firearms acquisition

I first heard about Warren Tactical Series (WTS) sights from World Champion shooter, Dave Sevigny, a few years ago. Dave told me that he had discovered something good. He spoke of new sights that will give the shooter an advantage, and that they would be coming out very soon. I kept in touch with Dave throughout that year, and eventually my efforts paid off. A business associate told me about Scott Warren. Scott turned out to be a 21-year veteran of the FBI, and a 15-year member of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team. When I dug a little deeper, my friend told me that Scott is the lead tactical firearms instructor for that team. I had heard of Scott as a National level competitive shooter, but his day job was news to me. The rest is history. I knew from the beginning, that with Scott’s and Dave’s collective knowledge and experience in the real world and the competitive arena, that these US made sights would be huge. After selling hundreds of Warren Tactical Series sights to recreational shooters, competitors, and law enforcement alike, they are still selling strong. When people call, a common question is, “Which sights should I get?” Much of sight selection is preference, but here are tips that can help, when considering which set of WTS Glock sights will work for you.

Facts on WTS Rear Sights

When you speak of Warren Tactical Series sights, the topic starts with the rear sight. WTS rear sights come in two distinct models. One is the Sevigny design, which is offered in a “Competition” or “Carry” configuration. The other design offered, is the “Warren Tactical”.

The Sevigny design was a joint effort between WTS’s founder Scott Warren and world-class Glock champion Dave Sevigny. The Sevigny design is a variant of Scott’s original design, and takes on the traditional approach with its bold squared-off design. But, unlike other sights, both the Warren and Sevigny rear blades are void of distracting serrations, undercuts, or odd angles; which promotes a uniquely sharp, crisp outline. The rear surfaces of both sights are back-cut, which slopes gently back and up toward the shooter, avoiding distracting rear light reflections. Both sights have a generously wide squared notch, measuring .120” tall by .150” wide. The idea is to allow plenty of light to come through on either side of the front sight, for lightening quick target acquisition. If you have any doubt on just how quick lightening really is, watch Dave Sevigny and Scott Warren in action. The difference in the Sevigny Competition and Carry configuration is simple. The Competition rear’s vertical edges are sharper, while the Carry rear’s vertical edges are rounded to help in avoiding snags during carry.

The Niger Delta, an area of dense mangrove rainforest in the southern tip of Nigeria, comprises nine of Nigeria’s thirty-six states: Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Rivers. The region’s oil accounts for approximately 90 percent of the value of Nigeria’s exports, but the Niger Delta remains one of Nigeria’s least developed regions.

Although there had been conflicts in the oil regions of Nigeria between the host communities and oil extracting companies since the discovery of oil in Nigeria, recent conflicts began to surge appreciably in the late 1990s. Consequently, in 2000, the government of the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo created the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to help end the violence and spur socio-economic development. Yet, during and after the run-up to the 2003 presidential election, violence between rival militia groups and against the oil corporations increased considerably.

Facilitated by poverty intensified by conditions stated at http://globalinterchange.wetpaint.com, political disenfranchisement, and the easy availability of firearms, armed groups fought each other over the control of illegally acquired oil and engaged in violent acts against oil companies, such as kidnapping key officials of the oil companies(especially expatriates).

THE MASTER PLAN

Efforts of successive administrations to correct these anomalies translated to minor successes. The Oil Minerals Producing Areas Development Commission, OMPADEC, was to ensure development got to the oil producing States. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), given the promises that preceded its birth has not made the type of impact people in the region expected. The same politics and greed that have always placed the interests of a tiny few above the people, hijacked NDDC from inception.

AFTER decades of obvious official neglect, it is heart-warming that a Niger Delta Regional Development master plan to be supervised by Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has been drawn up. The development plan with a duration of 15 years is to gulp $50 billion (about N6.4 trillion).

The master-plan, as stated in http://globalinterchange.wetpaint.com, is a comprehensive analysis of the life development imperatives, challenges and opportunities in the Niger Delta which puts into perspective the economic growth; human and community needs, institutional development, physical infrastructure and natural environment of the region.

BENEFITS OF THE MASTER PLAN

Nothing should be allowed to stall the successful implementation of the master plan. The funding has been spelt out in the 2000 NDDC Act as follows - Ecological Fund 50 per cent; Federal Government 15 per cent; oil and gas industry three per cent; and 29 per cent from other sources.

Proper development of the Niger Delta region would create more global economic opportunities in the area, stable oil and gas prices, which means more income for the government, in addition to the most needed peace.

All parties involved in the implementation of the master plan should do their best to provide the resources to remove the blight that the Niger Delta has become. Government has to provide leadership in this direction. In view of this, the partnership between one of Nigeria’s foremost banks, the United Bank for Africa Plc and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in order to ensure the success of the Master Plan should be commended.

The success of this task does not only rest on providing the necessary infrastructure for the socio-economic development of the people of the Niger-Delta, but the people themselves must be involved from the policy formulation stage. We must not assume that we know what the people need. That was the mistake made by past administrations at various levels of government and the organizers of the master plan must not allow their intervention and participation in this plan to go the same way.

The main focus of this work therefore will be to critically consider and discuss some key success management factors that may make or mar the success of the Master-Plan.

This essay offers the history of the Jihad against the Russians in southern Russia (North Caucasus mountains) by the Chechnyan, Dagestani, Adygean, and Ingush Muslims, and the conquest and slaughter of the Caucasian Mujahidin by the Russians in the 19th century. It allows understanding into historical background into the current ethnoreligious and ethnocultural conflict between the Russians and the revolting Turkic and Circassian Muslims of the southern provinces. Also included are some of my personal observations of the region from my vacation to the former Mujahid capital of Sochi. Click the link at the top and bottom for the images that go with this article.

The region of the Caucasus mountains — today including southern Russia, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan — has a complicated ethnic, religious, and political history that has caused it to be one of the most war-torn regions in Eurasia today. The role of religion epitomizes this timeless conflict: Georgia and Armenia are the world’s two oldest Christian (Orthodox) countries, having defended and retained their faith as the bulwark of their culture since the early 4th century. Azerbaijan is Shi’ia Muslim due to the influence of Safavid Shi’ia Iran. The inhabitants in the North Caucasus (today the southernmost tip of Russia) are almost universally Sunni Muslim due to the long history of Islamic presence in the region by Turkic Tatar armies whose Jihad forced the Christian Europeans to the west to tremble with fear for nearly 800 years. Some of these Muslim "tribes" in the Caucasus (often grouped as "Circassians") speak so-called Caucasian languages. Most of the North Caucasian Muslim tribes speak Turkic languages and are ethnically, culturally, and religiously Sunni Turkic peoples, often called "Tatars". Some of the Muslim tribes in the Caucasus include the Ingush, the Adygeans, Karachai, Bashkirs, Dagestanis, Chechnyans, and the Kalbards.

Do not miss out on getting your FFL. With todays political standings this could be a turning point for the firearms industry. With the new president elect we do not know what is going to happen to the firearms industry. Your window of opportunity may be closing in fast to even get your FFL. We just do not know. If you get your FFL now and the policy changes perhaps you will be grandfathered in and be able to keep it. Do not wait and find out it was to late.

In the last 14 years the number of FFL holders has declined. In 1993 the overall number of FFL’s were 284,000 and in 2007 the number had declined to 109,000 a total decrease of 175,000. A number of factors appear to have contributed to this decrease. The brady bill in 1993, the increase of the license fee from $10.00 per year to $200.00 for the first 3 years and $90.00 for each  3 year renewal period, the crime bill enacted in 1994 requires the applicant to notify chief of law enforcement agency of their intent to apply for a FFL, in 2004 BATF implemented an in person application inspection program. This all has contributed to the decline in the number of applicants each year.

After reading all of this you still want to be a FFL holder and become a firearms dealer, Your going to need some help. You need the right information, forms,where to find the application, and help to fill it out the right way. If filled out with a mistake, this could get your application denied or delayed. You will need to now to set up your record keeping, BATF approved acquisition and desposition books, set up your place of business for BATF inspection.

If you want help obtaining your federal firearms license, there is only one company on the internet that you should trust to guide you through the process. The FFL kit provides you with everything you need to complete your application and comply in a single kit with easy to follow, step by step instructions.

Here’s what you get with the purchase of the FFL kit.

1-A quick start guide, with step by step instructions for completing the application.

2-A detailed instructional guide, updated for 2009, with everything you need to know.

3-Application with instructions-2 yellow forms, 1 white form.

4-Detailed analysis of the laws governing gun dealers in the U.S., including copies of relevant statutes, regulations, and BATF interpretations. An actual ATF book will be sent covering all 50 states.

5-New ATF how to guide that walks you through transactions and various scenarios you will encounter as a FFL holder.

6-A BATF approved acquisitions and despositions book to log your gun sales and comply with BATF regulations.

7-A how to guide devoted to day to day operational issues, including a summary of record keeping requirements, and current copys of relevant forms, where available.

8-A list of favorite wholesalers- this alone is worth more than the cost of the kit.

9-Full access to their FFL applicant mega site, an internet site dedication to providing you with links to every important piece of information on the internet related to becoming or doing business as a gun dealer in the U.S.

Most North Americans may have forgotten that on January, 2000 President Bill Clinton proposed new legislation that would have required all American citizens to obtain a federal gun license. American handgun owners were outraged, as well as manufacturers, dealers and more than a few members of the U.S. Congress.

Although this national-level law would have been something new for the U.S., Canada was already under a countrywide gun law. On December 1, 1998 the Canada Firearms Act of 1995 was finally in full effect. The law in Canada requires that all citizens must have a Possession and Acquisition Licenses (PAL). Canadian gun owners quickly became very familiar with the extra license that they now had to have.

There is a comparatively extensive background check that is run on anyone looking to obtain a gun license in Canada. This helps to eliminate the potential threat from people who have been convicted of a previous gun crime. Also, any persons with a history of certain serious crimes or convictions, and those with mental health issues, have a little chance of receiving a gun license in Canada.

Classes of Firearms as per Canadian Legislation 
Normally, an individual in Canada will have an access to only first two of three possible classes of firearms, because Prohibited one is closed for all individuals since 1995 in Canada unless it is “grandfathered”.

Non-restricted firearms (longguns) are ordinary hunting and sporting rifles and shotguns with an overall length of 660mm or greater. If it is a center-fire semi-automatic firearm, the barrel length must be at least 18.5 in (470mm) to qualify as non-restricted. Certain firearms, although they meet the above criteria, have been classified as "restricted" or "prohibited" by order-in-council.

Restricted firearms (handguns) include all pistols and revolvers with barrel length not less than 4.14 in. (105 mm). Again, some exceptions will apply. An Authorization to Transport (ATT permit) is required to move a restricted firearm from the location where the firearm is registered. 

Prohibited (fully automatic firearms, handguns with barrel lengths under 4.14 in. (105mm), or chambered in  .25 or .32) and a variety of other firearms which have been classified as "prohibited" by Chief Firearms Officer of Canada.

Antique or new, it’s the same
Canada has a population of 31 million people, a little more than one-tenth the U.S. counts. The authorities have, at times, based the number of guns that collectors may have in their possession on notions of population density and “potential impact.” These sorts of restrictions also apply to sportsmen and target shooters, which are categories of gun owners that Canadian Authorities often consider to be covers for people who simply want to own weapons. This is because Canadians must demonstrate a reason to own a gun beyond wanting it for simple self-defense.