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  • #16
    tbc
    Calguns Addict
    • Jun 2011
    • 5955

    Redefining "custom"

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    Last edited by tbc; 11-28-2013, 11:58 AM.

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    • #17
      -hanko
      CGN/CGSSA Contributor
      CGN Contributor
      • Jul 2002
      • 14174

      First world problem...

      that simply sounds like yet another nanny-state emergency.

      Oooops...forgot you're in California.

      Maybe you need a law specifically defining "custom", "semi-custom", "diy custom", etc.
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      • #18
        The Gleam
        I need a LIFE!!
        • Feb 2011
        • 12433

        Originally posted by Hank15
        I am wondering if we can come up with different/better ways to use and/or define the word custom. As in, just because a few things are different about a firearm, they don't necessarily nominate the firearm as a custom. / In my opinion, if you can't provide the work order by the smith/business that worked on your gun, you shouldn't advertise your gun as "custom".
        Whatever that new definition may be, just don't let Kimber anywhere near it; not that they are a bad company, and they make good guns, but they have bastardized the word "custom" into defining feebleness, taking "custom" nearly to the point of a stunt; a marketing ruse at best, fraud at worst.


        Originally posted by Hank15
        One of which is auctions, where the pressure of winning the bid in combination of trying to score on a "custom" gun often trap unsuspecting buyers into an overpriced "custom" gun. The other happens on our home turf in the classifieds. / But let's set a market's/commercial's/layman's standard for what makes a custom gun so no one gets taken advantage of. / What else does it take for a gun to be considered custom (at least in the calguns marketplace)?
        At the same time, I have no remorse or sympathy for "unsuspecting buyers" - because that is an easily curable situation by self-education, where in this modern world with gobs of verifiable information at the touch of a finger, research, price-checking, and intrinsic details, there is no excuse for being an "unsuspecting buyer" - whether that is buying a firearm, a new car, a TV, oscilloscopes, forensic testing equipment, or condoms.
        Last edited by The Gleam; 11-28-2013, 11:43 AM.
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        Originally posted by Librarian
        What compelling interest has any level of government in knowing what guns are owned by civilians? (Those owned by government should be inventoried and tracked, for exactly the same reasons computers and desks and chairs are tracked: responsible care of public property.)

        If some level of government had that information, what would they do with it? How would having that info benefit public safety? How would it benefit law enforcement?

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        • #19
          M. D. Van Norman
          Veteran Member
          • Jul 2002
          • 4168

          Matthew D. Van Norman
          Dancing Giant Sales | Licensed Firearms Dealer | Rainier, WA

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