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Posted: 5/4/2024 8:44:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jambalaya: None of those things are actually crimes. He will probably be convicted though. Well, except for the full auto AK-47's (AK47 machine guns) |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 8:50:06 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BuckeyeRifleman]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By scrolledandtabbed: What? @scrolledandtabbed Knightstick is seemingly real butthurt that people generally don’t like cops and respect the military. It’s a weird and sudden meltdown. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 8:52:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PoppinFresh: I don't know all the details on his story BUT - We have to clear US customs when leaving the battlefield. Fuck, that sounds so stupid when I typed it out. When I left Iraq, I had to clear through US Navy dudes to get home. I caught a lot of shit for the bags of pills (takes less room than bottles) I had in my Aid bag... Weird war stories that everyone forgets... Our government can no longer differentiate between good and evil. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 8:55:57 AM EDT
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A piece of wood will catch you a federal charge. Our government is a shit show.
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Posted: 5/4/2024 8:58:45 AM EDT
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Not guilty
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:01:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Bomb-Tech]
[#6]
FFS… ***Ordnance*** not ordinance.
And… not guilty. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:03:03 AM EDT
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I don’t think he was bringing back parts through the military. If I had to guess, he was buying demil parts from dealers in Europe and having them shipped to his home. It’s always been a bit of a grey area, but I guess it’s no longer grey
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:07:05 AM EDT
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“Based on the indictment, Talbert is accused of shipping firearms parts from Russia, Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic. He also is accused of shipping a partially destroyed AK-47-type firearm kit to Kentucky in September 2023”
https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/us-army-lieutenant-colonel-arrested-and-charged-arms-export-control-act-violations |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:14:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JimEN: Sounds like a cool guy. Not guilty. Seems like AK furniture and a cut parts kit. “Inert grenades” = nothingburger Meanwhile, you can illegally import criminals, terrorists, drugs, child-porn and diseases across our southern border without consequence. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:18:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jambalaya: None of those things are actually crimes. He will probably be convicted though. I’m guessing they will hang him on the whole Russia embargo thing |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:18:21 AM EDT
[#11]
... which prosecutors said was transported from Tennessee to Kentucky. Oh my God, he transported things all the way from Tennessee to Kentucky? Like, driving from housing to garrison? Spoiler alert, two-thirds of Campbell is in Tennessee. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:25:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Cajunkraut]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rooster-X: Well, except for the full auto AK-47's (AK47 machine guns) Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rooster-X: Originally Posted By Jambalaya: None of those things are actually crimes. He will probably be convicted though. Well, except for the full auto AK-47's (AK47 machine guns) Some seem to be ignoring that part. I'm floored about the charges for the rest of it though. |
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LA, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:46:13 AM EDT
[#13]
He will be your next congressman
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:55:58 AM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Scott_S: I’m so comforted to hear our law enforcement resources are sweeping the streets for dangerous and highly illegal pistol grips and hand guards. I feel so much safer. Your evident lack of concern over the scourge of "Hand Guard Violence" destroying our inner cities is duely noted.  Bigger_Hammer 
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:56:05 AM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Apec: frtalbert on AKFiles and a few other sites https://www.akfiles.com/forums/members/frtalbert.179226/ If you are a hardcore AK collector you may have crossed paths with him or known others that did. Also ATF is gay... most of this shit is stuff you can buy online or in a gun store or military surplus store without a background check to begin with. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Apec: Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: Army LTC charged with smuggling firearms parts NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was arrested Thursday on charges that he illegally imported firearms parts from foreign countries including Russia and dealt weapons without a license, federal prosecutors said. Frank Ross Talbert, 40, has been indicted on 21 charges including importing defense articles without a license, smuggling firearms parts into the U.S., firearms trafficking, possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee said in a news release. Talbert pleaded not guilty during a Thursday hearing in federal court in Nashville, records showed. He was released from custody on certain conditions, including that he submit to supervision by a court officer, surrender his passport and restrict his travel only to Tennessee and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, records showed. Talbert, a lieutenant colonel with the Army’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal at Fort Campbell, was arrested after federal law enforcement agents executed multiple search warrants during their investigation, prosecutors said. The indictment said Talbert illegally imported parts for AK-style firearms without the proper license and authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The parts include pistol grips, hand guards, buttstocks, sights, gas tubes and muzzle devices, the indictment said. Talbert was also accused of illegally importing 55 inert rifle grenades, illegally possessing AK-47 machine guns, and illegally selling a partially destroyed AK-47 kit, which prosecutors said was transported from Tennessee to Kentucky. The imported parts came from Russia, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, the indictment said. If convicted, Talbert faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Fort Campbell is a sprawling base that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee line, about 60 miles northwest of Nashville. Screen name? frtalbert on AKFiles and a few other sites https://www.akfiles.com/forums/members/frtalbert.179226/ If you are a hardcore AK collector you may have crossed paths with him or known others that did. Also ATF is gay... most of this shit is stuff you can buy online or in a gun store or military surplus store without a background check to begin with. Have to wonder if the Russian sanctions landed him on the radar. That said, searching his username produces his LinkedIn page so….. |
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AK, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:02:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagoth-Ur: ...transported from Tennessee to Kentucky. I had an MP who quote Tennessee traffic law on the Kentucky side of Post as justification for pulling me over. That fucker was seriously bored. |
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ND, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:02:49 AM EDT
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Who are these people that enforce the Kings laws? Do they get stone hard erections busting law abiding peoples simple gun parts that are legal to own in the US? Are they proud of themselves? Pensions motivate them?
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:04:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike: Have to wonder if the Russian sanctions landed him on the radar. That said, searching his username produces his LinkedIn page so….. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By Apec: Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: Army LTC charged with smuggling firearms parts NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was arrested Thursday on charges that he illegally imported firearms parts from foreign countries including Russia and dealt weapons without a license, federal prosecutors said. Frank Ross Talbert, 40, has been indicted on 21 charges including importing defense articles without a license, smuggling firearms parts into the U.S., firearms trafficking, possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee said in a news release. Talbert pleaded not guilty during a Thursday hearing in federal court in Nashville, records showed. He was released from custody on certain conditions, including that he submit to supervision by a court officer, surrender his passport and restrict his travel only to Tennessee and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, records showed. Talbert, a lieutenant colonel with the Army’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal at Fort Campbell, was arrested after federal law enforcement agents executed multiple search warrants during their investigation, prosecutors said. The indictment said Talbert illegally imported parts for AK-style firearms without the proper license and authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The parts include pistol grips, hand guards, buttstocks, sights, gas tubes and muzzle devices, the indictment said. Talbert was also accused of illegally importing 55 inert rifle grenades, illegally possessing AK-47 machine guns, and illegally selling a partially destroyed AK-47 kit, which prosecutors said was transported from Tennessee to Kentucky. The imported parts came from Russia, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, the indictment said. If convicted, Talbert faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Fort Campbell is a sprawling base that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee line, about 60 miles northwest of Nashville. Screen name? frtalbert on AKFiles and a few other sites https://www.akfiles.com/forums/members/frtalbert.179226/ If you are a hardcore AK collector you may have crossed paths with him or known others that did. Also ATF is gay... most of this shit is stuff you can buy online or in a gun store or military surplus store without a background check to begin with. Have to wonder if the Russian sanctions landed him on the radar. That said, searching his username produces his LinkedIn page so….. His username also shows he was selling massive amounts of AK parts on various forums. No idea where he was getting all of that stuff, most of it is very rare. Like he was selling AK-12 bayonets which are still new in Russian service… |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:13:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KnightStick: King's Man thought he was more equal than others and he might have found out he's not. But hey, as long as he is employed by tax money and obtaining everything while on the clock and using tax paid government expenses to ship, store, and maintain his "Side Hustle" why do we care. 
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KS, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:15:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cajunkraut: Some seem to be ignoring that part. I'm floored about the charges for the rest of it though. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cajunkraut: Originally Posted By Rooster-X: Originally Posted By Jambalaya: None of those things are actually crimes. He will probably be convicted though. Well, except for the full auto AK-47's (AK47 machine guns) Some seem to be ignoring that part. I'm floored about the charges for the rest of it though. A lot of us are assuming it wasn’t a fully functional machine gun, just perhaps a receiver that wasn’t cut the requisite number of times or something like that. Some of us also recognize that the NFA is unconstitutional. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:16:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mgwantob: His username also shows he was selling massive amounts of AK parts on various forums. No idea where he was getting all of that stuff, most of it is very rare. Like he was selling AK-12 bayonets which are still new in Russian service… Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mgwantob: Originally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By Apec: Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: Army LTC charged with smuggling firearms parts NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was arrested Thursday on charges that he illegally imported firearms parts from foreign countries including Russia and dealt weapons without a license, federal prosecutors said. Frank Ross Talbert, 40, has been indicted on 21 charges including importing defense articles without a license, smuggling firearms parts into the U.S., firearms trafficking, possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee said in a news release. Talbert pleaded not guilty during a Thursday hearing in federal court in Nashville, records showed. He was released from custody on certain conditions, including that he submit to supervision by a court officer, surrender his passport and restrict his travel only to Tennessee and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, records showed. Talbert, a lieutenant colonel with the Army’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal at Fort Campbell, was arrested after federal law enforcement agents executed multiple search warrants during their investigation, prosecutors said. The indictment said Talbert illegally imported parts for AK-style firearms without the proper license and authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The parts include pistol grips, hand guards, buttstocks, sights, gas tubes and muzzle devices, the indictment said. Talbert was also accused of illegally importing 55 inert rifle grenades, illegally possessing AK-47 machine guns, and illegally selling a partially destroyed AK-47 kit, which prosecutors said was transported from Tennessee to Kentucky. The imported parts came from Russia, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, the indictment said. If convicted, Talbert faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Fort Campbell is a sprawling base that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee line, about 60 miles northwest of Nashville. Screen name? frtalbert on AKFiles and a few other sites https://www.akfiles.com/forums/members/frtalbert.179226/ If you are a hardcore AK collector you may have crossed paths with him or known others that did. Also ATF is gay... most of this shit is stuff you can buy online or in a gun store or military surplus store without a background check to begin with. Have to wonder if the Russian sanctions landed him on the radar. That said, searching his username produces his LinkedIn page so….. His username also shows he was selling massive amounts of AK parts on various forums. No idea where he was getting all of that stuff, most of it is very rare. Like he was selling AK-12 bayonets which are still new in Russian service… Over the last decade it has become a bit of an “internet cred” competition to see who can bring in the rarest Russian parts. An old source dries up, a new source is found, stuff gets confiscated at customs, etc., etc. When Larry Vickers got popped it made a whole bunch of folks nervous. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:22:04 AM EDT
[#22]
I'll allow it. Not guilty.
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:24:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike: Over the last decade it has become a bit of an “internet cred” competition to see who can bring in the rarest Russian parts. An old source dries up, a new source is found, stuff gets confiscated at customs, etc., etc. When Larry Vickers got popped it made a whole bunch of folks nervous. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By mgwantob: Originally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By Apec: Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: Army LTC charged with smuggling firearms parts NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was arrested Thursday on charges that he illegally imported firearms parts from foreign countries including Russia and dealt weapons without a license, federal prosecutors said. Frank Ross Talbert, 40, has been indicted on 21 charges including importing defense articles without a license, smuggling firearms parts into the U.S., firearms trafficking, possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee said in a news release. Talbert pleaded not guilty during a Thursday hearing in federal court in Nashville, records showed. He was released from custody on certain conditions, including that he submit to supervision by a court officer, surrender his passport and restrict his travel only to Tennessee and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, records showed. Talbert, a lieutenant colonel with the Army’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal at Fort Campbell, was arrested after federal law enforcement agents executed multiple search warrants during their investigation, prosecutors said. The indictment said Talbert illegally imported parts for AK-style firearms without the proper license and authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The parts include pistol grips, hand guards, buttstocks, sights, gas tubes and muzzle devices, the indictment said. Talbert was also accused of illegally importing 55 inert rifle grenades, illegally possessing AK-47 machine guns, and illegally selling a partially destroyed AK-47 kit, which prosecutors said was transported from Tennessee to Kentucky. The imported parts came from Russia, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, the indictment said. If convicted, Talbert faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Fort Campbell is a sprawling base that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee line, about 60 miles northwest of Nashville. Screen name? frtalbert on AKFiles and a few other sites https://www.akfiles.com/forums/members/frtalbert.179226/ If you are a hardcore AK collector you may have crossed paths with him or known others that did. Also ATF is gay... most of this shit is stuff you can buy online or in a gun store or military surplus store without a background check to begin with. Have to wonder if the Russian sanctions landed him on the radar. That said, searching his username produces his LinkedIn page so….. His username also shows he was selling massive amounts of AK parts on various forums. No idea where he was getting all of that stuff, most of it is very rare. Like he was selling AK-12 bayonets which are still new in Russian service… Over the last decade it has become a bit of an “internet cred” competition to see who can bring in the rarest Russian parts. An old source dries up, a new source is found, stuff gets confiscated at customs, etc., etc. When Larry Vickers got popped it made a whole bunch of folks nervous. Look at this guy’s posts on theakforum. He was selling all sorts of saw cut AK and VZ-58 receivers, dozens and dozens of them along with hundreds of sets of rare furniture and all sorts of other parts. The saw cut receivers are likely what got the heat on him. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:38:32 AM EDT
[#24]
ITARS bit him in the ass.
That sucks |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:39:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mgwantob: Look at this guy’s posts on theakforum. He was selling all sorts of saw cut AK and VZ-58 receivers, dozens and dozens of them along with hundreds of sets of rare furniture and all sorts of other parts. The saw cut receivers are likely what got the heat on him. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mgwantob: Originally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By mgwantob: Originally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By Apec: Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: Army LTC charged with smuggling firearms parts NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was arrested Thursday on charges that he illegally imported firearms parts from foreign countries including Russia and dealt weapons without a license, federal prosecutors said. Frank Ross Talbert, 40, has been indicted on 21 charges including importing defense articles without a license, smuggling firearms parts into the U.S., firearms trafficking, possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee said in a news release. Talbert pleaded not guilty during a Thursday hearing in federal court in Nashville, records showed. He was released from custody on certain conditions, including that he submit to supervision by a court officer, surrender his passport and restrict his travel only to Tennessee and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, records showed. Talbert, a lieutenant colonel with the Army’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal at Fort Campbell, was arrested after federal law enforcement agents executed multiple search warrants during their investigation, prosecutors said. The indictment said Talbert illegally imported parts for AK-style firearms without the proper license and authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The parts include pistol grips, hand guards, buttstocks, sights, gas tubes and muzzle devices, the indictment said. Talbert was also accused of illegally importing 55 inert rifle grenades, illegally possessing AK-47 machine guns, and illegally selling a partially destroyed AK-47 kit, which prosecutors said was transported from Tennessee to Kentucky. The imported parts came from Russia, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, the indictment said. If convicted, Talbert faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Fort Campbell is a sprawling base that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee line, about 60 miles northwest of Nashville. Screen name? frtalbert on AKFiles and a few other sites https://www.akfiles.com/forums/members/frtalbert.179226/ If you are a hardcore AK collector you may have crossed paths with him or known others that did. Also ATF is gay... most of this shit is stuff you can buy online or in a gun store or military surplus store without a background check to begin with. Have to wonder if the Russian sanctions landed him on the radar. That said, searching his username produces his LinkedIn page so….. His username also shows he was selling massive amounts of AK parts on various forums. No idea where he was getting all of that stuff, most of it is very rare. Like he was selling AK-12 bayonets which are still new in Russian service… Over the last decade it has become a bit of an “internet cred” competition to see who can bring in the rarest Russian parts. An old source dries up, a new source is found, stuff gets confiscated at customs, etc., etc. When Larry Vickers got popped it made a whole bunch of folks nervous. Look at this guy’s posts on theakforum. He was selling all sorts of saw cut AK and VZ-58 receivers, dozens and dozens of them along with hundreds of sets of rare furniture and all sorts of other parts. The saw cut receivers are likely what got the heat on him. Saw cut hasn't been allowed for ~20 years. Kharn |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:45:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kharn: Saw cut hasn't been allowed for ~20 years. Kharn Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kharn: Originally Posted By mgwantob: Originally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By mgwantob: Originally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By Apec: Originally Posted By SiVisPacem: Army LTC charged with smuggling firearms parts NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel was arrested Thursday on charges that he illegally imported firearms parts from foreign countries including Russia and dealt weapons without a license, federal prosecutors said. Frank Ross Talbert, 40, has been indicted on 21 charges including importing defense articles without a license, smuggling firearms parts into the U.S., firearms trafficking, possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee said in a news release. Talbert pleaded not guilty during a Thursday hearing in federal court in Nashville, records showed. He was released from custody on certain conditions, including that he submit to supervision by a court officer, surrender his passport and restrict his travel only to Tennessee and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, records showed. Talbert, a lieutenant colonel with the Army’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal at Fort Campbell, was arrested after federal law enforcement agents executed multiple search warrants during their investigation, prosecutors said. The indictment said Talbert illegally imported parts for AK-style firearms without the proper license and authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The parts include pistol grips, hand guards, buttstocks, sights, gas tubes and muzzle devices, the indictment said. Talbert was also accused of illegally importing 55 inert rifle grenades, illegally possessing AK-47 machine guns, and illegally selling a partially destroyed AK-47 kit, which prosecutors said was transported from Tennessee to Kentucky. The imported parts came from Russia, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, the indictment said. If convicted, Talbert faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Fort Campbell is a sprawling base that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee line, about 60 miles northwest of Nashville. Screen name? frtalbert on AKFiles and a few other sites https://www.akfiles.com/forums/members/frtalbert.179226/ If you are a hardcore AK collector you may have crossed paths with him or known others that did. Also ATF is gay... most of this shit is stuff you can buy online or in a gun store or military surplus store without a background check to begin with. Have to wonder if the Russian sanctions landed him on the radar. That said, searching his username produces his LinkedIn page so….. His username also shows he was selling massive amounts of AK parts on various forums. No idea where he was getting all of that stuff, most of it is very rare. Like he was selling AK-12 bayonets which are still new in Russian service… Over the last decade it has become a bit of an “internet cred” competition to see who can bring in the rarest Russian parts. An old source dries up, a new source is found, stuff gets confiscated at customs, etc., etc. When Larry Vickers got popped it made a whole bunch of folks nervous. Look at this guy’s posts on theakforum. He was selling all sorts of saw cut AK and VZ-58 receivers, dozens and dozens of them along with hundreds of sets of rare furniture and all sorts of other parts. The saw cut receivers are likely what got the heat on him. Saw cut hasn't been allowed for ~20 years. Kharn Yep, the FATF considers them machine guns. I’m sure that’s why he was charged with what he was. It’s all BS unconstitutional nonsense. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:51:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kharn: I wonder if he brought back any of that, or if he was an AK bro looking for that ultra rare configuration ala Larry Vickers in search of the prime rib dinner at SHOT. Kharn Good question/s. The juice is not worth the squeeze trying to bring unobtanium cool stuff in the USA, especially when you have multiple gov agencies watching and waiting to hammer someone. A one time thing for yourself is risky, doing it multiple times and selling them is really dumb. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:52:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Wolfy42]
[#28]
It sounds like he had a side hustle to make few extra bucks.
Parts is parts. Nothing illegal about parts and inert ones at that. I would highly question and examine what they are calling machine guns. Probably demilled improperly saw cut Maybe he is guilty of not paying shipping if he used government resources to ship his parts. Otherwise why is this even a case? Yet they allow thousands of glock switches to be imported and manufactured. And even when caught they dont get charged beyond normal firearms violations. No NFA violations. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:55:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mgwantob: “Based on the indictment, Talbert is accused of shipping firearms parts from Russia, Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic. He also is accused of shipping a partially destroyed AK-47-type firearm kit to Kentucky in September 2023” https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/us-army-lieutenant-colonel-arrested-and-charged-arms-export-control-act-violations Its a way to clear the armed forces of people that are not woke. They have been working hard to make them more and more woke and less and less effective. They will fill his billet with a tranny. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:59:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mgwantob: Look at this guy’s posts on theakforum. He was selling all sorts of saw cut AK and VZ-58 receivers, dozens and dozens of them along with hundreds of sets of rare furniture and all sorts of other parts. The saw cut receivers are likely what got the heat on him. Bringing in saw cut MG receivers will get anyone jammed up. |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 11:13:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By USMCTanker: Deployed military personnel should be able to bring home war trophies without repercussions. Spoils of war (small arms) should be one of the benefits of service in a combat zone. To build what they couldn't bring back. It'd be a buttload cheaper to bring em back,though. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:06:48 PM EDT
[#32]
Where is the victim? Oh, none? Not guilty.
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:14:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JKH62: Bringing in saw cut MG receivers will get anyone jammed up. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JKH62: Originally Posted By mgwantob: Look at this guy’s posts on theakforum. He was selling all sorts of saw cut AK and VZ-58 receivers, dozens and dozens of them along with hundreds of sets of rare furniture and all sorts of other parts. The saw cut receivers are likely what got the heat on him. Bringing in saw cut MG receivers will get anyone jammed up. It's really retarded because saw-cutting a receiver right after the barrel threads or trunion and then throwing the rest of the receiver into the scrap heap in the originating country would leave someone with a whole lot less receiver than torch cutting it to the current specs and importing the pieces. But saw cutting is so much cheaper and easier so ATF can't allow that.  Kharn |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:25:18 PM EDT
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I'm confused. "...possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license..."? Doesn't sound like just harmless parts to me, but maybe I'm missing something.
An aerial port guy in AFG found a false wall in a US-bound conex, and a bunch of full auto AKs behind it. A couple of Army SF guys, to the best of my knowledge, are still in Leavenworth for that trick. This was a fucking O-5 who just threw his entire life away for money he could easily have lived without. I know the Army is ass-deep in half-wits, but how does a criminal genius like this make LtCol? Active duty, and pulling all of this off without using govt assets...uh-huh, sure. Guess we'll find out, but I'm highly doubtful. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:31:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Osprey61: I'm confused. "...possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license..."? Doesn't sound like just harmless parts to me, but maybe I'm missing something. An aerial port guy in AFG found a false wall in a US-bound conex, and a bunch of full auto AKs behind it. A couple of Army SF guys, to the best of my knowledge, are still in Leavenworth for that trick. This was a fucking O-5 who just threw his entire life away for money he could easily have lived without. I know the Army is ass-deep in half-wits, but how does a criminal genius like this make LtCol? Active duty, and pulling all of this off without using govt assets...uh-huh, sure. Guess we'll find out, but I'm highly doubtful. Each saw-cut receiver stub, even if only the sheet metal still attached to the front trunion and has no fire control holes, is an MG per the ATF. Kharn |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:37:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Osprey61: I'm confused. "...possession of unregistered machine guns, transporting a machine gun without a license and dealing in firearms without a license..."? Doesn't sound like just harmless parts to me, but maybe I'm missing something. Ever known anyone prosecuted by the Feds? They throw multiples of every conceivable charge at you. Basically plead out or spend life in prison. That's why their conviction rates are so high. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:38:29 PM EDT
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ATF hates competition.
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:42:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:51:59 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jon101st: So things like furniture and magazines are illegal to bring back. So if you went to Germany or Poland you couldn't bring back a mag or some wood furniture? Gun accessories and parts need an import permit (ATF form 6). They are also on the US munitions list so, if you're importing them to resell, you have to register as an importer (form 4587). There's an exception for goods valued <$100 though, if they are not for resale. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:55:33 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kharn: Each saw-cut receiver stub, even if only the sheet metal still attached to the front trunion and has no fire control holes, is an MG per the ATF. Kharn Does that logic retroactively apply to things that were legally imported 20 years ago or just to current imports? |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 1:03:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MikeJGA]
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By USMCTanker: Deployed military personnel should be able to bring home war trophies without repercussions. Spoils of war (small arms) should be one of the benefits of service in a combat zone. He was deployed to Russia. Checza, Poland and Germany? After the ATF gets finished with him, he will be looking at a Court Martial. Conduct unbecoming an officer for sure and possibly conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 1:11:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Osprey61]
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MikeJGA: He was deployed to Russia. Checza, Poland and Germany? After the ATF gets finished with him, he will be looking at a Court Martial. Conduct unbecoming an officer for sure and possibly conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. At a minimum. Enlisted are expected to do this kind of stupidity, but they're going to make a very ugly example out of this guy. Moral turpitude hits all kinds of men, some just can't control their dicks. I've seen two wing commanders and God-knows how many other officers go down over sleeping with subordinates, but this was just money. I'm still shaking my head in disbelief. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 1:22:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Osprey61: At a minimum. Enlisted are expected to do this kind of stupidity, but they're going to make a very ugly example out of this guy. Moral turpitude hits all kinds of men, some just can't control their dicks. I've seen two wing commanders and God-knows how many other officers go down over sleeping with subordinates, but this was just money. I'm still shaking my head in disbelief. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Osprey61: Originally Posted By MikeJGA: He was deployed to Russia. Checza, Poland and Germany? After the ATF gets finished with him, he will be looking at a Court Martial. Conduct unbecoming an officer for sure and possibly conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. At a minimum. Enlisted are expected to do this kind of stupidity, but they're going to make a very ugly example out of this guy. Moral turpitude hits all kinds of men, some just can't control their dicks. I've seen two wing commanders and God-knows how many other officers go down over sleeping with subordinates, but this was just money. I'm still shaking my head in disbelief. It’s going to be a really crappy end to what looks like a distinguished career unfortunately. Hopefully he made it to 20 years and they let him retire. |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 1:34:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fssf158: A lot of us are assuming it wasn’t a fully functional machine gun, just perhaps a receiver that wasn’t cut the requisite number of times or something like that. Some of us also recognize that the NFA is unconstitutional. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fssf158: Originally Posted By Cajunkraut: Originally Posted By Rooster-X: Originally Posted By Jambalaya: None of those things are actually crimes. He will probably be convicted though. Well, except for the full auto AK-47's (AK47 machine guns) Some seem to be ignoring that part. I'm floored about the charges for the rest of it though. A lot of us are assuming it wasn’t a fully functional machine gun, just perhaps a receiver that wasn’t cut the requisite number of times or something like that. Some of us also recognize that the NFA is unconstitutional. That or are they calling FA trigger kits a machine gun? |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 2:24:01 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Scott_S: I’m so comforted to hear our law enforcement resources are sweeping the streets for dangerous and highly illegal pistol grips and hand guards. I feel so much safer. I’m just sitting over hear wondering wtf. How did we get here where accessories/gun parts are illegal to bring in to the country or sell within the country? |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 2:33:25 PM EDT
[#46]
I feel safer already
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Posted: 5/4/2024 2:43:59 PM EDT
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Wonder who he pissed off?
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Posted: 5/4/2024 3:01:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pallas: Thing is, if you "decided" he was not guilty and stood your ground, the Federal Government would be after your ass. You'd probably get audited, they would probably find some ex to say you were a nut, etc. I'm not kidding, I wouldn't want to sit of a Federal jury unless the guy was without a doubt guilty AF and I don't mean something that came down to perspective. Well, although I don't disagree in general, good luck to them on the ex part. I have never been married, or even cohabited with a woman.  |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 3:02:59 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Scott_S: I’m so comforted to hear our law enforcement resources are sweeping the streets for dangerous and highly illegal pistol grips and hand guards. I feel so much safer. But nary an arrest for Glock switches in any urban area. I wonder why? |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 3:54:29 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mgwantob: It's going to be a really crappy end to what looks like a distinguished career unfortunately. Hopefully he made it to 20 years and they let him retire. Hope the 2a groups help him out. They are swinging on a bunch of other regulatory, be neat if this was the actual weak link. Surely this guy has money to fight? |
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