remember that time when the government was going full tyrant after ruby ridge and waco and then they got bombed and suddenly they all sat down and went quiet for a bit? i think maybe it's that time again, just saying.
You think there's some big secret about our presence in Panama how many decades ago is keeping the big wigs up at night? Larry Vickers A Game ended a long time ago man
Yes and no. Most wont give up their benefits and government check so they will behave and just grumble online. Not trying to piss anyone off saying this just making an observation.
In this case the ATF is enforcing rules imposed by Obama executive orders that _could have been_ rescinded by TRUMP and were not! TRUMP, in addition to using the ATF to change the definition of machineguns to include bumpstocks AND supporting red flag laws AND supporting universal background checks...COULD HAVE, but did not, rescind the Obama Executive Order restrictions on firearms imports!
If Larry pleaded guilty, there is no way he can “come out on top in the end.” By pleading guilty, you immediately forfeit your right to an appeal. Unfortunately, the case is closed.. He almost certainty took a plea bargain though, which means the prosecution either reduced some of the initial charges or dropped some of them entirely in exchange for a guilty plea
@dv8322 That's not how are system works. Once you "break the law" -- you fight it and show why the law itself is unconstitutional. You actually can't even fight to change a law until you break it first.. because they will say that you have no standing. This would have been a perfect case for him to crowd fund and fight the case all the way to the Supreme Court. I can't believe he just gave up like this. This is PRIDE.. he didn't want to make a video and ask for help, so instead he just gave up on all of us. Every 2A case should be fought all the way to the SCOTUS. We have the Constitution backing us, there's no reason to give up like this when you can crowd source the funds. Man this is so messed up
All about perspective. People will believe what they want to believe based upon their own perspective. Judges are no exception. Corruption will always remain...EVERYWHERE.
@smokingcrab2290 that's really a question for Mr Vickers.. cost of defending himself against a cashed up corrupt justice system, knew he wouldn't win... who knows..
In a democracy, the government is voted in by the people. If the government is corrupt, that is because the people tolerate corruption. You get the government you tolerate. The average American is either unaware of the whole picture, or don't care and simply vote for the politician that promises more "free money" to them.
Abolish the BATFE repealed the NFA, GCA, and every other firearm "safty" law that exists on the books. We should not even be abiding by it anyways. The true law of the land is the US constitution!
Trying to make the guy a saint after the fact is almost as bad as the DOJ/ATF trying to do victory laps over his almost certainly terminal cancer-driven plea deal.
@@HappyHighwayman yeah but I would say they are making Vickers and other people criminals by enforcing laws that violate the constitution via NFA/ GCA.. which is another crime in itself
Hey Eric, I discovered your videos in about may of this year and bought my first gun at moss pawn a few weeks ago. You’ve provided lots of information to me as a new gun owner and lots of entertainment as a gun nut since childhood. The recent attempts of the ATF to go after people like Larry Vickers, or that autokey card guy (whose product didn’t even work), along with the reclassification of braced firearms, frt bans, 80% receiver rules, it all has just completely restructured my view on the government entirely. As a 23 year old just sort of learning how to be a well educated and responsible member of society, it’s very eye opening to see the complete disregard for citizens interests in these scenarios. But anyways, sorry for the rant and THANK YOU for the videos! Have a great day
WELCOME to the family, we are a friendly group. Over on that table is snacks, Ice tea and soda on that other one. Also, we have an Open Bar in the back. Enjoy.
Welcome to the community, not everyone would agree with me, but I highly suggest getting out and making sure you vote against politicians who want to violate our rights and donate to the groups that fight for our rights
The title of this video is about headlines not justice. He 100% did what he's charged with. It's all on his phone. Now whether what he did should even be illegal in the first place is a whole different question. Because the laws he broke are literally infringements on the 2nd
What really is just evil to me is the fact that he's fighting cancer as it is, the stress from that alone is something terrible. And they're going to threaten to throw the guy in prison for the remainder of his life. He's a good guy and doesn't deserve to be treated like this.
@@DickTahshonlmao, no one is breaking the law. It’s not our fault the government can’t understand the constitution and wanna make everyone criminals to make people “safe” like gtfo with that.
Here is the thing. Just because Larry Vickers was in Delta doesn't mean that he is incapable of committing a crime. He committed the crime and even pleaded guilty to it. He knew what he was doing so he took the risk of possibly getting caught by the ATF with his actions. People, if you don't like/agree with the laws, then work to change them. Don't just try to slide by undetected and then complain when you get caught. One of my major pet peeves with the whole gun community is the lack of accountability many of you guys actually hold.
How do you work to change laws in a double standard, rigged justice system. We no longer have choice, we have the illusion of choice. Joe Biden getting elected is my evidence for that. Trump getting 4 indictment charges while Hillary and Joe and Hunter blatantly committed huge crimes and the FBI won't even think about doing a proper investigation, but they still swarm Trump. It's all bogus BS
Lesson Learned: Do not try to import weapons (illegally) from a sanctioned country by trying to circumvent the government by writing up fake paperwork. Regardless of service or no service, it is not worth the risk.
When you are out, a switch flips and you're on the outside. Just ask anyone about their last days there, retirement or path out. Universally, once they are not reupping or all the attempts to persuade them have failed, it's a totally hollow experience, retirement parties are suck fests of bitterness and questioning if what you did ever mattered to anyone. The culture purposely does not praise or lift up retirement as an accomplishment because they are desperately trying to retain operators.
They won't. I talked to one guy who I highly respect. He said they'll risk blistering enemy fire to pull your butt to safety, but throw you under a bus when it comes to their careers. There are many types of courage. We tend to only focus on one.
"Doing everything by the book." no longer matters when that book keeps being re-written. Those who deliberately dotted every "I" and crossed every "T" just yesterday are being called criminals today because of it. That's not hyperbole, it's fact.
I just wish that more than a handful elected officials cared to still govern by the founding documents of the U.S. We wouldn't be witnessing half of what we have already just in the past ~3 years if that were so.
He wasn’t “doing it by the book” he was willfully evading sanctions on an “enemy” country for profit. LAV is lucky that this administration didn’t try for treason considering he was taking direct payments from KC
@@generalneylandGBMFO The number of people against challenging the constitutionality of the NFA don’t mean squat if this case has the means to make it to the SCOTUS and strike down the NFA under the Bruen decision.
@@generalneylandGBMFO Theres not that many registered select fire weapons. There is only 182k transferable machine guns. Far more people then that would likely be willing to see the NFA go away and so would quite a few who already own those NFA items.
@@generalneylandGBMFOtheir demand is already hurting enough with the popularity of binary and forced reset triggers, any good gun owner with machine guns would want to repeal the nfa
@@generalneylandGBMFO I legally own a machine gun and know many others that do as well. We would gladly lose the cost of 1 or a few to be able to get more at a fraction of the cost. Without the NFA you could buy M16s for a few dollars more than any other AR-15. It would be worth it to lose on 1 or 2 to have more so inexpensively. So I think youd be surprised that even those that have the most to lose would fully support getting rid of the NFA
Bruh, the nfa is never going to be repealed. Why do you people actually believe that this government will actually allow the nfa, which has been in effect for 90 years or so, to ever be repealed?? It’s not going to happen. People need to let that fantasy go
Dude, this is nonsense. You either believe in law and order or you don't. It doesn't matter if you don't like the law. you must still follow it. He clearly broke the law (admitted guilt). He was trading guns with an enemy nation and violating multiple other gun laws in the process.. We as the 2A community can't pick and choose who to defend. If a 2A guy breaks the law we HAVE to punish him. If we don't police our own then we deserve to have our guns taken because we are proving ourselves to not have good judgement and an unwillingness to follow the law.
I don't know all the details of this case; however, in today's political climate as an FFL you have to be extremely diligent in making sure you're on the straight and narrow. You can't give the DOJ a single reason to look in your direction.
What the heck! Why is this the first time I have heard about this? This is insane. Vickers is a legend. He not only is what got me interested in this community but the reason I kept coming back to UA-cam. Damn it. Much love to Larry
It appears to be driven more by politics and headlines than a genuine pursuit of justice, which is troubling. We must remain vigilant in defending our Second Amendment rights, especially in these post-Bruen times where constitutional violations seem more prevalent.
Not defending the ATF by any stretch of the imagination, but it doesn't sound like what Vickers & the police departments were doing was above board. Or am I missing something? What happened to the guns?
It's not just 2A he contacted AK Concern and basically listed ways he would try and help them evade federal sanctions. The department of Justice have the emails. He's toast.
@@josedorsaith5261If he was straight up being framed don't you think he would fight it, cost be damned? I don't know about you but if the feds were trying to outright frame me I'd expect my family to get behind spending every last penny to go down fighting, because that's what's right. I don't like the NFA either, but it's the letter of the law. If you violate it and you think you're going to pull a "well it's unconstitutional so I'm not obligated to obey" argument, wouldn't you do something other than plead guilty? Don't be foolish.
@@josedorsaith5261 How did you know? We are all feds. Everyone who disagrees with you are feds. The feds are watching. Your mums a fed. Don't be scared join us!
@@BloodySoup74 He conspired with Kalashnikov concern to illegally import a shitty rifle ( AK-12 ) into the states which would benefit by give funding to a Russian arms company ( aka the enemy ). That’s literally treason against the US in the name of profit.
I wish only the best for my friend Larry. Who I met as I was Recon Marine competing against Delta, DevGru, FBI HST, SF ODA's Seal Tms 3 & 5 and many other special ops forces at National Eval , where we were pitted against other National assets. As he other Delta operators took interest in a small group of Recon Marines, and followed our progress and success throughout the evals, where we took 1st place.
Funny you republicans claim be such law abiding citizens yall break the law plus he admited to breaking the law dummy get your facts right he broke the law he goes to prison
Guilt and punishment are not dependent on whether the accused agrees or disagrees with the law. He knew what he was doing. If he did not perform demonstrations that said that he was going to do, and document those demonstrations, that left him open to prosecution. We need to put more effort into abolishing the NFA instead of playing fast and loose with it and trying to get around it. That gives the Govt the excuse it needs to F with the 2a community.
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist." LaNd Of ThE fReE 🤡🌎🤦🏿
While the NFA is unconstitutional. Vickers like other famous people use their influence to get weapons the rest of America can't because we aren't "connected." I think guys like Larry should be using their influence to fight against the NFA and the anti-gunners. There are a bunch of gun people that use these unique weapons for money and prominence. I hope he wins, but Eric, get real!
@@primalj_2a433 The number of people in our little 2A community that are simping for Larry and showing themselves to be hypocrites is astonishing. You and I both know that if you and I got caught doing what Larry did, almost everyone would say that we deserve whatever punishment we receive because we should have known better. I think being a hypocrite is one of the worst things a man can be.
Trump was in office 4 years and y'all sat on your asses about the ATF. This what happens when you're too busy be a fanboy rather than a concerned voter demanding more of your elected leaders.
Some other channel covered it, and basically he faked the demo letters, and they were never going to be the demos. He also explicitly stated intention to go around sanctions, written directly in an email to a sanctioned company. Guy did the crime indisputably.
@@josedorsaith5261 Sure, that's why Vickers plead innocent and is fighting tooth and nail, right? Oh wait. It's over. He plead guilty. There will not be a trail, much less an appeal. There will be sentencing.
Justice has nothing to do with what happened to Vickers. Vickers was made into an example of a political agenda. I will say this again until I am blue in the face the FBI and ATF are a political organization. These agencies weren’t even suppose to exist for this long in the first place. The issue is you have people with hammers and all they want to do is hammer in nails. Even if the nails don’t exist they will create them, they will hammer screws, and even hammer the wood itself. It’s not the nails you should be concerned about it’s a hammer that answers to no one which is the true concern.
Vickers pled guilty, but hasn't been sentenced yet. If we imported, sold, and illegally transferred fully automatic weapons, we would be similarly charged and convicted. The fact that Vickers served in the military and is a Gun Tuber/educator is irrelevant to the case. If anything, Vickers should have been more careful given his notoriety.
Emailing AK Concern in Russia (a sanctioned entity) and saying how he wanted to help them evade sanctions probably wasn't a sensible move. Especially as the department of justice recovered the emails.
What is "irrelevant" is the unconstitutional laws banning automatic weapons to begin with. "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" People should be able to understand that sentence if they can read at least at an elementary school level.
LAV took it too far. All he had to do is import it, do some demonstrations and it would have been good . If you are going to skirt the law with technicalities, you have to go all the way. He could have just given a announced open demo once a month to police agencies and been good . Sadly, he can’t touch any guns now or in the future
Yes and no. The government gave him all sorts of deadly weapons, entrusting him with the nation's security interests - and not in defensive posture, I am sure! So yeah, he shouldn't be privileged above the law. But the law is extremely broken and a righteous nation cannot tolerate upholding broken laws.
Did he save himself some money? Maybe. But his profile alone would have probably afforded him free legal counsel via GOA alone simply for headlines, media coverage and notoriety. He should have stood his ground to prove a point.
no lawyer worth their salt would touch this case for a fight, theres text messages of him expressly talking about his violations of arms trafficking laws, with a sanctioned company no less
@@erikthered9357 Class V. United States, Supreme Court Holds that a Guilty Plea Does Not Inherently Waive a Constitutional Challenge to the Statute of Conviction
@@skiddlyd.244irrelevant though he's not going to trial he's not going to challenge shit he's going for a hearing to see how long he gets behind bars if he was gonna challenge a damn thing he would not have taken a plea deal.
@@rickyblake816 A case that went to the SCOTUS where the defendant pled guilty and then challenged the constitutionality of the statutes he was charged under is irrelevant case law? I sure as shit wouldn’t want you as my attorney.
That's what I'm saying. If the government is trying to throw you under the bus or frame you you go down swinging. You don't just say "Ah yup, you got me." and turn around and let them lead you off in cuffs. WTF are we wasting our time fighting for this worthless hill for?
What's funny is I hear the whole "WeLL yOu'Re nOt iN A mIlitIA!!!11!!" argument. I believe the Feds see all able-bodied males between 17-45 as being part of the unorganized militia. Heck, I'm even registered in the Selective Service system, does that count as being part of the militia? (Oh, and if I didn't register, that would be a felony on my record). Also, States have their own definitions of what a militia is (some as low as 16 years of age with no maximum age limits).
the messed up part is that you CANNOT appeal if you plead guilty; it's literally impossible. They use the 50+ year long prison sentences to scare you into pleading guilty to receive a few months or even just probation, and then because you plead guilty, it's literally impossible to ever appeal ever again since the US Supreme Court already ruled many years ago that if you plead guilty, you can never appeal afterwards. It's 100% fully finished and final and done, 100% forever. He's convicted forever, no matter what. There is NOTHING he can do now. The case is FULLY FINISHED AND CLOSED now. He is now a convicted felon for the rest of his life and there is literally absolutely nothing he can ever do about it, unless somehow a future president were to give him a full pardon, which is just not going to happen.
@@steven-k. I would say the banning of the importation of firearms has everything to do with the 2A A law banning me from owning any arm I want is an infringement. And as we all should know, the last 4 words of the 2A say, "shall not be infringed" and no exceptions are listed.
Romans 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Romans 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Firstly he contacted AK concern a company owned by elements close to the Russian government and said he could help them evade US/international Sanctions by various different means. He did it by email so they have the evidence in black and white. Secondly he got police chiefs from ultra small police department to sign letters for the importation of specialist machine guns. Which were meant to be test samples for the police. No tests were conducted and the guns ended up in his collection of being sold as parts kits. I think machine guns and sanctions are bull but he broke the law a lot!!
Vickers tried to pull a “rules for thee, not for me” which IV8888 does as well. Which is why you’re sympathetic. If you SOTs put as much effort in abolishing the NFA as you did being SOTs, we would all be able to enjoy full auto. Stop playing the game and winning the war for future generations 🙄
@@Bigbossman12624 it could be that the cost of fighting it would drain all of his savings and retirement to where there would be nothing for his family when it's all done, plus we don't know what his plea deal included
You may have wanted to research this a little more before the video. Larry is guilty as hell and knew what he was doing was illegal. If you cant do the time, dont do the crime. The paper trail of this guy illegally obtaining automatic firearms, and knowingly doing it is a mile long. He plead guilty because he had zero chance of fighting that amount of evidence.
I’d be willing to bet the biggest reason he pled guilty was to save some of his friends that may or may not be involved. Also, keeping friends from having to flip and testify against each other… If he had fought this case the feds would leave no stone unturned.
I agree its about making headlines and making an example of him to not mess around. That being said, it seems like he knew what he was doing was borderline illegal if not definitely illegal. Seems like he made poor choices. He effed around and found out unfortunately.
Over the years the only thing I’ve heard about Vickers is the guns he has and the accessories and squirtguns he owns. I don’t remember him doing anything for 2A rights, raising awareness, raising money for etc
@@brianmead7556 I also get being annoyed with laws I disagree with but if he knowingly tried to circumvent it it seems like he knew what he was doing then just disagreeing with the law is not an excuse. He could have worked to have laws changed.
The ATF doesn't care about stoppng crime. They only want to intimidate gun owner. Not one of those firearms was used to commit a crime against person or property.
The BIBLE says, “Pride commeth before a fall”. When someone (goobernment) is ALWAYS changing the rules to fie their whims, the fall be prolonged, but at some time, it WILL fall in some way.
Out of all the bullshit anti 2A stuff i e learned about in the last 8 years or so (as long as i have become pro 2A) this shit here is #1 on my list thay pisses me off. Larry is a legend and the first youtube gun channel I subbed too
Feel very sorry for Vickers and all involved, “co-conspirators”, families, friends, and the 2A community in general. However, Vickers did plead guilty. This isn’t nearly as tragic as to what happened to CRS Firearms in my opinion. Yet, I can recall many in the 2A community saying that he basically had it coming; the truth is, Matt broke no law, period. Never mind intent, because this is just a euphemism for pre-crime; total b.s. At the end of the day, this only reaffirms one thing, what’s the point of anyone pleading guilty? Take your chance in the courts, when dealing with that agency.
This is just wrong plain and simple its our GOD given right to defend ourselves as Americans and not only that this man gave alot for US ge deserves justice and Peace not prison we need Trump in office!!! MAGA!!!
Crazy. They don’t like how he played the game. I mean stupid comparison but I was once away at a training for two weeks and my department allowed 70 dollars a day for food. So i ate granola bars and coffee for breakfast/lunch then steak, appetizers, and dessert for dinner. They complained when we had to submit the receipts. You can’t be upset when someone operates within the rules because you don’t like how they played..like you said. They said to me “did you have to eat steak and dessert every night?” You never said I couldn’t….
Vickers acquired restricted firearms and published museum-quality books on firearm history, only by playing this game as the ATF set up… ultimately there should be no LE demo letter requirement process to import, purchase and own any firearm or machine gun - per the Second Amendment!
Per Article 1 section 8 Congress is empowered to regulate commerce with foreign nations that includes import of everything not just firearms. The second Amendment didn't repeal that empowerment lol.
I dont know i read some of the suff he admitted to and he admitted that he had some of the guns in his collection and actually sold a few to someone else. I mean at the end of the day he did something illegal. And right now it does not matter that it is actually unconstitutional. Its still the law. Hopefully here soon it will change but it hassent yet
And another posted my thoughts not one cop or military person will stand up for their oath afraid to lose their checks and pensions, keyboard warriors only.
Ive said since it broke that he was only pleading guilty due to the cost of a legal defense. Our legal system is a joke…unless you are rich you will get the shaft almost everytime. Or wind up broke after being aquitted.
This is a disgrace and to do this to a veteran as well, this is a reason why all these alphabet agencies need to be defunded and disbanded and all these so-called gun laws needs to be repealed immediately .
He did this to himself plain and simple and then pled guilty. You don’t plead guilty unless your guilty EVER . I had the cancer he has the treatment is treacherous I hope and pray the man can fight it .
The biggest threat to the government are veterans who know the truth of what they sent them do.
remember that time when the government was going full tyrant after ruby ridge and waco and then they got bombed and suddenly they all sat down and went quiet for a bit? i think maybe it's that time again, just saying.
Probably armed citizens are the biggest threat, to be fair. Which is how it should be.
@@FactoryFugitive "When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
You think there's some big secret about our presence in Panama how many decades ago is keeping the big wigs up at night? Larry Vickers A Game ended a long time ago man
Yes and no. Most wont give up their benefits and government check so they will behave and just grumble online. Not trying to piss anyone off saying this just making an observation.
My god, to serve in the world's most capable and technically proficient unit to THIS... The atf is an absolute disgrace. My thoughts are with Larry.
In this case the ATF is enforcing rules imposed by Obama executive orders that _could have been_ rescinded by TRUMP and were not! TRUMP, in addition to using the ATF to change the definition of machineguns to include bumpstocks AND supporting red flag laws AND supporting universal background checks...COULD HAVE, but did not, rescind the Obama Executive Order restrictions on firearms imports!
Yeah nobody ever served and then became a massive criminal before right?
@@HappyHighwayman Timothy McVey. 🤷♂
Sad part is its mostly peoples thats been in vickers boots that work for the ATF.
ATF is a political organization
If Larry pleaded guilty, there is no way he can “come out on top in the end.” By pleading guilty, you immediately forfeit your right to an appeal. Unfortunately, the case is closed.. He almost certainty took a plea bargain though, which means the prosecution either reduced some of the initial charges or dropped some of them entirely in exchange for a guilty plea
That’s damn unfortunate
I can't believe he already pled guilty.. smh.. He could have crowd funded a fight.
@dv8322 That's not how are system works. Once you "break the law" -- you fight it and show why the law itself is unconstitutional. You actually can't even fight to change a law until you break it first.. because they will say that you have no standing. This would have been a perfect case for him to crowd fund and fight the case all the way to the Supreme Court. I can't believe he just gave up like this. This is PRIDE.. he didn't want to make a video and ask for help, so instead he just gave up on all of us. Every 2A case should be fought all the way to the SCOTUS. We have the Constitution backing us, there's no reason to give up like this when you can crowd source the funds. Man this is so messed up
@dv8322😅💩
@@ianmangham4570nothing but boot polish in his stomach.
The level of corruption and bias in the justice systems astounds me...
All about perspective. People will believe what they want to believe based upon their own perspective. Judges are no exception. Corruption will always remain...EVERYWHERE.
What? It's corrupt to lock someone up that was smuggling illegal guns into the US.
Why did he plead guilty?
@smokingcrab2290 that's really a question for Mr Vickers.. cost of defending himself against a cashed up corrupt justice system, knew he wouldn't win... who knows..
In a democracy, the government is voted in by the people. If the government is corrupt, that is because the people tolerate corruption.
You get the government you tolerate. The average American is either unaware of the whole picture, or don't care and simply vote for the politician that promises more "free money" to them.
Abolish the BATFE
repealed the NFA, GCA, and every other firearm "safty" law that exists on the books. We should not even be abiding by it anyways. The true law of the land is the US constitution!
amen brother!!!!
Everyone says this but it will never happen and nobody will do anything about it. Voting doesn't work so let's put a pin in that one.
How about repealing the 2A instead?
The Constitution is the true law of the land, but so are Acts of Congress.
That will never happen. Just being realistic here.
Never plead guilty if you are not guilty.
I totally agree. He shafted himself.
92% of convictions end in plea deals which are totally unconstitutional and are pure evil. The idea of them makes me sick.
Yeah. That was a real bad move. As much as I want a good outcome, this is a situation he created for himself
Yer he basically emailed AK Concern saying he wanted to help them evade sanctions. The Department of treasury have the emails.
It’s not that simple. They will then tack on more charges and will press for more. They always win.
i never saw/heard LAV defend the 2A, it was always about promoting himself.
Trying to make the guy a saint after the fact is almost as bad as the DOJ/ATF trying to do victory laps over his almost certainly terminal cancer-driven plea deal.
Larry Vickers, really!!! Larry is an outstanding American and not a criminal! The ATF going after good Americans instead of criminals is despicable.
If you do a crime you are by definition, a criminal
I agree, and I like Larry a lot, and still admire him. This was really stupid though. @@HappyHighwayman
@@JohnQuincy1776 I hope the courts are lenient
@@HappyHighwayman yeah but I would say they are making Vickers and other people criminals by enforcing laws that violate the constitution via NFA/ GCA.. which is another crime in itself
Just because a person made some great decision in life doesn't mean it makes up for knowingly breaking the law. How immature could you be?
Hey Eric, I discovered your videos in about may of this year and bought my first gun at moss pawn a few weeks ago. You’ve provided lots of information to me as a new gun owner and lots of entertainment as a gun nut since childhood. The recent attempts of the ATF to go after people like Larry Vickers, or that autokey card guy (whose product didn’t even work), along with the reclassification of braced firearms, frt bans, 80% receiver rules, it all has just completely restructured my view on the government entirely. As a 23 year old just sort of learning how to be a well educated and responsible member of society, it’s very eye opening to see the complete disregard for citizens interests in these scenarios.
But anyways, sorry for the rant and THANK YOU for the videos!
Have a great day
WELCOME to the family, we are a friendly group. Over on that table is snacks, Ice tea and soda on that other one. Also, we have an Open Bar in the back. Enjoy.
Eric is the real deal.
Your right on the nose there
Welcome to the community, not everyone would agree with me, but I highly suggest getting out and making sure you vote against politicians who want to violate our rights and donate to the groups that fight for our rights
Welcome. Please share the 2A with your friends too. We need more young people.
The title of this video is about headlines not justice. He 100% did what he's charged with. It's all on his phone. Now whether what he did should even be illegal in the first place is a whole different question. Because the laws he broke are literally infringements on the 2nd
Where in the 2A does it says it's legal to help Russian arms manufacturers avoid US imposed sanctions for your own financial gain?
Sphere723 Where in the 2A does it say you can’t?
What really is just evil to me is the fact that he's fighting cancer as it is, the stress from that alone is something terrible. And they're going to threaten to throw the guy in prison for the remainder of his life. He's a good guy and doesn't deserve to be treated like this.
the Federal Government is now responsible for his expensive cancer treatments and medical bills for the next 25
Don’t break the law and you have no worries.
@@DickTahshonlmao, no one is breaking the law. It’s not our fault the government can’t understand the constitution and wanna make everyone criminals to make people “safe” like gtfo with that.
@@DickTahshonThe ATF has been doing that for sometime now. Where have you been?
@@Jumper777-k3f enforcing the law? I know, you didn’t? Where’ve YOU been?
I am a big 2A advocate, but he knew what he was doing. Over 150 law letters? Common. Gotta be smarter than that.
Here is the thing. Just because Larry Vickers was in Delta doesn't mean that he is incapable of committing a crime. He committed the crime and even pleaded guilty to it. He knew what he was doing so he took the risk of possibly getting caught by the ATF with his actions. People, if you don't like/agree with the laws, then work to change them. Don't just try to slide by undetected and then complain when you get caught. One of my major pet peeves with the whole gun community is the lack of accountability many of you guys actually hold.
How do you work to change laws in a double standard, rigged justice system. We no longer have choice, we have the illusion of choice. Joe Biden getting elected is my evidence for that. Trump getting 4 indictment charges while Hillary and Joe and Hunter blatantly committed huge crimes and the FBI won't even think about doing a proper investigation, but they still swarm Trump. It's all bogus BS
Lesson Learned: Do not try to import weapons (illegally) from a sanctioned country by trying to circumvent the government by writing up fake paperwork. Regardless of service or no service, it is not worth the risk.
He shot himself in the foot by pleading guilty...hence "play the game" it's not playing the game when it's forfeit.
Imagine if DELTA FORCE came out & said "Hold my beer." we're going to liberat a brother being help by a Tyrannical Government.
We can only hope so...
They won't. they eat their own once they go public....
When you are out, a switch flips and you're on the outside. Just ask anyone about their last days there, retirement or path out. Universally, once they are not reupping or all the attempts to persuade them have failed, it's a totally hollow experience, retirement parties are suck fests of bitterness and questioning if what you did ever mattered to anyone. The culture purposely does not praise or lift up retirement as an accomplishment because they are desperately trying to retain operators.
They won't. I talked to one guy who I highly respect. He said they'll risk blistering enemy fire to pull your butt to safety, but throw you under a bus when it comes to their careers.
There are many types of courage. We tend to only focus on one.
@dangoodwin5954 yep just watch any Shawn Ryan Delta Force Operator Interview
disband the corrupt ATF!!
To be fair the most serious charge is sanctions evasion which is a matter for the Department of Justice.
"Doing everything by the book." no longer matters when that book keeps being re-written. Those who deliberately dotted every "I" and crossed every "T" just yesterday are being called criminals today because of it. That's not hyperbole, it's fact.
Exactly!!!
This is why the Constitution was written....
I just wish that more than a handful elected officials cared to still govern by the founding documents of the U.S. We wouldn't be witnessing half of what we have already just in the past ~3 years if that were so.
He wasn’t “doing it by the book” he was willfully evading sanctions on an “enemy” country for profit. LAV is lucky that this administration didn’t try for treason considering he was taking direct payments from KC
He didn't do anything by the book. The forms were fraudulent. It wasn't a "loop hole" it was fraud.
@@JohnQuincy1776the laws are gay. The NFA is especially gay
This situation reminds me of the book, Unintended Consequences by John Ross.
If Larry challenges the NFA I would 100% donate to help him fight the case.
@@generalneylandGBMFO The number of people against challenging the constitutionality of the NFA don’t mean squat if this case has the means to make it to the SCOTUS and strike down the NFA under the Bruen decision.
@@generalneylandGBMFO Theres not that many registered select fire weapons. There is only 182k transferable machine guns. Far more people then that would likely be willing to see the NFA go away and so would quite a few who already own those NFA items.
@@generalneylandGBMFOtheir demand is already hurting enough with the popularity of binary and forced reset triggers, any good gun owner with machine guns would want to repeal the nfa
@@generalneylandGBMFO I legally own a machine gun and know many others that do as well. We would gladly lose the cost of 1 or a few to be able to get more at a fraction of the cost. Without the NFA you could buy M16s for a few dollars more than any other AR-15. It would be worth it to lose on 1 or 2 to have more so inexpensively. So I think youd be surprised that even those that have the most to lose would fully support getting rid of the NFA
Bruh, the nfa is never going to be repealed. Why do you people actually believe that this government will actually allow the nfa, which has been in effect for 90 years or so, to ever be repealed?? It’s not going to happen. People need to let that fantasy go
Dude, this is nonsense. You either believe in law and order or you don't. It doesn't matter if you don't like the law. you must still follow it. He clearly broke the law (admitted guilt). He was trading guns with an enemy nation and violating multiple other gun laws in the process.. We as the 2A community can't pick and choose who to defend. If a 2A guy breaks the law we HAVE to punish him. If we don't police our own then we deserve to have our guns taken because we are proving ourselves to not have good judgement and an unwillingness to follow the law.
I don't know all the details of this case; however, in today's political climate as an FFL you have to be extremely diligent in making sure you're on the straight and narrow. You can't give the DOJ a single reason to look in your direction.
What kind of a lawyer did he have? Why plead guilty for a 25 year sentence? He is 60, that is life for him.
Maybe he's being offered a plea deal we aren't aware of yet.
Did he even have access to a lawyer?
I read 5 years max.
@@JohnQuincy1776nope. One charge has 5, the other 20
@@denyscpoynera plea deal after the sentencing?
What the heck! Why is this the first time I have heard about this? This is insane. Vickers is a legend. He not only is what got me interested in this community but the reason I kept coming back to UA-cam. Damn it. Much love to Larry
Guntubers have been awfully quiet about this 🤔
Bc they’re prob all doing the same thing. Lol
It appears to be driven more by politics and headlines than a genuine pursuit of justice, which is troubling. We must remain vigilant in defending our Second Amendment rights, especially in these post-Bruen times where constitutional violations seem more prevalent.
Always
@dv8322by your logic, people shouldn’t have rebelled against slavery.
Not defending the ATF by any stretch of the imagination, but it doesn't sound like what Vickers & the police departments were doing was above board. Or am I missing something? What happened to the guns?
No 2A lawyers would do this case for free just for the exposure? That happens all the time with other high profile cases.
It's not just 2A he contacted AK Concern and basically listed ways he would try and help them evade federal sanctions. The department of Justice have the emails. He's toast.
Really makes you 🤔
@@davedavids57
Ok fed
@@josedorsaith5261If he was straight up being framed don't you think he would fight it, cost be damned? I don't know about you but if the feds were trying to outright frame me I'd expect my family to get behind spending every last penny to go down fighting, because that's what's right.
I don't like the NFA either, but it's the letter of the law. If you violate it and you think you're going to pull a "well it's unconstitutional so I'm not obligated to obey" argument, wouldn't you do something other than plead guilty? Don't be foolish.
@@josedorsaith5261 How did you know? We are all feds. Everyone who disagrees with you are feds. The feds are watching. Your mums a fed. Don't be scared join us!
This is really sad. If you review Larry's text messages, you will realize that he knowingly participated in criminal activity. Sad but true.
We are all criminals. Have you ever went over on the speed limit? Ever? There you go
What are you referencing?
@@BloodySoup74 He conspired with Kalashnikov concern to illegally import a shitty rifle ( AK-12 ) into the states which would benefit by give funding to a Russian arms company ( aka the enemy ). That’s literally treason against the US in the name of profit.
@@BloodySoup74Not a criminal offense. That makes no sense.
Yeah, like you know what you're talking about..
I hope he files a lawsuit from prison
I hope he doesn't go to prison
I wish only the best for my friend Larry. Who I met as I was Recon Marine competing against Delta, DevGru, FBI HST, SF ODA's Seal Tms 3 & 5 and many other special ops forces at National Eval , where we were pitted against other National assets. As he other Delta operators took interest in a small group of Recon Marines, and followed our progress and success throughout the evals, where we took 1st place.
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time 🇺🇸 your welcome for our tax dollars
Repeal NFA
Right now!
Funny you republicans claim be such law abiding citizens yall break the law plus he admited to breaking the law dummy get your facts right he broke the law he goes to prison
They approved those unique weapons such as the FAMAS because they knew the law letters were fishy but they set a perfect trap.
Guilt and punishment are not dependent on whether the accused agrees or disagrees with the law. He knew what he was doing. If he did not perform demonstrations that said that he was going to do, and document those demonstrations, that left him open to prosecution. We need to put more effort into abolishing the NFA instead of playing fast and loose with it and trying to get around it. That gives the Govt the excuse it needs to F with the 2a community.
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist."
LaNd Of ThE fReE 🤡🌎🤦🏿
Dude, the guy plead guilty !!
Typical of ya'll to act like 2A people can't make stupid decisions.
While the NFA is unconstitutional. Vickers like other famous people use their influence to get weapons the rest of America can't because we aren't "connected." I think guys like Larry should be using their influence to fight against the NFA and the anti-gunners. There are a bunch of gun people that use these unique weapons for money and prominence. I hope he wins, but Eric, get real!
I have no sympathy for what he did, he knew what he was doing and got caught along with others who were in on it
@@primalj_2a433 The number of people in our little 2A community that are simping for Larry and showing themselves to be hypocrites is astonishing. You and I both know that if you and I got caught doing what Larry did, almost everyone would say that we deserve whatever punishment we receive because we should have known better. I think being a hypocrite is one of the worst things a man can be.
Sorry, he fudged documents. He’s wrong. Not hearing it.
You know how many SOT holders with LEO sample letters must be shitting their pants right now?
Trump was in office 4 years and y'all sat on your asses about the ATF. This what happens when you're too busy be a fanboy rather than a concerned voter demanding more of your elected leaders.
If Mr. Vickers had done the demos he said the weapons were intended for would he still have been in this situation?
He might of been in the process of for all we actually know
Some other channel covered it, and basically he faked the demo letters, and they were never going to be the demos. He also explicitly stated intention to go around sanctions, written directly in an email to a sanctioned company. Guy did the crime indisputably.
@@brianmead7556
Where are you getting that info from? Sounds like BS
Yes, because he violated sanctions, which is the real meat and potatoes of this case, the demo letter shit was just the cherry on top.
@@josedorsaith5261 Sure, that's why Vickers plead innocent and is fighting tooth and nail, right?
Oh wait.
It's over. He plead guilty. There will not be a trail, much less an appeal. There will be sentencing.
The tree of liberty is thirsty.
I truly don’t understand how a victimless crime can make you die in prison. This is not Justice, this is not fair, this is wrong. Full stop.
That's the essentially the same argument the pro cannabis people used. Funny how that works, eh?
Justice has nothing to do with what happened to Vickers. Vickers was made into an example of a political agenda. I will say this again until I am blue in the face the FBI and ATF are a political organization. These agencies weren’t even suppose to exist for this long in the first place. The issue is you have people with hammers and all they want to do is hammer in nails. Even if the nails don’t exist they will create them, they will hammer screws, and even hammer the wood itself. It’s not the nails you should be concerned about it’s a hammer that answers to no one which is the true concern.
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time lil bro. Don’t cry about law and order. FOLLOW THE LAWS KIDS
Read the law, follow the law
@@joelsefur666law and order am I right 🦅🇺🇸 I’m sorry you gotta grow up and get rid of all your baby toys
Vickers pled guilty, but hasn't been sentenced yet. If we imported, sold, and illegally transferred fully automatic weapons, we would be similarly charged and convicted. The fact that Vickers served in the military and is a Gun Tuber/educator is irrelevant to the case. If anything, Vickers should have been more careful given his notoriety.
i think the point is he did it through the legal means and even got it approved by the ATF, only for them to change their mind. Happens alot.
Emailing AK Concern in Russia (a sanctioned entity) and saying how he wanted to help them evade sanctions probably wasn't a sensible move. Especially as the department of justice recovered the emails.
What is "irrelevant" is the unconstitutional laws banning automatic weapons to begin with.
"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
People should be able to understand that sentence if they can read at least at an elementary school level.
LAV took it too far. All he had to do is import it, do some demonstrations and it would have been good . If you are going to skirt the law with technicalities, you have to go all the way. He could have just given a announced open demo once a month to police agencies and been good .
Sadly, he can’t touch any guns now or in the future
Yes and no.
The government gave him all sorts of deadly weapons, entrusting him with the nation's security interests - and not in defensive posture, I am sure!
So yeah, he shouldn't be privileged above the law.
But the law is extremely broken and a righteous nation cannot tolerate upholding broken laws.
Did he save himself some money? Maybe. But his profile alone would have probably afforded him free legal counsel via GOA alone simply for headlines, media coverage and notoriety. He should have stood his ground to prove a point.
no lawyer worth their salt would touch this case for a fight, theres text messages of him expressly talking about his violations of arms trafficking laws, with a sanctioned company no less
The banned Russan AK blueprints was also a big part
@@generalneylandGBMFObut, but he’s the best president ever right?
@@generalneylandGBMFO I think you missed my sarcasm brother
I hope Larry challenges the constitutionality of the NFA in this case. This is BS
He pled, only thing hes going to be doing is sitting his ass in prison.
@@erikthered9357 Class V. United States, Supreme Court Holds that a Guilty Plea Does Not Inherently Waive a Constitutional Challenge to the Statute of Conviction
@@skiddlyd.244irrelevant though he's not going to trial he's not going to challenge shit he's going for a hearing to see how long he gets behind bars if he was gonna challenge a damn thing he would not have taken a plea deal.
@@rickyblake816 A case that went to the SCOTUS where the defendant pled guilty and then challenged the constitutionality of the statutes he was charged under is irrelevant case law? I sure as shit wouldn’t want you as my attorney.
He pled guilty…
He can not appeal after admitting guilt.
Maybe I’m missing something.
That`s the jist of it .
He is totally guilty. But just bullshit laws.
That's what I'm saying. If the government is trying to throw you under the bus or frame you you go down swinging. You don't just say "Ah yup, you got me." and turn around and let them lead you off in cuffs. WTF are we wasting our time fighting for this worthless hill for?
Yep . He is technically guilty. They are making an example of him
You can certainly appeal a guilty plea
Come
On man look at the statement he signed! Larry F’ed up.!
I know it's hard for people in DC to read... Shall not be infringed... Too bad that's not on the books as a law anywhere.
So convicted felons should be allowed firearms then ?
What's funny is I hear the whole "WeLL yOu'Re nOt iN A mIlitIA!!!11!!" argument. I believe the Feds see all able-bodied males between 17-45 as being part of the unorganized militia. Heck, I'm even registered in the Selective Service system, does that count as being part of the militia? (Oh, and if I didn't register, that would be a felony on my record).
Also, States have their own definitions of what a militia is (some as low as 16 years of age with no maximum age limits).
the messed up part is that you CANNOT appeal if you plead guilty; it's literally impossible. They use the 50+ year long prison sentences to scare you into pleading guilty to receive a few months or even just probation, and then because you plead guilty, it's literally impossible to ever appeal ever again since the US Supreme Court already ruled many years ago that if you plead guilty, you can never appeal afterwards. It's 100% fully finished and final and done, 100% forever. He's convicted forever, no matter what. There is NOTHING he can do now. The case is FULLY FINISHED AND CLOSED now. He is now a convicted felon for the rest of his life and there is literally absolutely nothing he can ever do about it, unless somehow a future president were to give him a full pardon, which is just not going to happen.
The whole post sample system and their "good ole boy" demo letters need to go. We need to take the repeal the NFA, GCA, and all other 2A legislation.
Never going to happen.
Let's say that happened, he plead guilty to violating the sanctions on a Russian company, which are nothing to do with gun laws.
@@steven-k. I would say the banning of the importation of firearms has everything to do with the 2A A law banning me from owning any arm I want is an infringement. And as we all should know, the last 4 words of the 2A say, "shall not be infringed" and no exceptions are listed.
@@erikthered9357 section 8 of the Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to regulate imports. And thus is the Supreme Law of the Land.
@@steven-k. And you think that gives them the power to override the second amendment?
Romans 14:11
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Matthew 12:36
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Romans 2:5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
LAV knew the rules.
Alcohol and firearms are not protected. Firearms are. Seems strange they bunch them all together like that.
Can someone tell me what he was convicted for? I really liked this man
For having an object that he committed no violence with and victimized nobody with.
It's a BS loop hole that Leo's have used to get some nice toys...
Firstly he contacted AK concern a company owned by elements close to the Russian government and said he could help them evade US/international Sanctions by various different means. He did it by email so they have the evidence in black and white. Secondly he got police chiefs from ultra small police department to sign letters for the importation of specialist machine guns. Which were meant to be test samples for the police. No tests were conducted and the guns ended up in his collection of being sold as parts kits. I think machine guns and sanctions are bull but he broke the law a lot!!
@@davedavids57 hot damn, thank you for the explanation
yes, he is lucky there weren't more charges. It sucks, he has had a great impact on the firearms commuity@@davedavids57
Him today me tomorrow and youthe next time
Sad but that’s how our courts system works many people have to plead guilty to avoid crazy prison terms.
yeah But he got a crazy prison term! if it was money i would have been my own lawyer how much worse could it have been?
You're such a click bait artist. You don't care about Larry. You just care about making yourself famous off Larry's situation.
NEVER PLEAD GUILTY.
They will torture you until you do. We have an enemy occupation force pretending to be a legitimate government.
If I'm not guilty, I'm pleading guilty, I don't care what the circumstances are. Say what you will...pleading guilty is not a win!
Vickers tried to pull a “rules for thee, not for me” which IV8888 does as well. Which is why you’re sympathetic. If you SOTs put as much effort in abolishing the NFA as you did being SOTs, we would all be able to enjoy full auto. Stop playing the game and winning the war for future generations 🙄
You get it, alot of people don't understand what he really did. I have no sympathy for him
What I don’t understand is why role over like that? What does he have to lose at that age?
@@Bigbossman12624 it could be that the cost of fighting it would drain all of his savings and retirement to where there would be nothing for his family when it's all done, plus we don't know what his plea deal included
The ATF. The same organization that happily flew thier flag over burnt ashes of Waco: 23 dead children, that thier raid was supposed to "save."
The only crime in a victimless crime is that a criminal is made when there is no victim
Vitctimless crime is still a crime
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time lil bro. Don’t like the laws? THEN MOVE 🇺🇸🦅
You may have wanted to research this a little more before the video. Larry is guilty as hell and knew what he was doing was illegal.
If you cant do the time, dont do the crime. The paper trail of this guy illegally obtaining automatic firearms, and knowingly doing it is a mile long.
He plead guilty because he had zero chance of fighting that amount of evidence.
I’d be willing to bet the biggest reason he pled guilty was to save some of his friends that may or may not be involved. Also, keeping friends from having to flip and testify against each other… If he had fought this case the feds would leave no stone unturned.
I agree its about making headlines and making an example of him to not mess around. That being said, it seems like he knew what he was doing was borderline illegal if not definitely illegal. Seems like he made poor choices. He effed around and found out unfortunately.
Praying for you LV. Stay strong brother!!
Over the years the only thing I’ve heard about Vickers is the guns he has and the accessories and squirtguns he owns. I don’t remember him doing anything for 2A rights, raising awareness, raising money for etc
Repeal Hughes amendment
Repeal the NFA
Speaking of headlines, he hasn't been sentenced yet and certainly not to 25 yrs after pleading guilty. Of all the videos to click bait...good grief!
Be careful of mind control tactics. Scaring people to act accordingly..
Is it possible he did the things they say he did? Regardless of how great a person he is.
There's emails showing him conspiring to avoid sanctions. He's getting railroaded
Yes, it’s in writing and all fully documented. He wanted to play smart with the law and figured wrong.
@@brianmead7556 I also get being annoyed with laws I disagree with but if he knowingly tried to circumvent it it seems like he knew what he was doing then just disagreeing with the law is not an excuse. He could have worked to have laws changed.
@@oriontackett7643Isn't that evidence he did what they say he did?
@@HappyHighwayman yup
The ATF doesn't care about stoppng crime. They only want to intimidate gun owner. Not one of those firearms was used to commit a crime against person or property.
The BIBLE says, “Pride commeth before a fall”. When someone (goobernment) is ALWAYS changing the rules to fie their whims, the fall be prolonged, but at some time, it WILL fall in some way.
Out of all the bullshit anti 2A stuff i e learned about in the last 8 years or so (as long as i have become pro 2A) this shit here is #1 on my list thay pisses me off. Larry is a legend and the first youtube gun channel I subbed too
Feel very sorry for Vickers and all involved, “co-conspirators”, families, friends, and the 2A community in general. However, Vickers did plead guilty. This isn’t nearly as tragic as to what happened to CRS Firearms in my opinion. Yet, I can recall many in the 2A community saying that he basically had it coming; the truth is, Matt broke no law, period. Never mind intent, because this is just a euphemism for pre-crime; total b.s. At the end of the day, this only reaffirms one thing, what’s the point of anyone pleading guilty? Take your chance in the courts, when dealing with that agency.
Weird how many comments use this copy paste format
This is just wrong plain and simple its our GOD given right to defend ourselves as Americans and not only that this man gave alot for US ge deserves justice and Peace not prison we need Trump in office!!! MAGA!!!
Absolutely, and it's sad that there's a two-tier justice system and brother we're on the losing end of it...
Just another reminder that they're already building a case against YOU, too. You just haven't been made aware yet.
Crazy. They don’t like how he played the game. I mean stupid comparison but I was once away at a training for two weeks and my department allowed 70 dollars a day for food. So i ate granola bars and coffee for breakfast/lunch then steak, appetizers, and dessert for dinner. They complained when we had to submit the receipts. You can’t be upset when someone operates within the rules because you don’t like how they played..like you said. They said to me “did you have to eat steak and dessert every night?”
You never said I couldn’t….
Where was the money coming from for these demos? That will answer all the questions worth asking.
Vickers acquired restricted firearms and published museum-quality books on firearm history, only by playing this game as the ATF set up… ultimately there should be no LE demo letter requirement process to import, purchase and own any firearm or machine gun - per the Second Amendment!
Per Article 1 section 8 Congress is empowered to regulate commerce with foreign nations that includes import of everything not just firearms. The second Amendment didn't repeal that empowerment lol.
shall NOT be infringed
I dont know i read some of the suff he admitted to and he admitted that he had some of the guns in his collection and actually sold a few to someone else. I mean at the end of the day he did something illegal. And right now it does not matter that it is actually unconstitutional. Its still the law. Hopefully here soon it will change but it hassent yet
Really it was the atf who was approving these letters without checking. Larry did nothing wrong.😮
If he plead guilty that means they likely had him dead to rights. I know the community loves the guy, but let's be serious here.
Imagine you work for the ATF or FBI... How do you sleep at night?
Very soundly because they are completely safe from any repercussions of their actions. Maybe that will change but it’s not going to on its own.
They sleep like babies. If they cared they wouldnt be doing the job.
@@M33f3r They are agents of treason that facilitate corruption for the politically connected.
@@erikthered9357 True...
And another posted my thoughts not one cop or military person will stand up for their oath afraid to lose their checks and pensions, keyboard warriors only.
"Grrr! He tricked us... by following the letter of the law! Let's get him!"
- The AFT
He chose to admit his guilt. Why are you making excuses for someone who admitted being a criminal?
Of all the people who owns firearms, there isn't a more qualified individual to handle or own the guns he bought legally!
So, Larry Vickers is sentenced to 25 years? FU and your thumbnail.
Ive said since it broke that he was only pleading guilty due to the cost of a legal defense. Our legal system is a joke…unless you are rich you will get the shaft almost everytime. Or wind up broke after being aquitted.
Eric, love what you do, if you ever decided to drop off the radar and just live life off the grid, i would totally understand. Shits crazy these days.
I'm pissed and so sad.
What has happened to our Country?
Our Country is at risk from our own Government. Sad.
This is a disgrace and to do this to a veteran as well, this is a reason why all these alphabet agencies need to be defunded and disbanded and all these so-called gun laws needs to be repealed immediately .
Great way to treat a former delta force member.well done america you lost the war
He did this to himself plain and simple and then pled guilty. You don’t plead guilty unless your guilty EVER . I had the cancer he has the treatment is treacherous I hope and pray the man can fight it .
How many years did the folks at ATF get for illegally selling guns in mexico?
Dont do the crime if you cant do the time. They must've had an airtight case against him if his lawyers advised him to plead guilty.