<<Genesis93>> wrote:Title_II wrote:Just to be clear, you can do anything you want to firearms here at will, no forms. Just that full autos, rifles with barrels shorter than 16", shotguns bbls shorter than 18", and a few other things not related to common arms are NFA and require the form and tax. So it's not the modification, it's that you're making something that is regulated.
Autos must be grandfathered? Or can you take your upper, lower, auto bolt carrier and associated parts then pay the ATFE fees (maybe before the exercise) and you're good to go??,
Civilian full autos were made by May 1986. You can change them any way you want. So, for instance, it you bought an M16, and wanted to make an M4 (which did not exist in 1986), you can do that. An MP-5 sear can go into a new HK-91/G3 or HK43/51/etc. etc. etc. M16s can get brand new belt fed uppers. Even MAC-10s, the bastard child on the cheap end of nfa, can be converted to fire .223 full auto.
If you want entirely new full autos you start a gun shop (or gun manufacturing business) and pay a $500 tax per year. People do run them out of their houses, but ATF will cancel your license if you are not actually selling guns and obviously in the business at least a little on a regular basis. It's really not hard, but most people don;t want to deal with it. Just like most people don't want to deal with starting any kind of business.
Is there a restriction on where you can use an auto?
No resitrctions on where, why, or how.
As far as the form up there^, its much like the PTA forms here, redundant waster of resources on both sides....achieving nothing whatsoever considering the applicants are already licensed for the arms they seek to acquire....
People who file that form are not licensed in the US. Yes, it achieves nothing. Again, this is only for NFA weapons. Short barrel shotguns/rifles, machineguns, AOWs (hard to explain), explosive weapons/explosive rockets, poison gas weapons, rifled guns over .50 (except shotguns, "sporting purpouse, black power, or smooth bore such as the M1 Abrams 120 mm
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