I saw the recent "What is a AR15 drop in safety sear" thread and it's original 2006 posts, and I had a recent experience with it.
Back in the late 90's or early 2000's I ordered one from the ad I saw in the Shotgun News. The ad called it a safety sear and being new to AR15's I thought my rifle would be unsafe without it. I sent off a money order for $105 to the address and I received the DIASS complete with photocopied paperwork stating it was totally legal to own and was not an NFA item. I really didn't know any better and simply thought I had bought an over priced, unneeded accessory and promptly threw it in a box and forgot about it.
About eight months ago, I received a letter from the BATF telling me that "It has come to the attention of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that you purchased one or more Drop-In Auto Sears (DIAS) from George Dodson doing business as Su-Press-On.". The rest of the letter goes on to state that the "safety sear" is actually an "auto sear" and illegal as all get out (fines up to $250,000 and/or 10 years imprisonment. At the bottom of the letter is a copy of the Shotgun News ad and agent's name and phone number.
After a mild cardiac moment, I started looking for it in couple of gun parts boxes I had and couldn't find it. I then remembered that some of my odd gun parts boxes had been thrown away while I was in Iraq (04'-05') along with some other boxes of assorted junk I stored in the barn. Luckily the agent seemed casual with my statement and replied that if I found it to contact him to turn it in.
It just goes to show you that don't belive everything you read (advertisement s & the internet), and the ATF will find you even if the address they have is over ten years old and you have moved five different time, including out of state.
Back in the late 90's or early 2000's I ordered one from the ad I saw in the Shotgun News. The ad called it a safety sear and being new to AR15's I thought my rifle would be unsafe without it. I sent off a money order for $105 to the address and I received the DIASS complete with photocopied paperwork stating it was totally legal to own and was not an NFA item. I really didn't know any better and simply thought I had bought an over priced, unneeded accessory and promptly threw it in a box and forgot about it.
About eight months ago, I received a letter from the BATF telling me that "It has come to the attention of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that you purchased one or more Drop-In Auto Sears (DIAS) from George Dodson doing business as Su-Press-On.". The rest of the letter goes on to state that the "safety sear" is actually an "auto sear" and illegal as all get out (fines up to $250,000 and/or 10 years imprisonment. At the bottom of the letter is a copy of the Shotgun News ad and agent's name and phone number.
After a mild cardiac moment, I started looking for it in couple of gun parts boxes I had and couldn't find it. I then remembered that some of my odd gun parts boxes had been thrown away while I was in Iraq (04'-05') along with some other boxes of assorted junk I stored in the barn. Luckily the agent seemed casual with my statement and replied that if I found it to contact him to turn it in.
It just goes to show you that don't belive everything you read (advertisement s & the internet), and the ATF will find you even if the address they have is over ten years old and you have moved five different time, including out of state.
