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https://www.heraldmailmedia.co...20-a2bac4501009.html Martinsburg man charged in firearm purchase By Matthew Umstead mumstead@herald-mail.com 14 hrs ago MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Police said a Martinsburg man has admitted to buying multiple firearms in Berkeley County for resale to an individual from Washington D.C. Antoine Paul Brown, 36, of Faulkner Avenue in Martinsburg, and Jerome Christopher Winecoff, 33, of Washington, D.C., were charged Monday after Brown purchased a firearm at Ray's Gun Shop at 5741 Tabler Station Road, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Brown and Winecoff each were charged with single counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and prohibited persons/straw purchase, court records said. West Virginia State Police Cpl. N.K. Campbell wrote in complaints that an investigation found that Brown used large amounts of cash to previously purchase a number of handguns of the same make, model and caliber, court records said. Campbell, who was joined in the investigation by an Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special agent, noted that Winecoff was deemed to be the intended recipient of a firearm that Brown purchased March 24, records said. Police said Winecoff admitted to accompanying Brown to the gun shop March 24 and that Winecoff knew he was prohibited from owning or being in the presence of firearms due to being a convicted felon and having multiple felony offenses in his criminal record, court records said. Brown told police he was purchasing the weapons for resale to an individual from the Washington area that he only knows as "Q," and later noted that he didn't know the individual or how to reach him, records said. | ||
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Avoiding slam fires |
My hope is this fool does hard time,he knew damn well this was a crime and the guns might end up in the drug trade. | |||
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This is really, really common. Legitimate straw purchases occur each and every day. Multiple times a day. | |||
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no sympathy for either one. | |||
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When are straw purchases “legitimate”? | |||
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I know Ray personally; great shop to deal with. I hope they bury the turds in jail. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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With the information provided- You can't use a big enough hammer to nail this guy. ____________________________________________________ The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart. | |||
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I assume he means clear cut obvious straw purchases, not legitimate as in legal. "The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford, "it is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards." "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in." | |||
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Optimistic Cynic |
When your wife wants a pistol for her birthday? | |||
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Yes. It’s one of those things that if you see it enough, you can certainly recognize it a mile away. | |||
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It's been a few years and my memory isn't the greatest so I could be wrong. But I believe that when fishing on the net about Federal Firearms Law that there is an EXEMPTION that specifically allows a "straw purchase" of a firearm as a legitimate gift. Just check on the Net and found his bit about question 11a on form 4473.
Based on these instruction a Husband can perfectly legally purchase a firearm for his Wife. However in answering this question he must identify HIMSELF as the purchaser, NOT the Wife. So, yeah there actually may be multiple "straw purchases" made daily that are completely "legitamate". I've stopped counting. | |||
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A very long story but I'll spare you the details. A gun got registered to me that my cousin purchased while we were at a gun show. He is from out of state. Neither of us knew the dealer registered it in my name until it was stolen and they came knocking on my door. I can tell you from experience, they take this very seriously. | |||
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I have a question. Did you fill out and sign the 4473? _________________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." Mark Twain | |||
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I can't remember for certain, this happened in 1981, they were new. The gun was stolen in 2010. It was at an OGCA show. The only thing that eventually saved me was I had a receipt for only 1 of the 2 pistols. They showed up at my house and I thought I was going to jail, actually they told me I was going to jail. The gun was not used in a crime which was also to my advantage. | |||
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Is this one of those , spend $155,000.00 of tax payer doller's to put more infractions in a guys pre existing file, and he's out on the street in 2 years ? Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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My bendable decoder ring isn't working right now. I keep getting a recipe for broiled garlic shrimp. | |||
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After all is said and done ,what's the worst thing that that's gonna happen to these two ? And what is going to cost the general public? Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
Ok, they got me. Q | |||
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Almost as Fast as a Speeding Bullet |
I think I got this one. "Is the government going to spend a lot of money to put a couple more infractions on a guys record and then let him go in only a couple of years." ______________________________________________ Aeronautics confers beauty and grandeur, combining art and science for those who devote themselves to it. . . . The aeronaut, free in space, sailing in the infinite, loses himself in the immense undulations of nature. He climbs, he rises, he soars, he reigns, he hurtles the proud vault of the azure sky. — Georges Besançon | |||
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...and from what I've read, rarely if ever prosecuted. This is a major problem that needs a solution. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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