BATF pulling my leg ?

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I live in Iowa - we have NO magazine limit laws. You can have a 30 round magazine, no problems.

Its also NOT illegal to ship a rifle without an FFL. You must ship it to an FFL if the buyer is out of state......however you can do the shipping yourself. Just get a copy of the buyers FFL and send it to the address. If the buyer is in state you dont even need to go thru an FFL, just meet him and hand him the gun or mail it to him.

How the email should have gone:

Al-Does your SKS have a 30rd magazine? Can you send me a picture?

MY reply - Nope, dont have any 30 rounders cause they are pure JUNK. Attached is a picture of the rifle.....grab a 20 rounder from TAPCO if your wanting high capacity as they are known to be quite good magazines.

Al-Ill buy it whats your address so I can send a check to you?

My address is

1234 Any St
Anytown, USA 123456

Just include a copy of the FFL I am to send it to or have them fax me a copy at (123) 456-7890.

or if hes in state

Let me know where you want to meet to pickup the rifle or the address I can send it to.




No problems, except you need to do some reading up on your state laws.

Note that in Iowa the person must have a valid permit for acquiring handguns for you to sale a handgun - just ask to see it. If he has one then your good....but he must have one.
 
Not true. I bought my dada a rifle and sent it to him. Same with my buddy. You cannot make a SALE across state lines without a FFL.
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Not true. You cannot TRANSFER a firearm across state lines without a FFL. The only exception is bequeathing a firearm. The firearm may be transferred directly to the new owner across state lines.
 
I live in Iowa - we have NO magazine limit laws. You can have a 30 round magazine, no problems.
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The problem is that if you attach a 30 round magazine to a Yugo SKS, you have violated 922(r), which prohibits the assembling of a firearm not legal for importion. The Yugo can be imported because it is a C&R firearm. If you attach the 30 round magazine, you have removed it from C&R classification. Without that classification, an SKS with a 30 round magazine is considered a "non-sporting firearm" and cannot be imported. You can use the "parts count" clause to get around this, if you desire.
 
Hkmp5sd.....true, I understand the 922r but appreciate the recap.

My point is the magazine isnt illegal......which is true.

30 round SKS magazines are perfectly legal in Iowa....as are any other high capacity magazines.

Thats my point.

922R is another matter all together and deals with many issues, including but not limited to after market magazines.
 
The ATF is busy with other things and I don't know if something like this would not fall under entrapment!
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1. The BATFE (I REFUSE absolutely to call them "ATF".) has a very long history of finding time to do stupid and malicious things.

2. They should call it the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Entrapment. Given the choice between entrapping YOU and going after somebody who might SHOOT them, the BATFE has a tradition of going after the soft target. A very anti-gun free weekly newspaper here did a very illuminating article about their activities at gunshows.

Nobody ever stayed out of jail by underestimating the incompetence, dishonesty, sloth and malice of the BATFE.
 
roscoe said:
The receiver when crossing state lines MUST be a FFL. [/quote

Not true. I bought my dada a rifle and sent it to him. Same with my buddy. You cannot make a SALE across state lines without a FFL.
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Then you violated Federal law at least twice. The law doesn't address sales across state lines, it addresses transfers. The BATF doesn't care about ownership, they care about possession.
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gaudio5:
correct me if im worng but isnt it illegal to change some sks rifles in anyway?
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This comes up quite a bit. No it's not illegal to change sks rifles in anyway. Most sks's fall under C&R which means as a C&R they must be kept in their original configuration in order to import them.

Once you have them though you can change stuff, but if you change one thing then you have to change a bunch of things because it no longer qualifies as C&R and falls under 922(r).

To comply with 922(r) you have to change out enough parts so that there are 10 or less import parts. A typical SKS has 18 parts I believe, which means you have to change out 7 to 9 parts depending on the SKS model and manufacturer.

States like Cali might have other things you have to deal with, but most states the above is all you have to deal with on the SKS.
 
As imported the Yugo SKS is 922r compliant, adding a 30 round magazine to a yugo makes it non-compliant.

You need to change a few other parts to be compliant while using a 30 round magazine.
 
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