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  2. A Commentary on the Common Use Doctrine, by Chip Welch

    in NFA / Semi Forum

    Posted

    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

    • Thanks 1

  6. Problem: Need to renew membership.. but can't..

    in Site Help and General Info

    Posted

    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

     

  7. Help renewing membership - Still needing help (5/5,5/6,5/7)

    in Site Help and General Info

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Ken In VA. said:

    Apparently, I'm having the same problem. Noticed I was a Major and now I'm back to Seaman and can't post new ads. Please advise what I need to do to renew my membership.

    Thanks

    Ken

    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

  9. I am new and blacklisted from sending PMs after listing a AK Maddi Machinegun I need help! I have buyer I cannot communicate with.

    in Site Help and General Info

    Posted

     

    6 hours ago, Baker44 said:

    Was I blacklisted for putting in personal contact information in a pm?
    HELP ME PLEASE.  I am 66 years old. I have yet to find the rules to read.  I am LEGIT!

     

    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

  14. Website Software Upgrade Performed Last Night, 10/18/22

    in NFA Market Board

    Posted

    Here's an update on Machinegunboards.com, which is one of our sister sites.  We expect that it will be down additional days.  If it is not back up by end of day tomorrow, Friday, 10/21/22, it will be down through the weekend.  It is currently in a queue to be worked by the advanced team at the forum software company.  We attempted to do a similar upgrade the evening of 10/18/22 as we did here on Sturm, but ran into some issues.  We fully expect to have the site back up, it's just a question of the downtime duration.

    For Machinegunboards.com members, we apologize for the downtime, and please bear with us.  We will be able to continue talking about Thompsons and other great firearms soon.

    Sincerely,

    David Albert
    dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

  15. Website Software Upgrade Performed Last Night, 10/18/22

    in NFA Market Board

    Posted

    2 hours ago, StrangeRanger said:

    Found a minor glitch:

    You cannot mark simply one board as read. The mark as read button marks the entire site.

    It's a bit inconvenient but easily worked around if you know about it in advance

    Interesting.  I had not noticed that.  Thanks for noting it.  I will add it to our list to see if it can be changed.

    On the Machinegunboards software update, we have hit some snags, and are having to work with the software company to resolve.  I don't have an ETA for return to service yet.  

    David

  16. Website Software Upgrade Performed Last Night, 10/18/22

    in NFA Market Board

    Posted

    The total downtime was only 2 hours, so it went well for such a major change behind the scenes.  Andy deserves all the credit.

    Hopefully you like some of the new features.  One feature that is really nice is that if you perform a search, the search will return thumbnail photos from posts in the forum that match your search term.  There are many updates behind the scenes, but the forum looks almost exactly the same as before.

    Some of the previous features that did not persist to the new version are as follows:

    • The custom modification to mark things sold - We are going to explore another custom development to determine if it can be re-enabled
    • The total number of members statistic at the bottom of the main page was also a custom mod that did not persist

    We are currently still working on the upgrade to our sister site, Machinegunboards.com, which has been down since 10pm last night, 10/18/22.

    Thanks for your patience!

    David Albert
    dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

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  17. System Software Upgraded Last Night, 10/18/22

    in Site Help and General Info

    Posted

    We successfully upgraded the forum software last night.  Hopefully you like some of the new features.  One feature that is really nice is that if you perform a search, the search will return thumbnail photos from posts in the forum that match your search term.  There are many updates behind the scenes, but the forum looks almost exactly the same as before.

    Some of the previous features that did not persist to the new version are as follows:

    • The custom modification to mark things sold - We are going to explore another custom development to determine if it can be re-enabled
    • The total number of members statistic at the bottom of the main page was also a custom mod that did not persist

    We are currently still working on the upgrade to our sister site, Machinegunboards.com, which has been down since 10pm last night, 10/18/22.

    Thanks for your patience!

    David Albert
    dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

  20. Website Software Upgrade Performed Last Night, 10/18/22

    in NFA Market Board

    Posted

    Sturmgewehr.com Members,

    We are planning a forum software upgrade this week, and there is one part of the upgrade that will produce an unknown amount of downtime.  I expect that it will be at least a few hours, but it could be longer.  We will bring everything back up as quickly as possible.  Once the upgrade is finished, you may see some fluid changes as we get everything fine tuned.  I anticipate that the board will have a different, but similar look.

     

    Thank you for your patience while we perform the upgrade!

     

    David Albert

    dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

  23. 1944 British Bren Carrying Case for Norwegian Invasion, $150+

    in Collectors Market Board

    Posted

    I have a rarely seen item for sale that is a British Bren LMG carrying Case, which was made for the possible invasion of Norway after it was occupied by the Germans.  Cases like this were also made for the Thompson SMG.  They were made by the Northern Proofing Co. in Huddersfield, and this one is dated 1944, and features the British Broad Arrow marking.  It's in unissued condition, and has a darker spot on the flap where it was exposed to dirt, but otherwise, it is in very good condition, and is $150, plus USPS Priority Mail shipping to your location.  I've never seen another one of these for sale anywhere, and I received it from a collector friend who lives in England.

    I accept PayPal, and checks or money orders, with appropriate consideration.  Ohio residents must add your local sales tax.

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    Thanks!

    David Albert
    dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

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  24. WTS: Lifetime Collection of Miniatures - R. Segel Estate

    in Collectors Market Board

    Posted

    Robert Segel was a friend of mine, and "Gorgon" is also a friend.  Although this post is made without prices, I'm allowing it to stay up.  Please contact Gorgon if you have any interest.  Robert participated in many NRA displays with myself and others of The American Thompson Association, and he always liked the guys who made the miniature arms, and who often displayed alongside us at NRA.  I know that he had some miniature items commissioned, and was also awarded NRA silver awards for some of his miniature arms.  Robert is missed, and we were just talking about how much he is missed among several of us at an OGCA meeting yesterday.

    David Albert
    dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

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