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A new type of firearm

Posted by David Hardy · 5 December 2010 04:21 PM

An interesting debate over at CleanUpATF.org. It's complicated, but I believe concerns what do you have when you have a shotgun with length below the NFA limits, but originally made with a pistol grip instead of a shoulder stock? Is it an ordinary handgun, since it is not designed to be fired from the shoulder? Is it an NFA arm, more regulated, since it is a shotgun with short barrel? Or is it a destructive device, most regulated of all, since it is over .50 caliber and not within any exemption?

Add to that ATF's ability to change its rulings at any time... is the current ruling, that it is an ordinary handgun, an attempt to sucker in the proposed manufacturer (against whom ATF has a serious grudge match) and then, after he has invested in making the firearms, reconsider, seize and forfeit the firearms, and put his production line out of business?

· National Firearms Act

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Chuck | December 5, 2010 7:48 PM | Reply

So, as soon as the letter came out, I cut off my 500c at the front of the heat shield so as to be just over 26 inches(just kidding). If the ATF changes their mind will they buy me a new barrel or do I have to throw my gun in the river?

fwb | December 7, 2010 8:58 AM | Reply

It's all in the name of "reasonableness." The gubbermint needs to be able to "deal" with problems and it's only "reasonable" to allow the gubbermint to make all the decisions.

As I have said before, one man's reasonable is another man's fanaticism. Be VERY VERY cautious when you open Pandora's box. You may not like what comes out.

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