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This law was established to ban the importation of cheap so-called "Saturday Night Special" subcompact semi-autos that often came from Spain and Italy.
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Clarification to my own post...
I did not mean to imply that this was the
only reason why the 68 GCA was implemented. It's
one reason of many.
Also, here's a list of the ATF's handgun points system, culled from an online Glock FAQ. A handgun must earn 75 or more points to be imported.
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Characteristic Points
Length: for each 1/4" over 6" 1
Forged steel frame 15
Forged HTS alloy frame 20
Unloaded weight w/mag (per oz.) 1
.22 short and .25 auto 0
.22 LR and 7.65mm to .380 auto 3
9mm parabellum and over 10
Locked breech mechanism 5
Loaded chamber indicator 5
Grip safety 3
Magazine safety 5
Firing pin block or lock 10
External hammer 2
Double action 10
Drift adjustable target sight 5
Click adjustable target sight 10
Target grips 5
Target trigger 2
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