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Bleg for ATF rulings on "pinning" collapsable stocks
During the expired "assault weapon" ban, one of the items that counted toward putting a rifle under the ban was whether it had a folding stock. I've heard that some manufacturers responded by "pinning" the folding stock in place, and that ATF approved the practice. If anyone has any documentation on that, I'd greatly appreciate getting copies. My email is dthardy at mindpring.com.
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If you get it, make sure you let the gun store owners and workers that were a arrested on Long Island have the information.
22
Feb
Kathleen Rice redefining AWB
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Nassau D.A. Kathleen Rice arrested several Long Island gun dealers last week in a much publicized series of stings. I don’t have all the facts, but it appears to be a politically motivated set up. It came just days after Mayor Bloomberg announced his push to try and get Congress to prohibit private firearms transfers. There is no way this is a coincidence.
Essentially what Rice is trying to do is redefine what an “assault weapon” is by asserting that AR-15s with flash hiders removed and collapsible stocks pinned so that they cannot collapse are in violation of state law. Tom was on NRANews last night and talked about it.
SEE:http://www.gunpoliticsny.com/?p=3476
if you go to http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/pdf/firearms/062408_title13ch54.pdf
you will find the following:
A semi-automatic firearm should be considered to be "substantially identical," that is, identical in all material respects, to a named assault weapon if it meets the below listed criteria:
i. A semi-automatic rifle that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least
two of the following:
(1) A folding or telescoping stock;
(2) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;
(3) A bayonet mount;
(4) A flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash
suppressor; and
(5) A grenade launcher;
several people I know have said there is a process for making such a gun NJ legal and that involves fixing the stock so it does not fold or telescope and pinning the flash suppressor so it can not be removed. I have not been able to find anything on that though.
You may wish to contact the state association which has been carrying on a variety of legal fights.
http://www.anjrpc.org/
I don't know about the paperwork, but I've seen pinned folding stocks on Ruger Mini-14 and 10/22 aftermarket stocks by Butler Creek ... maybe they still have their note on file.