I read about this idea elsewhere, and would appreciate your thoughts on it- Is is legal to add AW features (bayonet lug, folding stock, flash suppressor) to a MAK 90, provided that the US made parts rule is complied with? The rational for the idea being that the AW ban says:
"(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon.
"(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon otherwise lawfully possessed on the date of the enactment of this subsection.
AND
(b) DEFINITION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON.--Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(30) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means-- "(A) any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates of the firearms, known as -- "(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models); ....
AND
"(B) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of-- "(i) a folding or telescoping stock; "(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon; "(iii) a bayonet mount; "(iv) a flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; and "(v) a grenade launcher;
So, if a MAK 90 was legally possessed prior to the ban, it would seem to be classified as an pre-ban AW, regardless of a lack of evil features. So it would presumbaly be legal to add a folding stock, if you added enough US made parts. Is this logic correct or am I misunderstanding something?
"(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon.
"(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon otherwise lawfully possessed on the date of the enactment of this subsection.
AND
(b) DEFINITION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON.--Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(30) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means-- "(A) any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates of the firearms, known as -- "(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models); ....
AND
"(B) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of-- "(i) a folding or telescoping stock; "(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon; "(iii) a bayonet mount; "(iv) a flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; and "(v) a grenade launcher;
So, if a MAK 90 was legally possessed prior to the ban, it would seem to be classified as an pre-ban AW, regardless of a lack of evil features. So it would presumbaly be legal to add a folding stock, if you added enough US made parts. Is this logic correct or am I misunderstanding something?