https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/north-carolina-and-north-dakota-police-chiefs-and-federal-firearms-licensees-indicted
 

Cliffnotes:

He was charged because even though he has a permit to have full auto firearms (SOT license), he has to write a letter and it has to be approved to why he needs it.  He stated it's for law enforcement demonstrations.  The AFT said he never used it for this, but instead personal use/collecting.

He pled guilty instead of fighting it.

I wonder if there's more to this story as someone like Vickers should know what he's doing.

AFT, got a headline and can cover up their Screw-up.

Read more: https://www.ammoland.com/2023/10/atfs-pursuit-of-larry-vickers-is-about-headlines-not-justice/#ixzz8HGx3MSF5
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ATF’s Import Branch approved the chiefs’ requests for a FN/FAL, internally suppressed Mp5s, full-auto Glock 18s, a belt-fed 7.62mm M240 machinegun and a French Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Étienne, or FAMAS – a select-fire 5.56mm bullpup that uses AR magazines.

While most of the firearms would make great additions to a private collection, other than the Mp5SDs, few are in use at American law enforcement agencies – any American law enforcement agency. It raises the question as to why ATF’s Import Branch approved so many of the chiefs’ unusual requests. Were they involved in the caper or simply incompetent?

Not saying it's related but...

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article239071448.html

Cliffnotes:

He was charged because even though he has a permit to have full auto firearms (SOT license), he has to write a letter and it has to be approved to why he needs it.  He stated it's for law enforcement demonstrations.  The AFT said he never used it for this, but instead personal use/collecting.

He pled guilty instead of fighting it.

I wonder if there's more to this story as someone like Vickers should know what he's doing.

Who knows. It would surprise me if he got railroaded but it also wouldn't surprise me if he abused his license so he could have some special pew pews in his collection.

Who knows. It would surprise me if he got railroaded but it also wouldn't surprise me if he abused his license so he could have some special pew pews in his collection.

So no opinion then.   

So no opinion then.   

Close but not quite. The objective stance is that there is not enough information to form a good opinion. So yes, no opinion, but only because forming one would be unsupported at this point.

Close but not quite. The objective stance is that there is not enough information to form a good opinion. So yes, no opinion, but only because forming one would be unsupported at this point.

all that waha just to say no.

He posted his dissapointment with wilson combat cutting ties. Esp after theyve been friends for 30yrs

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