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I did a 3 way Skype call with Steve Zopfi and Rick Breneman, hosts of the Power Factor Show. This turned into a roundtable discussion on everything from concealed carry to training, NRA certification and CCW laws. This conversation took a lot of interesting twists and turns. It’s fun when a planned conversation changes course a few times. This is un-edited, except for the trailer at the end. Steve even challenges me on a couple of issues, which I think was kind of cool. Rick talks a lot about his NRA certifications and the value of the NRA courses. Steve discusses the IPSC 101 training classes he does and in addition, we discussed how we feel about the training required for concealed carry permits. Very little discussion is on what happens in competition however. Thanks for listening and please remember that everyone who invests in version 2 of my Shooters Club Podcast gets a free raffle ticket, to win an admission to Suarez International’s Close Range Gunfighting course on May 28,29th in Dallas. Winner will be announced May 16th. Click here to get signed up. Bob Mayne, HandgunWorld Show.
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This comment came from a listener who prefers that I not use his name, but he gave me permission to use this. It clarifies some of my comments that were made in error.
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Hi Bob,
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> I’m in the middle of listening to Episode 119 and you made a mistake in stating people in Texas could own machine guns if they have a Class III license. The FFL license is a prerequisite for a dealer to become a SOT (Special Occupation Taxpayer) of which a SOT Class III is a dealer in NFA (National Firearms Act) items (machingeguns, suppressors, short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns, destructive devices). An end-user does not need to be an FFL with the Class III SOT. All they need to do is file the correct forms (via the FFL SOT Class III holder), pay the correct transfer tax (either $200 or $5 depending on the item) and then receive the NFA item. The end-user does have certain restrictions they must follow in regard to how they control the NFA item and moving it out of state etc. but that is a story for another day.
> PS. Just an additional clarification on why Texas CHL holders do not need a NICS check when purchasing a firearm from a dealer is that the background check to get the CHL is much more in-depth than the NICS check.
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