Posted on 04/14/2015 6:54:08 AM PDT by marktwain
Is it completely legal to manufacture a firearm without a federal license?
If you’re gonna go One-shot for home defense, think Claymore.
$200 for $30 investment times 4 or 6! Sounds good. If we all did this we could seriously hurt Bloomberg and Co.
didnt Barack O’Banana’s Father help win world war II with one of those??
Yes, just don’t cross into the Short Barreled Rifle territory and stay away from fully automatic and suppressed firearms.
IANAL ...
1) If you make the device for your own personal use
AND
2) You may legally own the device that you make.
What the bloody over-sized shotgun shell would fit that blunderbus?
OK, so it’s a simple muzzleloader, and probably as accuate as a carronade. Firing mechanism = ?? Slow matches with a broadside?
It was in Fredericksburg, VA.
https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pdf-files/0813-firearms-top-12-qas.pdf
11. Do I need a Federal firearms license to make a firearm for my own personal use,
provided it is not being made for resale?
Firearms may be lawfully made by persons who do not hold a manufacturer’s license under the GCA provided they are not for sale or distribution and the maker is not prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms.
However, a person is prohibited from assembling a non-sporting semiautomatic rifle or shotgun from 10 or more imported parts, as set forth in regulations in 27 CFR 478.39. In addition, the making of an NFA firearm requires a tax payment and advance approval by ATF. An application to make a machinegun will not be approved unless documentation is submitted showing that the firearm is being made for the official use of a Federal, State or local government agency (18 U.S.C. § 922(o),(r); 26 U.S.C. § 5822; 27 CFR §§ 478.39, 479.62, and 479.105).
Additionally, although markings are not required on firearms manufactured for personal use (excluding NFA firearms), owners are recommended to conspicuously place or engrave a serial number and/ or other marks of identification to aid in investigation or recovery by State or local law enforcement officials in the event of a theft or loss of the privately owned firearm.
Yes. But you ma never sell it. It can be only transferred via your will. The firearm must meet all federal requirements, barrel length, overall length, non-automatic, etc.
Yes, for personal use it is legal. It cannot be fully automatic (without a $200 Tax Stamp), and if you choose to sell it you must obtain a serial number from ATF.
If you however... go into production... you must have a Federal Firearms Manufacturer’s license which is $500, and pay a tax to ATF on each firearm you produce.
I may be incorrect on the sale part... if so I apologize, but if appropriate taxes are paid it may suffice... not an expert.
“Is it completely legal to manufacture a firearm without a federal license?”
Yes, you just can’t sell it. You can get all the parts to make AK’s AR’s 1911’s at home if you are good at using tools.
Those are pretty well made for slam fire shotguns, real fittings, no duct tape in sight.
And for the purpose of a gun “buy back”, the guns are all assumed to be illegal and it’s all done “no questions asked”. They rip off some old ladies who don’t know the value of their husbands old gun, but mostly they get stolen guns, crime guns, and broken guns.
"I just found it somewhere." :)
I know I am correct on this. If you construct the receiver, you may not sell it or even give it away except in a will. I’ve looked into constructing a AR-15 from an 80% receiver.
Homebuilt Firearms:
http://www.amazon.com/Homebuilt-Firearms-Gary-F-Hartman/dp/0981539920/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
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