Why would Violence Policy Center need a FFL?

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Why would Violence Policy Center need a FFL?

Because they can get one, and legitimate dealers cannot. The old "Thumb in the Eye" trick. Just like when David Gregory breaks the law on national TV and nothing happens, or Diane Feinstein gets a concealed weapons permit from San Francisco.

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My understanding is that if you get the FFL01 without the intent of actually engaging in business, that's fraud

Look I think the VPC is a bunch of frauds. The factual errors on their site and publications even about not recently changed laws show they have no use for objective facts. They are a strong arm advocacy organization masquerading as a think tank and a dishonest one as well.

That said, I think their IRS standing is way more in question than their FFL.

My wife worked for a stage theater company in DC that had an FFL in order to avoid problems with prop guns that were used o fire blanks. Quite a few production companies on the west coast have FFL as well. The VPC might be acquiring some firearms or ammunition etc that they wish to familiarize themselves with in which case an FFL makes sense.

Almost no one will ship Ammo to DC firearms to registered gun owners, even though it is perfectly legal to do so. I have a pal who has a c/r ffl in DC who has no problem getting ammo shipped to him.

Again VPC is a bunch of anti-science, dishonest, discredited DBs, but there are IMHO legit reasons why would have an FFL

[Chris_B]

tax status or not, I can't see how this person having more than one criminal activity absolves him of other law-breaking