Comments on: A Bit on 501(c)(3) and VPC’s FFL http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/13/a-bit-on-501c3-and-vpcs-ffl/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:16:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rob K http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/13/a-bit-on-501c3-and-vpcs-ffl/#comment-19211 Rob K Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:44:19 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2672#comment-19211 If you were engaged in firearms training, and thus needed to buy new firearms and dispose of your used firearms, an FFL would be useful, even though selling guns at retail isn't your primary business. Someplace like a boy scout camp that teaches riflery with .22s, for instance. If you were engaged in firearms training, and thus needed to buy new firearms and dispose of your used firearms, an FFL would be useful, even though selling guns at retail isn’t your primary business. Someplace like a boy scout camp that teaches riflery with .22s, for instance.

]]> By: countertop http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/13/a-bit-on-501c3-and-vpcs-ffl/#comment-19197 countertop Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:56:25 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2672#comment-19197 I don't know about that other sebastian. I can imagine a situation where you possess an FFL and actively utilize it for educational purposes and not for simply over the counter for profit sales purposes. I don’t know about that other sebastian. I can imagine a situation where you possess an FFL and actively utilize it for educational purposes and not for simply over the counter for profit sales purposes.

]]> By: Sebastian-PGP http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/13/a-bit-on-501c3-and-vpcs-ffl/#comment-19196 Sebastian-PGP Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:43:09 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2672#comment-19196 It's probably not a problem for the IRS. It probably IS for the BATF. It’s probably not a problem for the IRS. It probably IS for the BATF.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/13/a-bit-on-501c3-and-vpcs-ffl/#comment-19190 Sebastian Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:38:03 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2672#comment-19190 I should also note that NRA-PVF is organized as a PAC, created primarily to influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for public office. It's regulated by the Federal Election Commission. If you want to donate money directly to candidate, you have to form a PAC. I should also note that NRA-PVF is organized as a PAC, created primarily to influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for public office. It’s regulated by the Federal Election Commission. If you want to donate money directly to candidate, you have to form a PAC.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/13/a-bit-on-501c3-and-vpcs-ffl/#comment-19189 Sebastian Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:30:06 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2672#comment-19189 Political activity has a pretty specific definition in the tax code. It doesn't mean you can't advocate for gun control. Technically that's not political activity. Political activity is promoting specific legislation, or a specific candidate. That's a good bit more simplified than it really is, but that's the gist of it. VPC is an educational organization, not a political action group, under IRS rules. NRA proper is a 501(c)(4), which is permitted to do political activity. The NRA Foundation is 501(c)(3), and only does educational stuff. But educational stuff is a pretty broad topic. Informing membership, for instance, about the nature of various gun control groups, or types of gun control being called for, or educating members on why it's important to oppose bans on assault weapons, is all considered educational. Asking members to support/oppose a specific bill, or candidate, is considered action oriented, and can't be done by a (c)(3). Second Amendment Foundation is a 501(c)(3) as well. Political activity has a pretty specific definition in the tax code. It doesn’t mean you can’t advocate for gun control. Technically that’s not political activity. Political activity is promoting specific legislation, or a specific candidate. That’s a good bit more simplified than it really is, but that’s the gist of it. VPC is an educational organization, not a political action group, under IRS rules.

NRA proper is a 501(c)(4), which is permitted to do political activity. The NRA Foundation is 501(c)(3), and only does educational stuff. But educational stuff is a pretty broad topic. Informing membership, for instance, about the nature of various gun control groups, or types of gun control being called for, or educating members on why it’s important to oppose bans on assault weapons, is all considered educational. Asking members to support/oppose a specific bill, or candidate, is considered action oriented, and can’t be done by a (c)(3).

Second Amendment Foundation is a 501(c)(3) as well.

]]> By: jetfxr69 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/02/13/a-bit-on-501c3-and-vpcs-ffl/#comment-19187 jetfxr69 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:04:07 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2672#comment-19187 So in what way is VPC not an "action organization"? So in what way is VPC not an “action organization”?

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