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Akins Accelerator bumpfire rifle stock is NOT dead.
November 29, 2007 | William Akins

Posted on 11/29/2007 3:07:32 PM PST by William Akins

Contrary to uninformed internet posts which reported that the Akins Accelerator Bumpfire rifle stock is "officially Dead", this is not correct.

Mr Bowers who was president and one of the directors of Akins Group Inc resigned as president. That is all. Mr Bowers did not solely comprise Akins Group Inc and his resignation does not terminate the corporation nor does it mean the efforts to rectify the BATFE 2006-02 ruling are "officially dead". Nothing could be further from the truth. I am the inventor, exclusive patent owner, chairman of the board and a director of Akins Group Inc which manufactured the Akins Accelerator.

Not only is Akins Group Inc still in existance as a corporation, but the battle to overturn the Federal law violating BATFE 2006-02 ruling continues. Nothing has changed other than a director has resigned and his position has been replaced. Upon his resignation, Mr Bowers no longer speaks for Akins Group Inc and any opinions he has posted online since his resignation are not the official position or opinions of the board of directors of Akins Group Inc.

Sincerely, William Akins.


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KEYWORDS: 1022; akins; akinsaccelerator; banglist; batfeabuseofpower
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1 posted on 11/29/2007 3:07:33 PM PST by William Akins
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To: William Akins

Welcome.


2 posted on 11/29/2007 3:10:25 PM PST by Jaysun (It's outlandishly inappropriate to suggest that I'm wrong.)
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To: Joe Brower

For your list.


3 posted on 11/29/2007 3:14:20 PM PST by coloradan (Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
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To: William Akins

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752998/posts

Information at above thread.


4 posted on 11/29/2007 3:18:19 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Rudy,Romney,McCain, Huckabee send a self-abused stomped elephant to the DRNC.)
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To: William Akins; AAABEST; A.J.Armitage; archy; austingirl; BADROTOFINGER; Baseballguy; ...
Not only is Akins Group Inc still in existance as a corporation, but the battle to overturn the Federal law violating BATFE 2006-02 ruling continues. Nothing has changed other than a director has resigned and his position has been replaced. Upon his resignation, Mr Bowers no longer speaks for Akins Group Inc and any opinions he has posted online since his resignation are not the official position or opinions of the board of directors of Akins Group Inc.

Thanks, Bill. It's a great project and neither your fault nor Tom's for the hassles that have resulted from the BATFE's capricious and changing rulings.

Perhaps the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling in the "District of Columbia v. Heller" case, expected to come sometime mid-summer, will help.

5 posted on 11/29/2007 3:20:01 PM PST by archy (Et Thybrim multo spumantem sanguine cerno. [from Virgil's *Aeneid*.])
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To: William Akins
I guess it’s not around anymore but there used to be a device that could be attached around the trigger guard that would allow the shooter to fire bursts. I can’t remember the brand name.
6 posted on 11/29/2007 3:21:50 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: William Akins

Here, I’ll add a video link so everybody knows what you’re talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8AbTKvykE


7 posted on 11/29/2007 3:25:05 PM PST by umgud (the profound is only so to those that it is)
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To: William Akins

Excellent news! (And best first post ever on FR!)

To fill in latecomers:
The “Akins Accellerator” is a novel device, replacing the stock of a rifle with a mechanism which results in a high rate of semi-auto fire - think “bump firing” turned into a quality product.
The BATFE was consulted about the legality of such a product. They declared it lawful.
Mr. Akins et al commenced production and sale.
The BATFE then reversed their decision, and confiscated all (or at least critical parts of all) product produced. Buyers were contacted and their purchases effectively confiscated.
Mr. Akins et al have subsequently been battling this reversal in court.
A major contributor in the organization, Mr. Tom Bowers, recently resigned - raising doubt about the continued fight to reverse the confiscations. His action is understandable.
Thankfully, Mr. Akins has, per this thread, announced that all is well (or as well as can be expected given the circumstances) with the company and the case. There is hope that we will see the Akins Accellerator legal again soon.


8 posted on 11/29/2007 3:26:00 PM PST by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
It was called Tri Burst until it was outlawed. Seems other companies took up the name for products.

Later the was another assembly that allowed a second shot when the trigger was released.

9 posted on 11/29/2007 3:29:31 PM PST by Deaf Smith
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To: William Akins
I gotta admit some ignorance here - I had no idea what this is about.

(I'll bet I'm not the only one.) So I googled. Here's a video I found - VERY cool!

10 posted on 11/29/2007 3:30:55 PM PST by Slump Tester (-What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: Deaf Smith

Thanks.


11 posted on 11/29/2007 3:34:12 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: William Akins
Not only is Akins Group Inc still in existance as a corporation

Dictionaries are our friends.

12 posted on 11/29/2007 3:34:45 PM PST by IronJack (=)
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To: GunsareOK; tgslTakoma

ping


13 posted on 11/29/2007 4:36:45 PM PST by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: William Akins
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930925/posts

above link is post he is addressing from a couple of days past.

14 posted on 11/29/2007 5:03:37 PM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: William Akins

Bump Dat...


15 posted on 11/29/2007 6:00:06 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: archy
Good news. The Akins is probably the only way I'd consider buying a Ruger 10/22....

In fact, it's on my "Wish list". BATFE "legal" or otherwise...

With the US Vs Rock Island Armory being a "win" for firearms manufactures, I can't see the BATFE's arbitrary asshattery standing up to a decent court challenge.

16 posted on 11/29/2007 6:44:47 PM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: Dead Corpse
With the US Vs Rock Island Armory being a "win" for firearms manufactures, I can't see the BATFE's arbitrary asshattery standing up to a decent court challenge.

The BATF has, on occasion, declared that a particular firearm fell under NFA'34 after having earlier found that it did not. Most such cases involved twelve-gauge repeating shotguns. When a firearm has been reclassified, the people owning such firearms have been required to register them, but were allowed to do so tax-free; any future transfers would require a $200 tax payment and other paperwork. Had the BATF been able to implement the same policy with the Accelerator, they probably would have done so.

The problem is that the way the FOPA is written effectively prohibits the BATF from grandfathering existing units while banning new ones. The inability to grandfather could pose an interesting problem, since declaring people's property to be contraband by fiat--especially after having previously declared that it was legal--constitutes deprivation of property without due process.

17 posted on 11/29/2007 7:21:44 PM PST by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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To: supercat

Like I said, any decent lawyer should be able to tie the BATFE in knots. The sooner this unConstitutional organization goes the way of the Dodo, the safer we’ll all be.


18 posted on 11/29/2007 7:28:59 PM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: William Akins
Many thanks for your comments.

Will you post the link to the official Akins Accelerator Website so we who have followed this story can keep abreast of developments?

Best regards,

19 posted on 11/29/2007 9:14:01 PM PST by Copernicus (Mary Carpenter Speaks About Gun Control http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7CCB40F421ED4819)
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To: William Akins

Bang Bump & Good Fortune amigo.


20 posted on 11/30/2007 12:40:52 AM PST by Tainan (Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
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