cslinger
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Whenever I get the urge I am going to drop the ole' BATFE a line but I figured I would ask here to see if anybody knew for sure or had already done so.
Ok so here is my question. As far as I know only one company made M1 Carbine Paratroopers, Inland.
Ok that being said there are many repro's built on various wartime receivers. Now for the question.
Based on that stupid 1994 AWB PITA that we all hope goes away next year an assault weapon is determined by various features including folding stocks, detachable magazines etc.
Ok now I know that any wartime M1 carbine was made way the heck before this 1994 foolishness but I thought that part of the ban centered around the fact that just because you have a receiver made before 1994 doesn't necessarily mean you can do just anything to it. I thought that you had to prove that it was in that evil configuration before the ban was enacted.
Ok now technically since only Inland made M1 carbine para's then any other brand with a folding stock would be sort of gray since there is no way to prove whether or not the folding repro stock was put on before or after 1994.
Ok I know that I might be way off base here but we have some really knowledgeable people here and some FFL holders and who knows maybe even the occasional ATF agent.....we know you are here wink wink.
So since I want to be 100% legal in all my firearm dealings is there anyway I can legally buy or make a reproduction M1 Carbine Paratrooper without paying for an original Inland or breaking any laws.
So now that everybody is confused let me know whatcha' think. I will eventually pen a letter to big brother to find out for sure unless somebody already has.
Thanks so much.
Chris
Ok so here is my question. As far as I know only one company made M1 Carbine Paratroopers, Inland.
Ok that being said there are many repro's built on various wartime receivers. Now for the question.
Based on that stupid 1994 AWB PITA that we all hope goes away next year an assault weapon is determined by various features including folding stocks, detachable magazines etc.
Ok now I know that any wartime M1 carbine was made way the heck before this 1994 foolishness but I thought that part of the ban centered around the fact that just because you have a receiver made before 1994 doesn't necessarily mean you can do just anything to it. I thought that you had to prove that it was in that evil configuration before the ban was enacted.
Ok now technically since only Inland made M1 carbine para's then any other brand with a folding stock would be sort of gray since there is no way to prove whether or not the folding repro stock was put on before or after 1994.
Ok I know that I might be way off base here but we have some really knowledgeable people here and some FFL holders and who knows maybe even the occasional ATF agent.....we know you are here wink wink.
So since I want to be 100% legal in all my firearm dealings is there anyway I can legally buy or make a reproduction M1 Carbine Paratrooper without paying for an original Inland or breaking any laws.
So now that everybody is confused let me know whatcha' think. I will eventually pen a letter to big brother to find out for sure unless somebody already has.
Thanks so much.
Chris