David Albert

Are there any markings on the sight or the case? David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Some of you may have known the late and great Phil Schreier, who was a friend of mine, and fellow member of the American Society of Arms Collectors. Several months before he passed at the end of 2025, Phil referred a young legal scholar and gun enthusiast named Chip Welch to me. Phil knew I had a lot of vintage reference material such as magazines, catalogs and old Shotgun News copies, and also a deep interest in NFA. He knew Chip was starting work on a legal paper involving the "common use" firearm standard, focusing particularly on AR-15's and high capacity magazines, and that Chip needed access to hard to find, vintage gun paper resources. So Chip and I began a conversation, and I started looking for particular things he sought for his paper. There were many. I spent quite a few hours helping him with his research, and it turned out to be a lot of fun, especially when he shared a draft of his work earlier this year, and I was amazed by what I read, and his detailed research. I also developed a new friendship out of it. Now Chip's paper has been published by the University of Wyoming's College of Law Firearms Research Center. It is titled, "A Commentary on the Common Use Doctrine," by Charles Welch IV. I am truly awed by the result, and feel privileged to have contributed to it in a small way. This paper does so much to support the second amendment, and also explain the history of how firearm technology has affected ownership through the years. Some of the data will probably make you say "Wow!" I know everyone who reads it will learn something, and appreciate the work, and I want to share it with everyone who will take the time to read it. It takes 45 minutes to an hour to read, but is so very worth it. It has significant historical interest for M1 Carbine enthusiasts, as well as other firearm types. The number of citations in the paper are incredible. Chip did an insane amount of hard work to write this, and I know it will be referenced for many decades to come. The paper can be accessed here: https://firearmsresearchcenter.org/working_papers/a-commentary-on-the-common-use-doctrine/ You will need to download the pdf file from that link. Please feel free to comment. I appreciate all who take the time to read it. Thanks! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Ditto! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Yes, you will need to delete some old messages in order to PM. David

Both of your accounts had expired renewal invoices, which I have reset with today's date. You are good to renew now. When a renewal invoice expires, it kinda jams up the shopping cart until I can reset it manually. I apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks! David

A quirk of the software that I have found is as follows: 1. A member decides not to renew on time (There is a 2-week window), and their renewal invoice expires. 2. The expired renewal invoice remains in the member's cart, which prevents adding the same type of rank membership to the cart again. 3. The expired renewal invoice has to be manually updated, which can only be done by me. 3. Members have to contact me to reset the invoice. This is an unfortunate quirk, but it can be avoided by renewing on time. I am happy to reset the invoices when I am contacted. We do not do automatic renewals for several reasons that I will not detail here. David

Hi Ken, You had an expired renewal invoice that was causing your shopping cart not to accept a new one. I just updated the invoice to today's date, and you are good to renew now. Just let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! David

Email sent. David

There is a spam service called CleanTalk associated with the software that this site runs on, and if you are seeing a blacklisting tag when you send an email, it is because you are sendng an email through a VPN that has been blacklisted due to issues with various users across the internet. These can often originate from Amsterdam, Russia, China, among other places. My suggestion is to use a differently located PC or phone to send the message. This is not something I can help you troubleshoot, as it has to do with the network that you are personally using wherever you are, and is a built-in security feature of the site to attempt to reduce fraud. As far as the guidelines, they are located on every page on this site in the white ribbon towards the top of the screen. The ribbon is located under the "Sturmgewehr" banner in the white colored ribbon that is under the blue colored ribbon. Please click on "Guidelines" to review them Thanks, David

Tim, Be careful of the responses you receive, since you have posted your email and phone number online. Fully vet any request for funds, and DO NOT wire money. Talk to the seller. David