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In reply to the discussion: Sandy Hook families take gun case to state Supreme Court [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)44. So, you know such a hypothetical kit would be instant felony to possess and they aren't readily avai
lable. Great. So you're arguing about a unicorn that no one can actually safely acquire.
Possession of a read-to-install ARFA kit is illegal. The whole thing is probably a BATFE dragnet. Caveat emptor.
"There are several ways to legally and illegally convert a semi-auto AR15 to full auto."
Wrong. There is ONE way to legally do it; be a licensed FFL manufacturer or repairer of fully-automatic weapons for sale to the military or law enforcement.
In the eyes of the BATFE the auto-sear itself, without even the proper fire control group, bolt, or carrier, is by itself a felony if it is not NFA registered.
You keep raising this point like it happens in the wild. It does not. It's bullshit. And you can tell, because illegally converted weapons aren't showing up having been used in crimes, in any statistically meaningful numbers. There are a few VERY high profile, but incredibly rare instances (north Hollywood shootout), and that's it.
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I think that your new friends Dunning and Kruger might be their lawyers n/t
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2017
#2
How often are AR15s converted to full auto? How many illegally converted AR15s have been seized...
Marengo
Mar 2017
#4
I've no doubt whatsoever that you actually believe what you wrote there.
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2017
#9
You're are correct, I *have* seen this bullshit before. Thanks for the link to previous broadcasting
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2017
#18
It is illegal to convert any semi auto firearm into full auto. The law is there.
yagotme
Mar 2017
#13
I'm not sure about "illegaler" but it might get you double secret probation.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2017
#53
So, you know such a hypothetical kit would be instant felony to possess and they aren't readily avai
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2017
#44
It will cost the families dearly but the precedence benefit will prove useful...
Baconator
Apr 2017
#52