I am sure everyone is aware of the Stewart case out of the 9th Circuit, and everyone knows that the Riach case (medical use of pot) is getting reviewed and the SC will release a decision soon.
Putting the two together if Raich gets upheld then Stewart will almost certainly be the law of the land (ie no federal law can ban homemade machine guns).
So, anyone really familiar with exactly what stewart did? From reading the case it is not 100% clear. Did he start with an 80% reciever? They made some hay about it not being like the existing guns (which is somewhat worrysome). Given there will likely be a lag between passage of a new (state?) law banning them I would like to be prepared to move if these rulings occur.
As I understand it, if the goods traveled in interstate commerce legally, and then one person converted them without the use of interstate commerce (could you use a machine shop? or would it have to be at home?) it would be outside the scope of the commerce clause.
So you could buy a parts kit and an 80% reciever and you would be ok, but not taking an existing weapon and converting to auto? Anyone?
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Putting the two together if Raich gets upheld then Stewart will almost certainly be the law of the land (ie no federal law can ban homemade machine guns).
So, anyone really familiar with exactly what stewart did? From reading the case it is not 100% clear. Did he start with an 80% reciever? They made some hay about it not being like the existing guns (which is somewhat worrysome). Given there will likely be a lag between passage of a new (state?) law banning them I would like to be prepared to move if these rulings occur.
As I understand it, if the goods traveled in interstate commerce legally, and then one person converted them without the use of interstate commerce (could you use a machine shop? or would it have to be at home?) it would be outside the scope of the commerce clause.
So you could buy a parts kit and an 80% reciever and you would be ok, but not taking an existing weapon and converting to auto? Anyone?
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