Results of Sep 12th SHARE Act Legislative Hearing (Included HPA)

[jdelong]

HOLY CRAP! How did this not make it into the discussion???? What kind of "witness" is this? It more and more feels like we are living in a banana republic.

"I am here to talk about how dangerous (insert product/item here) is. I am financially connected to a product that cannot detect said product and if it becomes readily available, my fortune will be ruined."

Geez.

You know what the most overlooked, unaddressed piece of information about this David Chipman "expert witness" testimony was?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidchipman


http://www.shotspotter.com/technology




"Expert witness" David Chipman has led North American sales for Shot Spotter during period of explosive growth. They just launched their IPO this summer actually, so I can see why Mr. Chipman is concerned, being their lead sales rep for North America, to "fight the true nature of gun violence". This story writes itself.

http://www.shotspotter.com/system/conten...e_2017.pdf

Their FAQ used to say they can't detect gunshots from suppressed firearms and that people don't use suppressors because they, well, I'll let them do the talking:



Suppressors are not illegal to own. That's the whole point of HPA, to deregulate the unconstitutional and baseless regulation of these firearms accessories. A company specializing in detecting gunshots with "expert ATF former SAC/ASAC" leading sales reps should know this. It is the insane fact that they are even regulated the way they are we have a problem with. If they were illegal, everyone who went through the bureaucratic garbage and unacceptable waiting period would not have Tax stamps for their cans.

We have laws against gun licensing in the US, so again, this company fails again at a basic understanding of firearms ownership in the US, granted there are some cities and States that have trampled all over the Constitution and illegally passed legislation that violates this Federal law, but it isn't the realty for most of us.

Having possession of a suppressor is not virtually guaranteed to lead to criminal prosecution, because the majority of them are tax stamped items governed under the 1934 NFA.

Silencers are not exceedingly difficult to find or make. They are very simple and easy to make even for someone that failed high school auto shop. This is Klingon aviation system recalibration.

Suppressors have a negative impact on accuracy and range of gunfire do they? These guys are technically incompetent when it comes to their understanding of suppressors. A weight on your muzzle seems to increase accuracy on most rifles, and it certainly extends the range (though minimally), by increasing velocity due to suppressor boost.

They have since scrubbed that link and replaced it with:



As they say, follow the money. How brazen for them to put him on as an expert witness. Not only does he not know that suppressed MP5s and now M4s have been in use by Federal, State, and local LE agencies dating back to the 1980s at least with the MP5, but he's also a leading sales rep for Shot Spotter.