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ATF position on equipment use threatens private gun-making
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Bruce W. Krafft
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... "The effect of this ruling will be to close down operations in which persons who are legally entitled to manufacture their own firearms for personal use are permitted by a business to use its equipment, either with instruction or without. Provided such firearms are not intended to be sold or distributed, marking and record-keeping requirements do not apply. By changing the rules, ATF has closed down a means by which people who lack the equipment themselves to finish off a part will be able to exercise their right to build a firearm, a practice many rely on, particularly when completing so-called '80 percent' precursor receivers." ... |
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Millwright66
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| This puts a lot of machine shops in a legal liability position they might not even be aware of. All small businesses "swap favors" with their customers and shops in their area. Kinda hard not to offer your mill to someone you know; particularly if they've done some tricky work to help you out in the past. |
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