Guns [help please]
Live Free Or Die
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: San Diego County
Originally posted by Kai
If your friend's rifle has the ability to do 3-round bursts and it is not NFA registered, he may have some serious legal problems in the future to the tune of $10k and 10 years in federal prison. If we are talking about an AR-15 and he has a 3-round selector switch, even though it won't fire 3-round bursts, it is still considered an automatic by Uncle Sam. Not good.
BTW, the US legal definition of "Fully Automatic" is the ability to fire more then two shots from a single chamber with one pull of the trigger. Why they chose two instead of one is beyond me, and I know of a few guys who tried to make a kit for AR-15s to fire two rounds with one pull since it is not legally considered "full auto." Well, maybe it is in California.
If your friend's rifle has the ability to do 3-round bursts and it is not NFA registered, he may have some serious legal problems in the future to the tune of $10k and 10 years in federal prison. If we are talking about an AR-15 and he has a 3-round selector switch, even though it won't fire 3-round bursts, it is still considered an automatic by Uncle Sam. Not good.
BTW, the US legal definition of "Fully Automatic" is the ability to fire more then two shots from a single chamber with one pull of the trigger. Why they chose two instead of one is beyond me, and I know of a few guys who tried to make a kit for AR-15s to fire two rounds with one pull since it is not legally considered "full auto." Well, maybe it is in California.
No matter how many rounds come out of an AR-15 when you pull the trigger, it's still illegal here. Another interesting piece of local anti-gun legislation is that the sale of 50 caliber firearms such as the Barrett is illegal in the City of Los Angeles (where I live). Obviously, people robbing liquor stores with a .50BMG is a big problem here.
The next mission the City is embarking on is to ban the sale of ammunition.
Rotorphile.
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Richmond, VA
Eh, some kinds of H&K do have marked positions for 3 round burst, but that is a grey area in the law. It should technically be illegal, but it really isn't because that's just the way it is marked. :dunno:
There actually are a couple companies that make Cali legal AR lower receivers. They do not take detachable magazines, and they only hold 10 rounds, so they are exempt from all recent legislature concerning the AR-15. Great news if you build your own.
You know that will completely end gun violence :chuckles:
Sounds like now is the time to stockpile ammo.
Originally posted by azn_redneck
No matter how many rounds come out of an AR-15 when you pull the trigger, it's still illegal here.
No matter how many rounds come out of an AR-15 when you pull the trigger, it's still illegal here.
Originally posted by azn_redneck
The next mission the City is embarking on is to ban the sale of ammunition.
The next mission the City is embarking on is to ban the sale of ammunition.
Sounds like now is the time to stockpile ammo.