those tough American gun laws

[winterbadger]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3703321.stm

Apparently it's news to some people that one can't order guns by mail. And he received a license? Well, I suppose as an Englishman studying in Canada, he probably didn't show up on an FBI database check (if they even bothered with that...)

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[voltbang.livejournal.com]

the visual difference between that and the .22 Magnum, at least based on the pictures at the S&W website, is fairly slight.

There are a few .22 pistols that are made to look like bigger guns, but for the most part, they are very visually different from the gun pictured. .22 and .22magnum are not the same thing.

I don't see any mention there or on the BBC article of the words "high power,"

Sorry, that came from a google news search. This article (http://p2pnet.net/story/1425) makes reference to a "high caliber mp3 player" while displaying a picture of a large pistol. I'd swear the wording on the article has changed since I last looked at it.


I'm also not seeing anything that says that the license was a Canadian one.

If the recipient of the firearm was canadian, he would need a canadian license. Although re-reading the articles, it's less clear. The starpheonix article says "Next to it is a handgun licence for Abe's Pawn Shop in Louisiana." I'm guessing, on reflection, that isn't a license at all, but some FFL transfer paperwork. It's not customary for gun shops to obtain licenses for people, but there is some paperwork that has to be done. Looking for the simple explaination, calling a document by the wrong name seems like the simplest mistake. The subject is confusing since many states don't require licenses to own firearms, although canada does. A canadia reporter might expect a license to come with a gun, for all I know, that's how they do it up there.