I know that Model 1 Sales didn't make any distinction last summer.
There's also a guy on Gunbroker who'll sell you an intact, unmodified PPSH receiver
. You really gotta cover your own butt when it comes to NFA issues, and do your homework. Often times, sellers are just as ignorant as their customers, and "I didn't know" is not a valid excuse for constructive possession (which, admittedly, isn't usually an issue for folks unless there are other reasons to be investigating them). ARs are odd-ducks for the ATF since their modularity and ease of assembly makes it difficult for them to pin down/regulate what parts exactly make the guns "readily convertible." My
impression is that the lower is the "firearm," the DIAS the "machine gun," and both are registered to each other with the ATF. Because the lower must be specially machined to accept the autosear, and the sear is so easily installed/removed/manufactured, possession of the modified lower alone is considered intent and charges will be brought ("constructive possession" is not a crime, it means a strong enough circumstantial case can be made to file charges). It's easy to argue in court that the only reason the special hole was drilled was to mount a DIAS, which was hidden or destroyed before agents executed their warrant.
As they say over at Weapons Guild -- Don't poke the bear; it ain't worth your O-ring
...how do we fight this lack of knowledge.
The "lack of knowledge" isn't the problem. It is the intentional obfuscation and misdirection of those antagonistic to our cause that has resulted in the scenario we have today. When is the last time you heard
anyone confuse abortion with miscarriage,
anywhere. And yet we have AR15 shotguns.
The fact is, CNN doesn't give a damn about what a fact is, when guns are involved, otherwise they'd hire subject matter experts like they do for every other topic. This is a propaganda battle, and unfortunately, those are loud, annoying, protracted, and win no territory compared to the other fronts going on in the war. But it is an essential tool to keep the troops aligned and focused (for both sides). Now that they are seeking guys like Colion Noir to spread the word, the NRA is
finally propagandizing to the right people (in the cities) to have an impact in the fight.
TCB
anyways we are in class and we were asked to write a short paper on the subject of our rights mainly the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. So. I asked on my thoughts and I calmly explained that I feel my rights are being stepped on because their are some especially in our government feel that me owing a semi auto aka AR 15 and 30 round mags are not our right to own. Then another student from as he said "South side of Chicago" we are in Mo so nowhere near there. His reply was "I feel that we have the ability to acquire guns to easy" "All of these drug dealers have AUTOMATIC WEAPONS" which I responded to by saying do you realize that the machine gun registry has been closed since 1986 and that machine guns are very very very expensive and not every drug dealer has a FULL AUTO WEAPONS also if Chicago is such a dangerous place with all these gun laws how come they don't work. He started trying to tell me that they can sell crack for two weeks and buy what ever they want. The teacher tried to steer us back on course but it was clear to see that the class wasn't going that direction so I ask you did I do the right thing/how would you handle this and how do we fight this lack of knowledge. Thanks for reading.
