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Johnny Guest · February 24, 2006, 09:27 AM

Chris Phelps - -
I will refer you to the excellent reply member shaggy wrote up and posted on 17 FEB 2006. It may be read at
http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...88#post1876788

Actually, we - - shaggy as an interested and well informed member, I as Full Auto Forum staffer, and some administrative folk - - are working on polishing the above information, to be floated at the top of this forum.

WillBrayjr -- your reply above is okay, as far as it goes. It should be mentnioned, though, that building the AR by "using a pre-86 lower and trigger group" would be legal ONLY if it was previously registered. This is the factor that makes M16s and practically ANY machine gun so expensive.

Everyone - - no matter how many times this question, or some variation of it, is asked on TFL or some other board, the answer remains pretty much the same. Now, I hope no one happens to say, "Oh, yeah, go ahead and do it. It's legal." Not only does WISHING not make it so, but some anonymous writer on the Internet SAYING it doesn't make it true. I really don't personally like the way the Full Auto laws are today, but they ARE the law, and TFL policy is that we, as a group, do not countenance people planning to violate the law on TFL forums. For a policy statement, please see the float posted at http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147681

For straight-from-the-source information, you can always phone or write your nearest office of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives.

Best regards
Johnny Guest

February 24, 2006, 09:27 AM	#5
Johnny Guest Moderator in Memoriam Join Date: August 28, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,123	Chris Phelps - - I will refer you to the excellent reply member shaggy wrote up and posted on 17 FEB 2006. It may be read at http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...88#post1876788 Actually, we - - shaggy as an interested and well informed member, I as Full Auto Forum staffer, and some administrative folk - - are working on polishing the above information, to be floated at the top of this forum. WillBrayjr -- your reply above is okay, as far as it goes. It should be mentnioned, though, that building the AR by "using a pre-86 lower and trigger group" would be legal ONLY if it was previously registered. This is the factor that makes M16s and practically ANY machine gun so expensive. Everyone - - no matter how many times this question, or some variation of it, is asked on TFL or some other board, the answer remains pretty much the same. Now, I hope no one happens to say, "Oh, yeah, go ahead and do it. It's legal." Not only does WISHING not make it so, but some anonymous writer on the Internet SAYING it doesn't make it true. I really don't personally like the way the Full Auto laws are today, but they ARE the law, and TFL policy is that we, as a group, do not countenance people planning to violate the law on TFL forums. For a policy statement, please see the float posted at http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147681 For straight-from-the-source information, you can always phone or write your nearest office of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives. Best regards Johnny Guest