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GOA reports that the NDAA contains a provision that could affect pretty much all gun owners. The Undetectable Firearms Law of 1988 required every firearm to contain at least 3.7 oz of steel. Back then that wasn't much of a problem but today there are for example lightweight pocket pistols that don't comply. OK, not yet a universal problem. But there is another provision that affects pretty much all gun owners: the "major components" requirement. Ben talks pretty fast and he threw in some other stuff I think was intended as an example of ATF mission creep insanity, but I think he said the critical point was all the "major components" have to be visible in an x-ray of the gun. Which I guess plastic parts are not. Which parts are "major components"? I dunno but I bet ATF can change that at will. Now the nasty part: the Senate threw in at the last minute a change making this permanent, unlike other provisions that get enacted for 10 years. This is only in the Senate version so it's possible to get rid of it before final passage if everybody persuades their respective senators and representatives to remove the permanent authorization of the Undetectable Firearms Act from the final version of the NDAA. The number to call is 202-224-3121.
Being that I am not very mechanically savvy, I strongly urge everyone here to watch the GOA video to better understand GOA's reasoning than what I was able to explain. If someone can provide a clear one- or two-sentence summary of what we should say when we call (i.e. WHY we want them to vote to remove this), please post.
Being that I am not very mechanically savvy, I strongly urge everyone here to watch the GOA video to better understand GOA's reasoning than what I was able to explain. If someone can provide a clear one- or two-sentence summary of what we should say when we call (i.e. WHY we want them to vote to remove this), please post.