Larry Vickers Gun Seizure
So I'm reading this North Carolina guy got a machine gun collection got an asset forfeiture by the Feds. Haven't heard the story. Who is he and why the government take his collection?
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The rumor I heard (From another Forum I visit)is he didn't have his was stamp for the ones they took here is the the section the ATF used to take them.
26 U.S.C. Section 5872.(a)Laws applicable
Any firearm involved in any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture, and (except as provided in subsection (b)) all the provisions of internal revenue laws relating to searches, seizures, and forfeitures of unstamped articles are extended to and made to apply to the articles taxed under this chapter, and the persons to whom this chapter applies.
(b)Disposal
In the case of the forfeiture of any firearm by reason of a violation of this chapter, no notice of public sale shall be required; no such firearm shall be sold at public sale; if such firearm is forfeited for a violation of this chapter and there is no remission or mitigation of forfeiture thereof, it shall be delivered by the Secretary to the Administrator of General Services, General Services Administration, who may order such firearm destroyed or may sell it to any State, or possession, or political subdivision thereof, or at the request of the Secretary, may authorize its retention for official use of the Treasury Department, or may transfer it without charge to any executive department or independent establishment of the Government for use by it.
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Holy crap!
He is a retired Delta Force soldier who owns a successful training and gunsmith business.
He is also fighting a tough cancer.
Really a nice man and a patriot.
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He sold quite a few class 3 items at the rock island armory auction a few yrs back
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I just searched the Auction side for the word “Vickers”.
1,340 items. Everything from slings to custom Glocks- but he is a pretty successful person in the tactical shooting world and very well known.
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Given the wide spread corruption at ATF, I won't be surprised if the charges are eventually dropped.
Neal
EDIT: Yes, he will be able to get his guns back ------ but only if he spends $100,000-200,000 in legal fees. The government has unlimited lawyers on staff & available by contract.
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Typical, for some reason the ATF is a plague upon the firearms industry and needs reigned in.
The superclown they tried to sneak in was a staunch WAY left wing jackboot thug. Why can't they go after real criminals that smuggle firearms and such?
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nmyers: 33170066532123/comments/33170031725467
Given the wide spread corruption at ATF, I won't be surprised if the charges are eventually dropped.
Neal
Do you suppose he will ever get his collection back - or will it be destroyed by then?
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I have a close friend that is a retired "Dept. of Justice" agent. Way back the took me thru the "archives" of confiscated firearms. Some really interesting pieces. Said they would all be melted down. What a shame. Many very old and had collectible value.
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Read on another article... Multiple sources are saying that this is the result of Vickers letting his Special Occupational Tax payment lapse, which would explain why the ATF confiscated the NFA-regulated guns.
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nmyers: 33170066532123/comments/33170031725467
Given the wide spread corruption at ATF, I won't be surprised if the charges are eventually dropped.
Neal
EDIT: Yes, he will be able to get his guns back ------ but only if he spends $100,000-200,000 in legal fees. The government has unlimited lawyers on staff & available by contract.
Yep, another partisan DEMOCRAT PAC and like most of the DOJ.
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