I went to the Ft. Smith gunshow at the convention center saturday. That's seven dollars and 30 minutes of my life I'll never get back.
There was about 20 tables that actually sold guns or accessories. At one table was a Ak in pistol configuration with a wooden foregrip. My understanding of AOWs and short barrel rifles is: AOWs=Pistol with a foregrip/no buttstock SBR=barrel lenght under 16". This was an AK with a 10" barrel, no buttstock just a metal plate riveted on back, and a wooden foregrip like the Eastern bloc countries use.
I asked if it was an AOW and the man didn't know what I was talking about. I told him that without a tax stamp he could be arrested and that if someone bought it they could be arrested. He said "Are you a cop and if not who cares?".
Personally I find this repuslive that he would sell a gun that could get someone arrested just to make a buck. Thinking back I should have asked a LEO to look into it, but couldn't quite do it for fear of gunshows getting banned locally. If I am wrong about the AOW law please speak up.
BTW this was the only time I saw an illegal gun at a gunshow.
There was about 20 tables that actually sold guns or accessories. At one table was a Ak in pistol configuration with a wooden foregrip. My understanding of AOWs and short barrel rifles is: AOWs=Pistol with a foregrip/no buttstock SBR=barrel lenght under 16". This was an AK with a 10" barrel, no buttstock just a metal plate riveted on back, and a wooden foregrip like the Eastern bloc countries use.
I asked if it was an AOW and the man didn't know what I was talking about. I told him that without a tax stamp he could be arrested and that if someone bought it they could be arrested. He said "Are you a cop and if not who cares?".
Personally I find this repuslive that he would sell a gun that could get someone arrested just to make a buck. Thinking back I should have asked a LEO to look into it, but couldn't quite do it for fear of gunshows getting banned locally. If I am wrong about the AOW law please speak up.
BTW this was the only time I saw an illegal gun at a gunshow.