So, i'll say right off the bat that this is likely to be monstrously adventurous. However, it's a conversation I'd like to have here to get input from folk.
Every so often, folk in the community have to sell something off. We all hate to see firearms wind up in the hands of others (unless we know the recipients and know they'll take care of things) and for that reason I'm going to solicit thoughts and ideas on how to create a little something something...
The DC Shoot Firearms Trust - Many of us know about Living Trusts and such which can be used to make ownership of Title-II firearms a lot easier. However, there is no need for something to be full-auto or NFA to be in a Trust. I'm open to the idea of setting up a Trust that could take ownership of donated/sold/inherited/etc items with the aim of:
* Providing an avenue for hackers who want to sell their guns to keep them in the community
* Providing an escape salvation avenue for people in legal trouble who would have to surrender their guns
* Being a source of a lot of hardware that would show up at all future DEFCON Shoots
... let me be clear, this is not just some notion by which i get a lot of free guns or something. If we set this up, there would be a full Board or controlling party who oversees the trust and who monitors budget, etc. All financials would be publicly-disclosed and decisions about what to acquire or not would be handled by vote.
This thread might turn into a whole discussion about all the ways that this is a bad idea. I'm fine with that. I'd welcome it.
But given the fact that the DEFCON Shoot is likely to be something I keep doing long after I've stepped back from most other things I run at DEFCON ever summer, I am looking into ways to increase how it serves the community.
Every so often, folk in the community have to sell something off. We all hate to see firearms wind up in the hands of others (unless we know the recipients and know they'll take care of things) and for that reason I'm going to solicit thoughts and ideas on how to create a little something something...
The DC Shoot Firearms Trust - Many of us know about Living Trusts and such which can be used to make ownership of Title-II firearms a lot easier. However, there is no need for something to be full-auto or NFA to be in a Trust. I'm open to the idea of setting up a Trust that could take ownership of donated/sold/inherited/etc items with the aim of:
* Providing an avenue for hackers who want to sell their guns to keep them in the community
* Providing an escape salvation avenue for people in legal trouble who would have to surrender their guns
* Being a source of a lot of hardware that would show up at all future DEFCON Shoots
... let me be clear, this is not just some notion by which i get a lot of free guns or something. If we set this up, there would be a full Board or controlling party who oversees the trust and who monitors budget, etc. All financials would be publicly-disclosed and decisions about what to acquire or not would be handled by vote.
This thread might turn into a whole discussion about all the ways that this is a bad idea. I'm fine with that. I'd welcome it.
But given the fact that the DEFCON Shoot is likely to be something I keep doing long after I've stepped back from most other things I run at DEFCON ever summer, I am looking into ways to increase how it serves the community.
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