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Happy New Year everyone! I just have a quick question. I have noticed a few actors have a holster setup where the gun is backward (Wild Bill Elliott and Lee Marvin in The Man Who Shot Libery Valance…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt Jan 24, 2012.
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William E. Shaw replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"It's anecdotal. A lie to be exact. None of this squares with the Gun Control Act of 1968 and/or the required BATF form 4473 since that time. Much like other crap claims about center fire ammo handguns I've read on here.…"
William E. Shaw replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"If you leased a brand-new pistol in 1900, in 1965 you legally owned it because it was 65 years old & therefore was considered an 'antique.' My SAA was made in 1906. I leased it in 1970. The next year I legally owned…"
Murray A. Gewirtz replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"Thanks for your reply, Charley. I understand now that the law came about as a result of a conflict between states rights and Federal jurisdiction. But it's still hard to believe that in 78 years no one remarked on the fact that the long term…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"Since firearms dealers are federally licensed, the state had no control over them. They had to be state-licensed, as well, & they were--to sell rifles & shotguns. However, because of the federal licensing, the state couldn't…"
Buck Grizzly replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"It was written so well the state of Texas didn't even know it was against the law???
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Murray A. Gewirtz replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"What??? xxx@@!!!&#!! If "the 'leasing' process was exactly like buying a pistol," what in the world was the purpose or sense of the law prohibiting purchase? Where'd they get the talmudic pedants who crafted such a…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"The Texas penal code adopted in 1896 declared a pistol a 'prohibited weapon.' However, the 'leasing' process was just exactly like buying a pistol, so 99.999% of the people who 'bought' pistols in Texas in that…"
Buck Grizzly replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"Yep I've been looking for and asking around to Lethalrancher, but everybody who has lived in Texas their whole life (as a gun owner/hunter, etc...) doesn't have a clue as to what Charley is talking about. Is there some documentation on…"
Lethalrancher replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"I am sorry.....but being a life long native born Texan.....I have bought countless (almost) revolvers, pistols, and long arms.....and many from well before 1974......unless someone failed to inform me......I bought'em, and I have no idea of the…"
Murray A. Gewirtz replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"Weird, Charley. How did that work? Did you have to pay periodically, or did you pay the entire lease amount up front? And if even a government officer couldn't own a pistol, who were they leased from?"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
"You guys don't know what 'restrictive gun laws' are. From 1896 until 1974 a pistol was a 'prohibited weapon' in Texas. You could not, legally, purchase or own a pistol in Texas. Not even a Texas Ranger…"
anthony martin replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
" The above entry does not represent my own view.I was practically weaned on guns and teach gun safety.I'd prefer to pack either/or my cross draw rig and/or my shoulder holster but have lived out here in Loonville(So. Cal.) for over…"
anthony martin replied to David Dick's discussion Holster setup
" Well,all of us that study the old west know that it was largely discretionary from town to town depending on the enforced ordinances.Many cities were proud of their tougher ordinances because they viewed it as the march of civilization,…"
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