“Under the Gun” Director Responds to Allegations of Federal Violations
June 7, 2018
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- As we previously reported, the staff behind the biased anti-gun documentary “Under the Gun” not only deceptively edited their film, but also may have committed several federal felonies during its production. During an interview prior to the film’s release, Ms. Soechtig stated that she directed one of her producers, whom she refers to as “Josh,” to purchase several firearms in Arizona.
Trouble is, “Josh” is a resident of Colorado, which means that under federal law, an unlicensed resident of Arizona cannot legally sell Josh a firearm without a background check if they know he is a Colorado resident. The only “Josh” listed as a producer on the film’s IMBD page is Joshua A. Kunau, who also happens to be a Colorado lawyer.
Although Mr. Kunau has wisely chosen to remain silent, Ms. Soechtig has responded to the allegations in a recent statement to Law Newz:
“While it may seem hard to believe that one could buy these types of guns this easily, all purchases in the film were made completely legally. Arizona law allows out-of-state residents to buy long guns (i.e. rifles, shotguns, military style assault rifles) from a private seller without a background check. It also allows Arizona residents to buy handguns from a private seller without a background check.”
Notice Ms. Soechtig’s careful choice of words. Not only does she fail to cite any statutes in support of her claims, but her statement is also misleading for a number of reasons (unsurprising given her previous deceptions). For one, Arizona law is silent on the purchase of firearms by out-of-state residents in Arizona.
This is because federal law, not state law, predominately controls, making Ms. Soechtig’s references to Arizona law largely irrelevant. As we stated previously, federal law makes it illegal to transfer, sell, trade, give, transport, or deliver any firearm (including rifles, shotguns, and handguns) to any person who is not a resident of the state in which the firearm is being purchased. (18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(5).)
But this restriction only applies to the person selling the firearm, and requires actual knowledge of the buyer’s state of residence in order to apply.
As a result, the members of the production team either deliberately misrepresented their state of residence, or carefully omitted that fact to the seller. In any case, it would be illegal for the production team to then bring those firearms back to Colorado without undergoing a background check through a licensed dealer. (18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(3).)
But Ms. Soechtig’s legal gymnastics don’t end here:
“We demonstrated both versions of this dangerous loophole in the film on a hidden camera, in full compliance with both state and federal laws. The rifles – including an AR-15, the gun used to massacre 20 first graders – were purchased by an out of state resident. The handgun was purchased by an Arizona resident.”
As illustrated above, nothing about the sale of a firearm to an out of state resident without a background check is “in full compliance with both state and federal laws.” If the Arizona seller knew the production team was from Colorado, then the sale of the AR-15 was in fact illegal, punishable up to 5 years in prison and resulting in a lifetime ban on the right to own or possess firearms.
What’s more, Ms. Soechtig has now changed her narrative to suggest that an Arizona resident purchased the handgun in question. As she previously stated in her interview with The Lip TV, Mr. Kunau was the purchaser for all of the firearms, and that three handguns, not just one, were purchased.
Ironically, the film’s production team has also perfectly demonstrated how out of touch universal background check proponents really are. The fact that the Mr. Kunau was able to purchase several firearms in potential violation of federal law demonstrates how ineffective a universal background check requirement would be. But not to worry, Ms. Soechtig already has an excuse lined up:
“The guns were then turned over to law enforcement and destroyed. They never left the state of Arizona.”
Granted that by not bringing the firearms back to Colorado, a separate and distinct federal felony was probably not committed (if you take Ms. Soechtig at her word). But the suggestion that voluntarily surrendering the firearms somehow excuses other potential federal crimes is preposterous. Tell that to otherwise law-abiding individuals who are arrested for violating one of the hundreds of other federal and state firearms laws already on the books.
Ms. Soechtig’s attitude echoes that of NBC News anchor David Gregory, who back in 2012, openly violated D.C. gun laws while simultaneously insisting on more gun control.
It is time that anti-gun hypocrites like Ms. Soechtig learn the true meaning of what it takes to be a law-abiding gun owner, and face the consequences of her actions.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has called on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to open a criminal investigation into this matter. So far, an ATF spokesperson has stated that they were aware of the allegations, but had not yet decided whether to investigate. But given the anti-gun narrative touted by the film, it is unlikely that Ms. Soechtig or her team will face justice any time soon.
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DESTRUCTION OF 2ND AMENDMENT “ON THE TABLE” AS DEMOCRATS PREPARE CONVENTION PLATFORM
Greatest reduction of Second Amendment rights since the founding of the republic
June 11, 2016 by Kurt Nimmo
It remains to be seen if Bernie Sanders will get his way and have DNC boss Debbie Wasserman Schultz removed as part of a deal to gain his support for Hillary Clinton.
In the meantime, Wasserman Schultz and the Democratic National Convention Platform Drafting Committee are working on policy positions.
“Everything is on the table and nothing is off limits,” Wasserman Schultz said Wednesday as the drafting committee convened for the first time.
North Carolina resort owner Bonnie Schaefer, who was appointed to the committee by Wasserman Schultz, made it painfully obvious the right to possess firearms will be on the table.
“I really don’t personally think anyone should have a gun,” Schaefer said on June 8.
A few days before Schaefer’s remark, Clinton was asked point blank by former Clintonite George Stephanopoulos if she wants to abolish the cornerstone of the Bill of Rights.
“Do you believe an individual’s right to bear arms is a constitutional right? That it’s not linked to the service in the militia?” Stephanopoulos asked.
Clinton did not answer the question. Instead, she said the Second Amendment is open to regulation by the government.
“I think that for most of our history there was a nuanced reading of the Second Amendment, until the decision by the late Justice [Antonin] Scalia,” she said. “And there was no argument until then that localities, and states, and the federal government had a right—as we do with every amendment—to impose reasonable regulations.”
She also outlined her plan to attack gun ownership if elected:
I’m going to continue to speak out for comprehensive background checks, closing the “gun show loophole,” closing the “online loophole,” closing the so-called “Charleston loophole,” reversing the bill that Senator Sanders voted for and I voted against, giving immunity from liability to gun makers and sellers.
In May, Senator Jeff Sessions said Hillary Clinton would be “the most anti-Second Amendment president perhaps we’ve ever had.”
Sessions pointed to Clinton’s opposition to the Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which protects individual Americans’ right to keep and bear arms.
“And what that means is, it’s no longer a personal right to have a gun, but every city, county, and state can completely ban firearms in America,” Sessions said. “This would be the greatest reduction of Second Amendment rights since the founding of the republic.”
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WAPO: RAND PAUL’S WARNING ABOUT UN GUN GRABBERS “BLACK HELICOPTER STUFF”
Claims corporate media debunker Snopes has dismissed threat to Constitution
June 11, 2016 by Kurt Nimmo
The Washington Post, the CIA’s centerpiece in its Operation Mockingbird media propaganda effort, has dismissed a warning by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul about the United Nations’ Small Arms Treaty and the threat it poses to the Constitution.
“This is black helicopter stuff from Paul,” writes Ezra Klein about an email by Paul sent out by the National Association on Gun Rights.
“It’s one thing for no-name pols to work on the fringes. But Paul, at this point, has a lot to lose. Yet here he is, suggesting the current president of the United States is working with ‘anti-American globalists plot[ting] against our Constitution.’ And for what?”
Klein claims the treaty’s threat has been dutifully debunked by Snpoes.com and PolitiFact.
In fact, the treaty explicitly outlines the effort to outlaw firearms, as Joe Wolverton pointed out in 2014:
• Article 2 of the treaty defines the scope of the treaty’s prohibitions. The right to own, buy, sell, trade, or transfer all means of armed resistance, including handguns, is denied to civilians by this section of the Arms Trade Treaty.
• Article 3 places the “ammunition/munitions fired, launched or delivered by the conventional arms covered under Article 2” within the scope of the treaty’s prohibitions, as well.
• Article 4 rounds out the regulations, also placing all “parts and components” of weapons within the scheme.
• Perhaps the most immediate threat to the rights of gun owners in the Arms Trade Treaty is found in Article 5. Under the title of “General Implementation,” Article 5 mandates that all countries participating in the treaty “shall establish and maintain a national control system, including a national control list.” This list should “apply the provisions of this Treaty to the broadest range of conventional arms.”
• Article 12 adds to the record-keeping requirement, mandating that the list include “the quantity, value, model/type, authorized international transfers of conventional arms,” as well as the identity of the “end users” of these items.
• Finally, the agreement demands that national governments take “appropriate measures” to enforce the terms of the treaty, including civilian disarmament. If these countries can’t get this done on their own, however, Article 16 provides for UN assistance, specifically including help with the enforcement of “stockpile management, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes.” In fact, a “voluntary trust fund” will be established to assist those countries that need help from UN peacekeepers or other regional forces to disarm their citizens.
The treaty was supported in 2010 by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Rand Paul’s email follows:
Dear fellow Patriot,
Gun-grabbers around the globe believe they have it made.
You see, only hours after re-election, Barack Obama immediately made a move for gun control…
On November 7th, his administration gleefully voted at the UN for a renewed effort to pass the “Small Arms Treaty.”
But after the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut — and anti-gun hysteria in the national media reaching a fever pitch — there’s no doubt President Obama and his anti-gun pals believe the timing has never been better to ram through the U.N.’s global gun control crown jewel.
I don’t know about you, but watching anti-American globalists plot against our Constitution makes me sick.
This Spring, the United Nations went back into session to finalize their radical so-called “Small Arms Treaty.”
With the treaty finalized, a full U.S. Senate ratification showdown could come any time President Obama chooses and there will be very little time to fight back.
If we’re to succeed, we must fight back now.
That’s why I’m helping lead the fight to defeat the UN “Small Arms Treaty” in the United States Senate.
And it’s why I need your help today.
Will you join me by taking a public stand against the UN “Small Arms Treaty” and sign the Official Firearms Sovereignty Survey right away?
Ultimately, UN bureaucrats will stop at nothing to register, ban and CONFISCATE firearms owned by private citizens like YOU.
So far, the gun-grabbers have successfully kept many of their schemes under wraps.
But looking at previous attempts by the UN to pass global gun control, you and I can get a good idea of what’s likely in the works.
You can bet the UN is working to FORCE the U.S. to implement every single one of these anti-gun policies:*** Enact tougher licensing requirements, making law-abiding Americans cut through even more bureaucratic red tape just to own a firearm legally;
*** CONFISCATE and DESTROY ALL “unauthorized” civilian firearms (all firearms owned by the government are excluded, of course);
*** BAN the trade, sale and private ownership of ALL semi-automatic weapons;
*** Create an INTERNATIONAL gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun CONFISCATION.
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you this is NOT a fight we can afford to lose.
Ever since its founding 65 years ago, the United Nations has been hell-bent on bringing the United States to its knees.
To the petty dictators and one-world socialists who control the UN, the United States of America isn’t a “shining city on a hill” — it’s an affront to their grand designs for the globe.
These anti-gun globalists know that as long as Americans remain free to make our own decisions without being bossed around by big government bureaucrats, they’ll NEVER be able to seize the worldwide power they crave.
And the UN’s apologists also know the most effective way to finally strip you and me of ALL our freedoms would be to DESTROY our gun rights.
That’s why I was so excited to see the National Association for Gun Rights leading the fight to stop the UN “Small Arms Treaty!”
Will you join them by going on record AGAINST global gun control and sign the Official Firearms Sovereignty Survey today?
The truth is there’s no time to waste.
You and I have to be prepared for this fight to move FAST.
The fact is the last thing the gun-grabbers at the UN and in Washington, D.C. want is for you and me to have time to mobilize gun owners to defeat this radical agenda.
They’ve made that mistake before, and we’ve made them pay, defeating EVERY attempt to ram the UN Small Arms Treaty into law since the mid-1990s.
But now time may not be on our side.
And worse… the UN Small Arms Treaty is no longer the only UN scheme threatening our gun rights.
More and more of the UN’s radical agenda is slipping through covertly, under the cover of domestic legislation.
Not long ago, Obama told Sarah Brady from the anti-gun Brady Campaign, “I just want you to know that we are working on [gun control]. We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar.”
In fact, Hillary Clinton’s State Department recently bragged that Project Gunrunner and Operation Fast and Furious are implementations of the UN’s anti-gun agenda!
And I’d place a wager that Obama’s M1 Rifle Re-importation Ban was also the UN’s agenda dutifully executed by his administration.
Anti-gun UN policy that NEVER received a single vote in the United States Congress!
The UN met recently to pass a final version of the “Small Arms Treaty” to be sent for ratification by the Senate.
So if you and I are going to defeat them, we have to turn the heat up on Washington now before it’s too late!
1. Do you believe the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Second Amendment are the supreme law of the land?
2. Do you believe any attempt by the United Nations to subvert or supersede your Constitutional rights must be opposed?
If you said “Yes!” to these questions, please sign the survey the National Association for Gun Rights has prepared for you.
But I hope you’ll do more than just sign your survey today.
With your help, the National Association for Gun Rights will continue to turn up the heat on targeted Senators who are working to implement the UN “Small Arms Treaty.”
Direct mail. Phones. E-mail. Blogs. Guest editorials. Press conferences. Hard-hitting internet, newspaper, radio and even TV ads if funding permits. The whole nine yards.
Of course, a program of this scale is only possible if the National Association for Gun Rights can raise the money.
But that’s not easy, and we may not have much time.
In fact, if gun owners are going to defeat the UN’s schemes, pro-gun Americans like you and me have to get involved NOW!
So please put yourself on record AGAINST the UN Gun Ban by signing NAGR’s Firearms Sovereignty Survey.
But along with your survey, please agree to make a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35.
And every dollar counts in this fight so even if you can only chip in $10 or $20, it will make a difference.
Thank you in advance for your time and money devoted to defending our Second Amendment rights.
For Freedom,
Rand Paul
United States Senator
P.S. Only hours after re-election Barack Obama immediately made a move for gun control…
On November 7th, his administration gleefully voted at the UN for a renewed effort to pass the “Small Arms Treaty.”
What’s worse, the UN met in March to pass the final version of the treaty that will be sent to the Senate for ratification.
If we’re going to defeat the UN “Small Arms Treaty,” gun owners have to turn the heat up now before it’s too late!
Please return your Firearms Sovereignty Survey and put yourself squarely on the record AGAINST the UN “Small Arms Treaty.”
And if you can, please make a generous contribution to the National Association for Gun Rights of $250, $150, $100 or even just $35 right away!
And every dollar counts in this fight so even if you can only chip in $10 or $20, it will make a difference.
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