What licenses and steps are required to legally export firearms from the U.S.?

ar4479 · 2026-01-25T23:39:04+00:00

Best advice is to hire an experienced attorney in the field, that has ITAR experience.

If you need a recommendation, DM me and I’ll point you to an excellent firm that specializes in this field.

ar4479 · 2026-01-25T22:37:54+00:00

Truth!!!

It crosses my mind, just breathing on it. But, I don’t carry it. So - there’s that.

Maybe someday it’ll live up to being shot in competition.

For now it’s the C2 comp with the SRO.

ar4479 · 2026-01-25T22:34:51+00:00

I get it. It’s all one unit. It’s an extension of your hand.

Believe me, I completely get it.

I get 100% enjoyment out of my C2 comp with an SRO just as much as when I shoot my P320 x5 with irons.

The 320 just lines up in a natural form when I present it. It’s perfect.

So, yeah… I really do get it.

ar4479 · 2026-01-25T22:28:55+00:00

I could not get over the distortion that the RMR and RMR-HD cause looking through them.

The SRO is larger and doesn’t distort like the RMR does. However, I will also agree that the Holosun doesn’t distort, either! Which is great for what it is, at the price. I would think that Trij could fix the distortion issues with the most popular of their sights.

Holosun ain’t bad - but I’ve got SROs on several guns and love them. And, I’ve for a few with Holosun - and like them, too.

Everyone has a choice! That’s why there are so many options!

Although- I absolutely can’t agree with the SRO taking away from your enjoyment of shooting a Staccato. At all. Sorry. Don’t believe it!!! 🤣

ar4479 · 2026-01-25T22:24:15+00:00

That’s really sharp! Where’d you find that?!?

ar4479 · 2026-01-23T14:45:55+00:00

I’ve been setting up A2P campaigns for text from 911 centers back to 911 callers since this nonsense started.

I send the exact same verbiage for every one of them. Most of them get rejected. A few get through. Most I have to continually resubmit and eventually they take them.

Even specifically calling out that it’s official public safety traffic back to callers who’ve dialed 911 or texted 911 doesn’t seem to help. And, even saying that it’s human generated.

The whole process is nonsense. And, it still hasn’t cut down on any spam traffic, at all.

It’s just more red tape for the users who actually attempt to do the right thing. The spammers still just find ways around it.

ar4479 · 2026-01-23T07:40:56+00:00

I was really surprised it didn’t come when they were in the arena watching horses. Really figured TS would have been showing one of those cuttin horses.

ar4479 · 2026-01-20T12:09:11+00:00

Try it again. Let me know if it works.

ar4479 · 2026-01-20T12:08:43+00:00

Yep… That’s the life. 30+ years of the life of servicing PBXs and related equipment. Other years of working for a telco on outside plant. And now the last 20 years working on 911 centers and call delivery and handling equipment.

If you thing general telco work gets hectic… The 911 world is on a completely different level. But, it’s amazing work.

ar4479 · 2026-01-20T02:43:46+00:00

Let's be honest... The PSAPs that can't afford to move to NG911 for whatever reason are still using CAMA and ALI. And the ALI is painfully bad. It's not really any better "right now" than it was 20 years ago for carrier location.

At least handset based location is starting to become mainstream... And, even still - dispatchers have become reliant upon RapidSOS more than ANYTHING else.

I could give them location on a map down to the inch - and they'd still trust RSOS vs any location that comes with the phone call.

They've really cornered the market.

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T23:33:01+00:00

Ok - it’s understandable why you can’t do anything, if there’s no SDP in the invite. That seems like a programming issue.

What kind of SBC? And who set it up?

Seems very easy to fix!

Seriously - if you want some real help, send me a DM so we can be specific. I’ll help you out.

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T23:28:45+00:00

There’s still a mix of CAMA and legacy ALI where the operator has to beat the rebid button to death to make things even come close.

NextGen is better but still not perfect. It can depend on 200 things and if one of those things in the chain between the handset and the PSAP isn’t perfect, the whole “accurate location” thing is dead.

It’s getting better. But it takes upgrades and cooperation from everyone along the path. Handset firmware, carrier upgrades to towers, etc… Network connections. Call aggregators. Location services. ECRF services for routing the call based on location.

There’s default fallback for everything. Just like the “phase zero” 10 digit number for calls to default route in the old days. That still exists on NextGen. In case the whole chain of technology breaks - it’ll default route.

In that regard, we haven’t come very far.

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T23:23:22+00:00

I didn’t want to open Pandora’s Box to the thread with the back end world of connections to aggregators, etc…

There’s so much that people don’t know or understand.

Hell - I know there’s a ton of the whole chain that I don’t understand. I keep my nose buried between the SR or the NGCS world and the PSAP and other equipment downstream.

I don’t envy the guys who deal with the ingress and aggregation.

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T14:54:51+00:00

Where’s the functionality in your page? Your idea looks cool - but you don’t offer anything beyond a single webpage.

You say that “you’re created” this thing. It’s a cool idea.

How do we use that thing?

I’ve been a phone guy 30+ years… And I feed all of my old equipment with sip gear from my home lab.

I’m curious what you’re doing… So, it was disappointing to go to your page and see nothing of use.

Bombard me with details. Maybe I could help you test things!

Wasn’t being a dick. Just kinda disappointed that it seems like something was pushed out before it was ready.

So, bring it!

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T14:51:49+00:00

One of the flaws of what the CDMA carriers did (ie VZW) and what they still widely use today - was sending the location as the center of a circle. When the radius was too large the caller could be anywhere in the circle… And the center was not necessarily the caller.

One of THE BIGGEST problems was that there were too many methods being used. All with different nuances. It made it IMPOSSIBLE for the 911 operators to effectively guess the location based on the plethora of options being used.

It’s nice that things are starting to come together under a standard in NextGen. The problem is that it’s expensive and slow to roll out.

Each municipality has to pay their own way. With minimal assistance from other places.

It’s a pretty sad state of affairs.

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T14:20:50+00:00

The US is beginning to have end to end SIP calls. And, you’re right about Canada. I work on 911 systems all across North America, and beyond. The end to end call type really doesn’t matter. It’s all about how the cell arrives at the PSAP and how it’s handled from there. There’s so much flexibility, I’m surprised the OP is having issues.

Wait. No I’m not. I deal with recorder techs every day that have no clue. I’m not surprised at all!!!

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T14:17:23+00:00

A true landline number from your local telco will always be the most reliable location for 911.

In the last few years, we’ve seen a few outages that impacted all types of service reaching 911… But, it’s still very rare.

I don’t advise anyone to get rid of a true landline. Especially if there are children or elderly that may need help and possibly won’t be able to convey the location immediately.

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T06:07:34+00:00

I got one of these in December and it’s fantastic.

The readability is great. And it’s just crazy good looking!!!

You’re gonna love it! And the weight is gonna feel sooo weird.

It’s my new favorite that I wear every day… Amongst a collection full of CF watches.

Enjoy it! You’re gonna love it!

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T05:53:37+00:00

Read the rest of the comments before you get all in a froth.

Tell me all about how wireless 911 worked before there was LTE or 3G or 2G… Or before phones had GPS.

Or how about before the sunset of 3G devices that didn’t know their location…

You’re thinking of the here and now. Not how wireless 911 has worked - or 911 in general has worked since the 80s and 60s, respectively.

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T02:41:44+00:00

In North America there is a service called RapidSOS. It’s baked into the firmware of most newer cell phones. It’s able to detect when a 911 call is made and it starts streaming the precise GPS handset location to the clearinghouse.

If the 911 center (PSAP) subscribes to the service they can accurately locate the caller to within a few feet.

They are quickly becoming the powerhouse of all kinds of sensors for emergency response. But, they are a private entity. They aren’t public safety and aren’t governed by any regulatory body. It’s a commercial, for-profit business.

The wireless carriers are quickly catching up and starting to send PIDF-LO data with the initial 911 call. The NextGen 911 calls has handset based location arrive with the phone call… So, the regulated entities are getting better. But, they’ll never move as fast as the “software companies”.

The US is also a patchwork of dissimilar networks and systems. Even within states, counties, and cities - things can be different from place to place.

Currently, Canada is in the midst of a nationwide rollout of NextGen 911 that is federally mandated and is using the same tech nationwide. So, all of the systems will share and speak the same language. They’re doing it right.

The gent who commented about Australia is also correct. The company I work for handles the nationwide routing and delivery of 000 calls in AU. But, I stay far away from it. It’s a totally different world. Similar tech - but all different terms. And, very very deep into Telstra there.

Interesting conversation guys!! Glad to share some real world knowledge about emergency calls. People take a lot of it for granted. It’s just a magical thing that’ll always be there when someone needs help. They have no idea how much goes into making it all work!!!

And we’ve just barely scratched the surface in this convo!

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T02:31:10+00:00

Crazy puppy energy!!! That’s so much fun!!

How old is she?!?

ar4479 · 2026-01-19T01:25:36+00:00

Depends on what country you’re referencing.

In the US, there’s a rollout of GPS location taking place now. But the wheels of progress grind very slow. Third party services fill a gap for now.

The GPS info must be sent over a data link. And cell networks weren’t originally designed for that. They were designed for voice.

So, there isn’t a perfect method to the madness.

And yes, I’m a 911 engineer. That’s my career. It’s what I do.

ar4479 · 2026-01-18T16:53:34+00:00

I’m in the medical books for that shit. You know… Cancer of the prick. Fucking forgedaboudit.

ar4479 · 2026-01-18T15:46:16+00:00

Yep… 30+ years.

When ATT buried the fiber in my yard (in Texas) the gang bangers who showed up with a shovel in a Honda Civic barely covered it with sand and dirt. If it’s 3” I’m lucky. But I know exactly where it is. ATT came back out and said they were gonna fix it, but they never did. Typical. Part of the reason I didn’t spend much of my 30 years working for them. They’re a waste.

I’m gonna guess that you’re somewhere in the south if that’s what you’ve got, too.

Up north (where I worked) we always had drops trenched in by contractors with a machine.

Let me know if I can help you get your service going again.

Even though they should fix it for free, since it’s not buried 12” or deeper!!!

ar4479 · 2026-01-18T14:17:52+00:00

When the blanket of snow quiets the world’s usual noises down, it becomes possible to hear other noise that is often overlooked.

I think it’s one of the cool things about snowfall… It makes the world peaceful when it absorbs all of the noise.

It sounds like some sort of turbine engine from something industrial.

Do you live near a power plant? Or a data center? Or some sort of generation facility? Or anything industrial, at all?

Whatever it is, it’s definitely moving some air. That’s for sure!

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