regulations would make this less likely then I'm not too sure that the benefits out way the potential losses

though as always, what ever can be done will be done & things evolve to take account of that - ie, I don't see that if this is a problem then it's a Bitcoin problem, if it wasn't BTC then it would be some other form of semi-anon transfer made of which many already exist

Like cash Smiley

I've not been on the site to see price. If anyone knows how to get on it, I'd like to check it out. If guns are shown with the serial number filed off, it's pretty obvious that it's black market. Fully automatics won't show up on here unless they're from outside the country. I'd be able to judge it better if I knew how to get to it.

Also, Portnoy, they killed the registry because it's too costly to keep running and serves no purpose. Of all of the police I talked to, I got the same response. The registry does not matter to them because they have to go in expecting a gun regardless. If they go inside with their guard down because the registry shows no gun at that residence, then they may be in for a world of hurt. Also, I don't appreciate the snarky comment about gun owners being red necks.

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February 28, 2012, 06:35:28 PM
#30

Dont want to steer this too far off topic but why would anyone disagree with killing the bloated, inefficient, and ineffective Canadian long-gun registry? Handguns are still registered and still are subject to a different license and other authorizations to transport.

The long gun registry did nothing to prevent crime. Some say that police would know if someone has a gun before they show up. There are two issues with that. 1). many people never registered their guns and 2). criminals don't register their illegally owned guns SO police need to go in expecting to see a gun regardless.

It was a total waste of tax-payer's dollars. I'm glad it's gone.

I won't spend much time on this either but will just say that more than anything it shows the hypocrisy of Harper and neocons here.
They keep saying how they are all for supporting the police etc. etc.  but the police say that registry was a very effective tool
they had. And in terms of waste of money... well that money was already spent, and now the cons are just throwing everything
away despite protests from law enforcement agencies and many many other groups.  Why not keep everything that was already
collected even if they didn't want to keep the program going?  The only reason Harper is against it is because it was a Liberal thing...
and it also plays to their base of redneck supporters who will always vote for conservatives when they 'talk' about being
for the little guys, even though time after time they show they are only about being for Big Corporations and the Military.  

But I don't care much about that gun registry either way.  

The Liberals sure shot themselves in the foot in the last election by not letting it drop as an issue, instead of focusing instead on
the Harper government's contempt of Parliament, democracy and the Canadian people... their lack of transparency and accountability...
the bloating of government with all the new positions he added ( despite the traditional conservative view of 'less government is better
government' ) the waste of taxpayer money on promoting the Conservative party... the movement towards a more belligerent and
militaristic foreign policy...  I could go on and on, but to save time one might look at what G.W. Bush did and/or attempted to do
down south, and the ideology of Leo Strauss on which it was/is based, to see where Harper intends to take Canada.  



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February 28, 2012, 06:13:02 PM
#29
We don't know how it works. I'm a gun enthusiast and there could be a valid and legal market place for this. Why would this market be any different from any other? I've bought a gun online before, legally.

Pretty much there are 3 steps.
1). find and pay for the gun via paypal, credit card, OR BITCOIN
2). That FFL ships it to an FFL dealer near you
3). you go to your FFL and do the required paperwork. If you fail, you don't get the gun.

OR, if you have your C&R (curio and relic) FFL (federal firearms license) then you can get a C&R firearm sent to your house directly.

Or, in other countries it may vary.


Until we get more information on how it works, it's not fair to the market to automatically assume it's illegal.

if the mark up is 2 or 3 times or more than a FFL transaction then it's probably black market or 'buyer beware' a LE entrapment sting - that can be international

personally I'm all for a free market in just about anything, but if this site facilitates postal kids going mi vida loco or the psychotically deranged tooling themselves up where as most country's jumping through hoops regulations would make this less likely then I'm not too sure that the benefits out way the potential losses

though as always, what ever can be done will be done & things evolve to take account of that - ie, I don't see that if this is a problem then it's a Bitcoin problem, if it wasn't BTC then it would be some other form of semi-anon transfer made of which many already exist
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February 28, 2012, 05:38:25 PM
#28
We don't know how it works. I'm a gun enthusiast and there could be a valid and legal market place for this. Why would this market be any different from any other? I've bought a gun online before, legally.

Pretty much there are 3 steps.
1). find and pay for the gun via paypal, credit card, OR BITCOIN
2). That FFL ships it to an FFL dealer near you
3). you go to your FFL and do the required paperwork. If you fail, you don't get the gun.

OR, if you have your C&R (curio and relic) FFL (federal firearms license) then you can get a C&R firearm sent to your house directly.

Or, in other countries it may vary.


Until we get more information on how it works, it's not fair to the market to automatically assume it's illegal.
While we shouldn't jump to conclusions about legality, I have a feeling that people going through Tor aren't going to be filling out all the proper paperwork with a FFL dealer...
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February 28, 2012, 05:10:13 PM
#27
Having a government keep tabs on who owns what guns helps solve crime? maybe...
16 year olds should not be allowed own a fully automatic guns? maybe...

Registration, like one does with their cars, is another matter. Helping to make people responsible for the guns they buy.
You are perhaps a Canadian like I am and disagree with the neocon Harper killing the gun registry.

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but still, [ come on ]... "drugs, guns, and gambling for anyone and everyone!" is this our new slogan?

No, but something like "Its your money. Do what you want with it"  would work for me.   Smiley

If someone commits an illegal act... murder or assault etc. then charge them for 'that'.

The fact that someone owns this or that type of currency shouldn't be cause to assume
they will commit an illegal or immoral act.


Dont want to steer this too far off topic but why would anyone disagree with killing the bloated, inefficient, and ineffective Canadian long-gun registry? Handguns are still registered and still are subject to a different license and other authorizations to transport.

The long gun registry did nothing to prevent crime. Some say that police would know if someone has a gun before they show up. There are two issues with that. 1). many people never registered their guns and 2). criminals don't register their illegally owned guns SO police need to go in expecting to see a gun regardless.

It was a total waste of tax-payer's dollars. I'm glad it's gone.
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February 28, 2012, 05:03:09 PM
#26
We don't know how it works. I'm a gun enthusiast and there could be a valid and legal market place for this. Why would this market be any different from any other? I've bought a gun online before, legally.

Pretty much there are 3 steps.
1). find and pay for the gun via paypal, credit card, OR BITCOIN
2). That FFL ships it to an FFL dealer near you
3). you go to your FFL and do the required paperwork. If you fail, you don't get the gun.

OR, if you have your C&R (curio and relic) FFL (federal firearms license) then you can get a C&R firearm sent to your house directly.

Or, in other countries it may vary.


Until we get more information on how it works, it's not fair to the market to automatically assume it's illegal.
kjj
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February 28, 2012, 01:45:13 PM
#25
The reason that we get nervous about gun registration is that those registration records come in really handy when confiscation time comes around.  And confiscation time pretty much always comes around sooner or later.
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February 28, 2012, 01:19:26 PM
#24
Having a government keep tabs on who owns what guns helps solve crime? maybe...
16 year olds should not be allowed own a fully automatic guns? maybe...

Registration, like one does with their cars, is another matter. Helping to make people responsible for the guns they buy.
You are perhaps a Canadian like I am and disagree with the neocon Harper killing the gun registry.

Quote
but still, [ come on ]... "drugs, guns, and gambling for anyone and everyone!" is this our new slogan?

No, but something like "Its your money. Do what you want with it"  would work for me.   Smiley

If someone commits an illegal act... murder or assault etc. then charge them for 'that'.

The fact that someone owns this or that type of currency shouldn't be cause to assume
they will commit an illegal or immoral act.
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February 28, 2012, 08:50:29 AM
#23
Finally! I can sell my tactical nuke
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February 28, 2012, 08:26:48 AM
#22
As far as i know in USA you can happily go in a shop and buy more or less whatever weapon you want.

So what is the problem with that website?

Yes that's exactly why some think that when you buy it online anonymously with the serial nr. removed it must be for something other than self defense which is completely ignorant to just about any other countrie's gun regulation laws.
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February 28, 2012, 08:08:46 AM
#21
As far as i know in USA you can happily go in a shop and buy more or less whatever weapon you want.

So what is the problem with that website?

That's not entirely true.  State laws vary, some making it harder or easier.  Plus there is a federal background check done on every firearm purchase regardless of state.  Technically there is no gun registration in the US but effectively there is because they have your name and address once you buy a gun.

What if you wanted to buy a firearm completely off the books?  That's the key to this.
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February 28, 2012, 07:57:40 AM
#20
As far as i know in USA you can happily go in a shop and buy more or less whatever weapon you want.

So what is the problem with that website?
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February 28, 2012, 06:59:19 AM
#19
This whole situation is akin to eBay and gunbroker.com.  You can't sell guns on eBay but you can on gunbroker.  The two sites are otherwise similar to each other in terms of online auction functionality.
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February 28, 2012, 06:48:42 AM
#18
The Armory is SR's version of their market for weapons and all weapons listings on SR will be removed on the 4th of March. Both sites are run by the same people and are run on the same platform. The only difference is, a different server and a different DB.

That's how SR's people explained it on SR's forum.
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February 28, 2012, 02:37:41 AM
#17
Was it really necessary to announce this? There is the Routers lady looking for people to interview about bitcoin and this turns up. Great!

There was already a fairly big article about SR selling weapons now.
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February 28, 2012, 02:13:36 AM
#16
Was it really necessary to announce this? There is the Routers lady looking for people to interview about bitcoin and this turns up. Great!
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February 28, 2012, 01:07:35 AM
#15
i dont know... I'm asking? do we? maybe regulations are pointless?

Which group will regulations prevent from owning weapons, law abiding citizens or criminals?

Who would you prefer own weapons, law abiding citizens or criminals?

Does regulation create a lucrative black market where certain types of individuals are able to earn large sums of money by taking advantage of the lack of competition from law abiding citizens?

Do you think putting a weapon in the hands of an average, decent person makes them a cold blooded killer, ready to shoot anyone at the drop of a hat?

Does removing the ability to protect oneself from aggression create reliance on those in power to form a police state in order to keep the populace safe? Do they keep the populace safe?

you see.
its not so clear cut!

it could be regulations only sound good, when in fact, it only "...create a lucrative black market where certain types of individuals are able to earn large sums..."

its just to bad that bitcoin doesn't solve the problem, it only makes it worst.... but maybe that's a good thing Huh

you can understand my confusion, I'm trying to understand why selling guns to anyone without asking any questions is a good thing.

I've got some weird ideas about guns, I'm Canadian.  Wink

Blame Canada-Southpark
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