Is There Any Validity To The Claim That An Altered Defensive Weapon Can Cause Legal Problems?

Joe_Pike · August 10, 2017, 07:50 PM

It seems that anytime someone mentions doing a little custom work to a carry gun, someone else chimes in to issue caution stating that any alteration to a carry gun can cause legal issues if used in a defensive situation. My question is this....Has there been any cases that can be cited with specific examples of someone actually facing jail time or forced to pay in a civil suit for using a carry gun in a defensive situation that has had custom work done to it?

After shooting my Glocks today I can say I would like to put some Ghost trigger parts in them to help them out a bit, but am a bit leery if there is any truth to this.

**Frank Ettin** · August 10, 2017, 08:01 PM

There have been three threads on this topic within the last 13 months: One; Two; and Three.

This topic has been well covered, and I can't imagine that there's anything to add.

August 10, 2017, 07:50 PM	#1
Joe_Pike Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2010 Posts: 1,581	Is There Any Validity To The Claim That An Altered Defensive Weapon Can Cause Legal Problems? It seems that anytime someone mentions doing a little custom work to a carry gun, someone else chimes in to issue caution stating that any alteration to a carry gun can cause legal issues if used in a defensive situation. My question is this....Has there been any cases that can be cited with specific examples of someone actually facing jail time or forced to pay in a civil suit for using a carry gun in a defensive situation that has had custom work done to it? After shooting my Glocks today I can say I would like to put some Ghost trigger parts in them to help them out a bit, but am a bit leery if there is any truth to this. __________________ Stay Groovy

August 10, 2017, 08:01 PM	#2
Frank Ettin Staff Join Date: November 23, 2005 Location: California - San Francisco Posts: 9,471	There have been three threads on this topic within the last 13 months: One; Two; and Three. This topic has been well covered, and I can't imagine that there's anything to add. __________________ "It is long been a principle of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not capable of using it skillfully." -- Jeff Cooper