All that an FFL holder needs to do is log out an antique as an: “Inadvertent entry

This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.

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Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono Claims SCOTUS Created Ability to Own Guns in 2008.

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Reader G.C. in Southern California wrote:

“I really like reading your quotes of the day. But one thing bugs me. I’ve seen you quote hymns but I’ve never seen you quote a modern praise chorus. Why not?”

JWR Replies: There are exceptions, but I contend that generally contemporary praise choruses can best be described by four facets: Their dearth of sound Biblical doctrine, an over-emphasis on emotionalism, mantra-like repetitiveness, and a surplus of personal pronouns. Modern praise choruses have as much to do with traditional hymns as hip-hop music has to do with classical music.

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Skyrat wrote this in response to the recent article series on Hurricane Helene lessons learned:

“The Darling Wife and I enjoy camping (nowadays, as age has it’s is way with us, car camping) We save and repurpose our laundry detergent jugs. Filling with potable water and adding a suitable amount of soap will produce a handwashing station. Once it has been employed several times, nearly all of the detergent residue will have been rinsed out, and it can become a hand rinsing station. {But, of course, they never be used for drinking water.]”

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A new North Idaho listing over at SurvivalRealty.com: 12.72 acres w/ Log home and large 60×60 shop!

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Reader Fred T. wrote:

Mr. Rawles,
I’m a regular reader of your blog and have most, if not all, of your books – all of which I have enjoyed. I have been interested in your discussions of M1891 Argentine Mausers and that some of them fall into pre-1899 manufacture. [See photo, above.] I did some minor research and found/learned that apparently all marked as made by Ludwig & Loewe are pre-1899 and apparently all marked as made by DWM are post-1899. So I started looking around in gun shops in my area.

Yesterday, I found an Argentine M1891 Mauser – Ludwig & Loewe with a serial number beginning with an “M” prefix. According to the list of manufacturing dates I had found, this receiver should have been made in 1895 – clearly within the “antique firearm” category. I looked it over and thought the bore rifling looked good, the exterior surfaces looked quite reasonable for a military-issue item over 125 years old, and the serial numbers appeared to be all matching. The retailer had tagged it at $250, which I thought was a reasonable price.

So I carried it to the store counter, stating that this appears to be an “antique firearm” and thus exempt from GCA’68 requirements. And the staff (one claimed to be the store manager) said, “Sorry, we’ve entered it into our books, so we have to sell it as if it is a regular firearm and not as an antique.” And they were resistant to any form of logical persuasion I could come up with. So I left the item unpurchased on their used rack.

It was apparent to me that they were not willing to realize/admit they were following a rule/law/regulation that does not exist for the item in question and were unwilling to accept any alternate idea (like declaring it “Antique” in their books}. Probably the only way to get it back into its proper perspective is for another FFL to buy it and declare it as an antique into his inventory. Unfortunately, that’s not me

JWR Replies:

I’ve had many similar experiences. Many dealers mistakenly have their staff record any acquisitions that look like a modern firearm into their FFL records, regardless of the date of manufacture of their frames or receivers.

If such an error is found, all that an FFL holder needs to do is log out an antique as an: “Inadvertent entry — Pre-1899 antique.” That is quick and simple. But convincing them to do this can sometimes be a challenge

Each month, I buy several pre-1899 antique cartridge guns from all around the country. About half of them are erroneously caught in the FLL paperwork system, so they end up being shipped to my local FFL, who then just hands them to me. He cannot legally enter them into his Bound Book any more than he could a BB gun, a muzzleloader, or a CD player with a serial number. By law, only modern (post-1898) cartridge “firearms” can go into FFL dealer records.

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From the UK Daily Mail: Scientists discover what caused the Roman Empire to collapse 1,500 years ago.

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SaraSue sent this snippet:

“This past week there were workmen at the property all week, which is actually very tiring due to managing the dogs and making sure they didn’t bother the workmen. I am thankful and grateful that I could get a new HVAC system installed. The very old system struggled to keep the house warm during the winter, and the AC was woefully inadequate during our hot and humid summers. I pulled out some windows, cleaned them, put in new weather stripping, and put them back in successfully. The windows are very heavy so I was surprised I could do it. A handyman came to put together a new bunk bed set so I can now have all of my grandchildren here at once. He also installed a new ceiling light/fan in one of the bedrooms, attempted to fix a couple of toilets, and winterized the hen house.”

In livestock news: The LGDs were neutered by the vet and I have been babying them. One of my cows went to the processor. She was a beautiful Guernsey dairy cow who became infertile for some unknown reason, and after two years of trying everything to get her bred back, her purpose changed to feed the family. Over two years, and having birthed one calf, she was disease tested, there were numerous A.I. attempts, two trips to visit a proven bull, and a final A.I. attempt along with hormone injections. Nothing worked, so I sadly faced the fact that she needed to be beefed. This is the reality of having a close connection with your food. She will yield approximately 400 lbs of beef. Bittersweet. I had purchased a beautiful Guernsey heifer as her replacement some months ago as I realized I would lose her. I am down to my three “keeper cows”, two of which I dried off for the winter as they are due to calve in the Spring and both are very healthy. No milk for the house [presently], but something to look forward to next year. Not milking cows every day has given me a time reprieve to get the farmhouse in order for the holidays. I have been milking cows, every day, for many years and I am thankful for the rest. All good, and thankful for what the Lord has blessed me with.”

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And last, but not least: Most Censored Paper on Earth: The Lancet-Censored “Sudden Death” COVID-19 Vaccine Autopsy Paper Has Been Peer-Reviewed and Published.

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