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Under the Gun' Director, Stephanie Soechtig, Confesses to Federal Crimes ~ VIDEO AmmoLand Gun News USA – -(Ammoland.com)- A story AmmoLand News recently broke, left Katie Couric facing a firestorm of criticism for the deceptive editing tactics used in her latest anti-gun documentary, Under the Gun. Tactics that falsely attempted to portray gun rights supporters as being dumbstruck by a question about background checks. The biased editing led to EPIX pulling the documentary and Ms. Couric issuing a statement acknowledging the deception. Unfortunately, the controversy with this sham documentary may only be just beginning, as now it appears that criminal activity was committed by makers of the film in the process of making it. As was later reported by numerous outlets, Ms. Couric intentionally made members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League appear speechless following a question about background checks, when in fact they provided a well thought out and intelligent response. You can read the whole story in an AmmoLand News post from the League’s president, Philip Van Cleave, here. Naturally, the proponents of the film are doing their best to bury the controversy, but no amount of PR work may mitigate the likely violations of federal law induced and committed by the documentary’s staff. In February, The Lip TV interviewed the film’s director, Stephanie Soechtig, prior to the film’s release. During this interview, Ms. Soechtig openly discussed how she sent a producer of the film, who resides in Colorado, to Arizona to purchase firearms (including three pistols) privately. [original video marker 1.27] According to Ms. Soechtig, the producer met a private seller in a parking lot of a local Wendy’s, and in less than four hours and without a background check, obtained a Bushmaster rifle and three handguns. ( AmmoLand News has highlighted the exact video portion in question below, see the entire video on The Lip TV link above. https:// youtu.be/DSHJSfHsvmw ) Ms. Soechtig incredulously states in her interview how such a private party transfer was legal, but, in fact, under existing federal law, it was illegal. It is unknown what happened to these firearms and whether or not they returned with the producer to Colorado. Presumably, this crime was committed in order to highlight what the film’s proponents believe to be current inadequacies federal firearm laws, and to educate viewers on the process for obtaining a firearm. As Ms. Soechtig stated, all of the film’s content was “news to me.” Apparently, existing federal law prohibiting private interstate firearms transfers is also something that will also come as “news” to Ms. Soechtig and her staff. Under current federal law it is a violation for any person to transfer, sell, trade, give, transport, or deliver any firearm to any person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in the state in which the transferor resides. (18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(5).) Thus, by asking a private party in Arizona to sell the Colorado producer firearms, Ms. Soechtig and her staff induced an otherwise law abiding citizen to commit a federal crime. There was nothing legal about what Ms. Soechtig and her staff did, despite their slanted attempt to portray in their documentary the private sale of firearms as unregulated and legal. It is also unlawful for any person other than a dealer to transport into or receive in the state where they reside any firearm purchased or otherwise obtained outside that State. (18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(3).) Violations of these laws can result in a hefty fine and a felony conviction of up to five years. (18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(D).) Further, if two or more persons conspire to commit any offense, and at least one person commits an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy, each party to the conspiracy can also face an additional fine and imprisonment for up to five years. (18 U.S.C. § 371.) In other words, in nakedly advocating for more gun control laws in a one-sided and deceptive piece of propaganda, Ms. Soechtig and her staff likely violated existing federal laws by apparently conspiring to unlawfully import firearms from Arizona into Colorado, and by failing to properly conduct an interstate firearms transfer through a dealer. It is clear from the fraudulent way in which gun rights supporters were portrayed in the documentary, and the unlawful way in which firearms were obtained to support the documentary’s gun control theme, that neither truth nor the law were concerns of Ms. Soechtig or her staff in creating the film. Given this latest development, Ms. Soechtig, Katie Couric, and any other individual involved in this possible conspiracy should seek legal counsel immediately, as each could face criminal charges stemming from violations of federal firearm and conspiracy laws. ——— Dave R. Green, with Broad Run Arms in Sterling, VA sent me this item he wrote about the violation of federal gun laws that Soechtig admitted to (notes at end): Misrepresentation is not the worst part of “Under the Gun” © David R. Green, 2016 Katie Couric’s “film” “Under the Gun,” which misrepresented the response of members of the Virginia Citizens’ Defense League (VCDL), appears to be the tip of a much larger story. A story that appears to involve multiple violations of federal and state law by the director, a producer, and perhaps others. Today, Ammoland.com broke a story titled “’Under the Gun’ Director, Stephanie Soechtig, Confesses to Federal Gun Crimes.” [FN1 Link] Kudos to Ammoland.com for blowing the lid off this story. [FN 2] The story revealed an astonishing interview Ms. Soechtig gave on TheLip.TV’s “Bring Your Own Doc” webcast in February 2016. [FN 3 Link] About 1:25 into the interview, Ms. Soechtig admits that she sent an unnamed male producer who is a Colorado resident to Arizona to buy firearms in private sales. [FN 4] In Ms. Soechtig’s own words: “Anything in there was news to me. So I didn’t know that… We sent a producer out and he was from Colorado, he went to Arizona and he was able to buy a Bushmaster and then three other pistols without a background check, in a matter of four hours. And that is perfectly legal. He wasn’t doing some sort of underground market.” It is no surprise there was no background check. Because the producer’s actions were ILLEGAL. The producer, in obtaining any firearm in a private sale outside of his state of residence would commit a felony-level violation of existing federal law (18 USC § 922(a)(3)). If the firearms were then transported back to Colorado, doing so would be a separate violation of 18 USC § 922(a)(5) (one felony count per gun). These federal laws are part of the Gun Control Act of 1968, discussed in any number of locations on the Internet, including at the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) website. The 1968 GCA is nearly 50 years old, so it is not a recent development. If the guns were transported back to Colorado, each one would be a Class I misdemeanor under Colorado’s existing Universal Background Check Law (Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-112(1)). The fact Ms. Soechtig and the producer (and perhaps others) planned and participated in these acts is also a violation of federal conspiracy laws (18 USC § 371). Shocking News! Criminal Don’t Comply with the Law!! Universal Background Checks don’t apply to illegal gun sales!!! This far exceeds the misrepresentation of the members of VCDL - Ms. Soechtig openly admitted via a “spontaneous utterance” (not protected by Miranda) to being an accessory before the fact in at least four federal felonies. Either that or she made up the story about these illegal acts, and therefore can be branded a prevaricator (a fancy word for liar). Ms. Soechtig and her associates trumpet demands for more and more laws infringing on the rights of law abiding citizens. At the same time, they choose to violate federal and state gun control laws, laws on the books for nearly 50 years! As reported by Mr. Steve Gutoswki of the FreeBeacon.com, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (nssf.org), a prominent gun rights group, is calling for investigation into whether the producers of “Under the Gun” violated laws governing interstate firearm sales. The NSSF said the footage, which was included in the documentary, appears to show the illegal transfer of firearms to the producer. “It would appear that a producer of the Katie Couric documentary ‘Under the Gun’ committed at least four federal felonies, one for each firearm he appears to have illegally purchased since the individual was not a resident of Arizona where he purchased the firearms. He may have also violated state criminal statutes,” the group said in a Friday statement. NSSF called on the BATFE “to open a criminal investigation” into the incident. When contacted for comment, an BATFE spokesperson said the bureau was aware of the incident but had not decided whether to investigate it. “ATF is aware of the allegations, however, the outcome of the private sale in question is unclear and it is not evident a violation occurred,” said Dillon McConnell, the spokesman. “In the event that an investigation is initiated, as a matter of policy, ATF does not comment on or acknowledge ongoing investigations. I am certain that once BATFE begins the investigation, it will be done in a fast and furious way. Those, like myself, who believe in enforcement of CURRENT LAWS FIRST should demand BATFE, the US Department of Justice (USDOJ), and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation investigate and prosecute Ms. Soechtig and the unnamed producer for these felony-level federal crimes and state crimes. Existing laws must be enforced equally and fairly, including against the both male and female Caucasian elitist anti-gun propagandists like Ms. Couric, Ms. Soechtig, and their unnamed male producer and associates. If not, then we should demand that poor people of color forced to illegally obtain guns to defend themselves against the uncontrolled lawlessness of places like Chicago and New York City not be prosecuted. - [FN 1] Link to Ammoland’s story: http://www.ammoland.com/2016/06/under-the-gun-director-soechtig-confesses-to-federal-crimes/ [FN 2] For their work I hereby award to Ammoland.com the “Fickle Finger of Fate, Order of Beating the Enemy with Their Own Tongues Award,” clad in 0.00000000001 micron coating of pseudo-Unobtanium. They deserve it for blowing the lid off this story. With it, and whether or not the like it, they get another 230 days of President Obama’s “leadership.” [FN 3] Link to LipTV video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOhncnH9ezA [FN 4] The unnamed producer is probably Mr. Joshua A. Kunau, of Denver, CO, who is listed at IMDB.com as one of the film’s producers. Mr. Kunau’s biography at omggmo.com (another film he co-produced) states “Josh studied law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and after working as an attorney for a few years in Colorado…” so Mr. Kunau appears to be attorney and thus is well versed in the law. 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