TurtlePhish
Member
I mean this to be an informative post on the nature of Title 18 U.S.C Sec. 922(r) to make sure people have it right and don't accidentally get themselves into any trouble, seeing as there are lots of imported "non-sporting" rifles that I'm sure many people on this forum are proud owners of.
I'm going to have an AK-74 soon and I was doing research on 922(r) so I would know exactly what I had to watch for when changing parts, and noticed something from several people posting in various places online.
They believed that the law stated that they must have "X" number of U.S. made parts in the gun- meaning that the number of listed imported parts didn't matter as long as they had "X" U.S. parts.
However, the actual wording of the law is in fact a limit on the number of listed imported parts that can legally be in the gun, regardless of how many U.S. parts are used.
What this means is that ADDING parts made in the U.S. to a non-compliant gun makes it no more compliant than it was before. However, SUBSTITUTING listed parts made in the U.S. in such a way that 10 or less listed imported parts remain in the gun will make it compliant.
For those who don't know, the listed parts are:
-Frames/Receivers
-Barrels
-Barrel extensions
-Mounting blocks/Trunions
-Muzzle devices
-Bolts
-Bolt carriers
-Operating rods
-Gas pistons
-Trigger housings
-Triggers
-Hammers
-Disconnectors
-Sears
-Buttstocks
-Pistol grips
-Handguards/Forearms
-Magazine bodies
-Magazine followers
-Magazine floorplates
So, under the law, an all-imported AK is non-compliant if it has >10 imported parts, regardless of how many of the rest are U.S. made.
Also under the law, listed imported parts could be simply removed without being replaced by U.S. parts until 10 or less remained in the gun, and it would be entirely compliant, even if it had not a single U.S. made part in it. (Keep in mind that this would likely mean the gun would not function- it is just an extreme example.)
I think this would be helpful to a few people, even though most of you are probably already aware of the ins and outs of 922(r).
Please PM me with additions or corrections.
I'm going to have an AK-74 soon and I was doing research on 922(r) so I would know exactly what I had to watch for when changing parts, and noticed something from several people posting in various places online.
They believed that the law stated that they must have "X" number of U.S. made parts in the gun- meaning that the number of listed imported parts didn't matter as long as they had "X" U.S. parts.
However, the actual wording of the law is in fact a limit on the number of listed imported parts that can legally be in the gun, regardless of how many U.S. parts are used.
What this means is that ADDING parts made in the U.S. to a non-compliant gun makes it no more compliant than it was before. However, SUBSTITUTING listed parts made in the U.S. in such a way that 10 or less listed imported parts remain in the gun will make it compliant.
For those who don't know, the listed parts are:
-Frames/Receivers
-Barrels
-Barrel extensions
-Mounting blocks/Trunions
-Muzzle devices
-Bolts
-Bolt carriers
-Operating rods
-Gas pistons
-Trigger housings
-Triggers
-Hammers
-Disconnectors
-Sears
-Buttstocks
-Pistol grips
-Handguards/Forearms
-Magazine bodies
-Magazine followers
-Magazine floorplates
So, under the law, an all-imported AK is non-compliant if it has >10 imported parts, regardless of how many of the rest are U.S. made.
Also under the law, listed imported parts could be simply removed without being replaced by U.S. parts until 10 or less remained in the gun, and it would be entirely compliant, even if it had not a single U.S. made part in it. (Keep in mind that this would likely mean the gun would not function- it is just an extreme example.)
I think this would be helpful to a few people, even though most of you are probably already aware of the ins and outs of 922(r).
Please PM me with additions or corrections.
