Larry Vickers charged and pleas guilty to firearms violations

[funkymonkey1111]

https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/north-carolina-and-north-dakota-police-chiefs-and-federal-firearms-licensees-indicted

Charges involving police officers and other parties related to falsely acquiring "machineguns and other restricted firearms. From the article, Larry Vickers pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in the conspiracy to import and obtain machineguns and other restricted firearms and admitted that he received some of the imported machineguns and other weapons. Vickers also pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions against a foreign firearms manufacturer between July 2014 and March 2021

[def90]

Yeah, he played the SOT as a hobby game and lost. The sanctions thing was his AK-12 parts kit that he imported and built in to a rifle. Russian imports were banned at the time. People are still playing the AK-12 parts import game.

Wonder what every happened to all of the firearms that were confiscated from him by the ATF a year or so ago. He had some pretty rare stuff, would hate to think it all ends up in the crusher some day.

[Sawin]

I've heard the name, but don't know who he is or what significance this has. Is he just a manufacturer or what part does he play in the industry?

[def90]

I've heard the name, but don't know who he is or what significance this has. Is he just a manufacturer or what part does he play in the industry?

Former Delta Force guy, runs Vickers Tactical, has published numerous books, has had TV shows on Sportsman Channel and has a Youtube channel where he has posted numerous videos on various firearms types including his AK-12 that has gotten him in hot water.

Anyway, must have had some haters that got the Feds after him.

https://www.vickersguide.com/books


https://youtu.be/xCgmfbAbP-Q?si=RrxPUSpTR-IdQGk7

[Doc45]

In addition he is on the right side of a major health battle-sad to see him go down like this. Too many people feel the rules don’t apply. I took a 1911 class with him quite awhile ago and it was excellent. I felt he was a really great instructor.

[BPTactical]

Yeah, he played the SOT as a hobby game and lost.


All that needs to be said.

He fucked around.
He found out.

[funkymonkey1111]

As of this morning, he's still advertising classes on Facebook. 94979

[brutal]

As of this morning, he's still advertising classes on Facebook. 94979

Looks like he lost a bunch of weight.

I like his "branded" slings.

[def90]

Yeah, he lost a bunch or weight a couple years back and also went through cancer treatment.

His slings are all I use.

As for his classes, the show has to keep going on until it can’t anymore.

[flogger]

Interesting article, makes one wonder how much of this goes on. Are these guys jailed now or free?

I'm reading the book 'Burglars in Blue' about the big bust of Denver PD Cop burglars in the early 1960's. It's written by one of the cops sent to the pen in this case. He mentions things like grabbing a few bucks at a crime scene or packs of cigs at an investigation was kind of considered part of the perks of the job and no big thing. Having a safe fall out of your car while being chased by a Police car, in the middle of the night, that's a big thing.

Different Crime, different Time but they broke the law, and they knew it. He sounds like a good guy, hope it goes well for him.

[funkymonkey1111]

Vickers isn't happy Wilson Combat is distancing itself from him:

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[eddiememphis]

A gun company stopped dealing with someone that plead guilty to felony gun crimes?

Sounds like a smart move to me.

[Sawin]

A gun company stopped dealing with someone that plead guilty to felony gun crimes?

Sounds like a smart move to me.

Exactly what I was thinking. Public and private relationships aside... Wilson and any other gun company needs to disassociate from him or they're going to have other problems later. That doesn't mean they can't still be friends in real life though.

[SouthPaw]

Vickers isn't happy Wilson Combat is distancing itself from him:

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He now deleted this, and reposted it minus the WC part.

[CHA-LEE]

Vickers attitude on WC disassociating from him is EXACTLY what got him into that whole ATF situation in the first place. When you don't think that rules apply to you or the associated consequences for making those bad decisions apply to you then you will always be disappointed when faced with facts. Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes..... Its that simple.

[VolksDragon]

Vickers attitude on WC disassociating from him is EXACTLY what got him into that whole ATF situation in the first place. When you don't think that rules apply to you or the associated consequences for making those bad decisions apply to you then you will always be disappointed when faced with facts. Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes..... Its that simple.

Agreed.

Vickers needs to understand that outside his perceived personal relationships with these people, they are running GUN BUSINESSES, ones that exist solely due to their ability to be compliant and law-abiding. Associating with known criminals (especially firearms violators) looks REALLY bad in the court of public perception as well as through the discriminatory lenses of the local ATF staff.

It's not dissimilar to cops who get fired or charged, they are burned at the social stake before the ink is dry, "friends" or not.

[VolksDragon]

A gun company stopped dealing with someone that plead guilty to felony gun crimes?

Sounds like a smart move to me.

Exactly. Maybe just don't do crimes? Weird.

[CHA-LEE]

If Vickers was a stand up dude then he would have proactively severed his relationships and or partnerships with Firearms Businesses so his situation wouldn't drag them into the mud with him. Him not doing that as soon as the ATF caught him red handed (Regardless of being convicted) tells you a lot about what kind of person he is.

Throwing a tantrum on social media about how unreasonable it is for being held accountable for his actions solidifies what kind of person he is.