Elkins45
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From an argument elsewhere regarding the old “once a rifle, always a rifle” in regard to AR lower receivers.
This person says they are a manufacturer of military weapons and that an ATF inspector was sitting in his office and confirmed this. He is asserting that manufacturer are designating bare receivers as rifles and/or pistols rather than as receivers, and that they are shipped to FFLs and sold under those three different designations on 4473 forms.
He said that because they are military makers they are required to designate them. OK, fine, I plead complete ignorance of the rules for military makers, but I find it suspect that FFLs somewhere have a box full of bare AR receivers they are supposed to designate as rifles or as pistols when they sell them.
Am I as ignorant as this person is telling me I am?
Yawn.
I wasn’t answering the OP’s question and it doesn’t change your ignorance on the subject matter, either.
Manufacturers can and do actively manufacture receivers as rifles, pistols and receivers. They ARE sold to consumers as rifles, pistols or receivers.
This person says they are a manufacturer of military weapons and that an ATF inspector was sitting in his office and confirmed this. He is asserting that manufacturer are designating bare receivers as rifles and/or pistols rather than as receivers, and that they are shipped to FFLs and sold under those three different designations on 4473 forms.
He said that because they are military makers they are required to designate them. OK, fine, I plead complete ignorance of the rules for military makers, but I find it suspect that FFLs somewhere have a box full of bare AR receivers they are supposed to designate as rifles or as pistols when they sell them.
Am I as ignorant as this person is telling me I am?