[Edward Tinker]

I would like to state that I was the one that deleted the thread on this, I had observed the thread and probably "jumped the gun" by deleting it.

My reasons were the following;

1. It specifically brought up an individual by name, was pure conjecture and there was no facts stated (once it went into conjecture of whether Mike had known the gun was "stolen").

2. With the following above information, I deleted it, as without facts, it is libelous and not simply opinions of many posters to this forum. A topic like this is perfect for personal e-mail, but once there became conjecture and libelous comments (in my opinion, but I have a law enforcement background for the last 24 years, so look at things differently), I then deleted the thread.

It was an interesting discussion and I read it with interest, but felt it was more prudent to delete it then leave it closed.

3. If I was wrong in this regard, I apoligize, but I did not feel it was constructive to this forum or the hobby, once there became conjecture over whether Mike did or did not know he had done something illegal.

Edward Tinker
Moderator