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avjunky · September 11, 2012, 10:46 PM

Thanks everyone for taking time to respond. That's quite a variety of responses. It sounds like ownership of such a relic is problematic at best and a legal liability at worst and something that I will avoid.

Question for James K (or anyone else who cares to respond). You said that a weapon can't be torched and demilled in order to make it legal. Is this true? Torching a receiver turns it essentially into scrap and there shouldn't be anything illegal about owning scrap. I've seen torched MGs offered for sale on ebay (I think).

September 11, 2012, 10:46 PM	#7
avjunky Junior Member Join Date: March 19, 2012 Posts: 6	Thanks everyone for taking time to respond. That's quite a variety of responses. It sounds like ownership of such a relic is problematic at best and a legal liability at worst and something that I will avoid. Question for James K (or anyone else who cares to respond). You said that a weapon can't be torched and demilled in order to make it legal. Is this true? Torching a receiver turns it essentially into scrap and there shouldn't be anything illegal about owning scrap. I've seen torched MGs offered for sale on ebay (I think).