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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FREEPERS WITH FIREARMS!Akins Accelerator(tm) reclassified as NFA by BATFE
Atkins Accelerator (TM) ^ | 13 DEC 06 | dcbryan1

Posted on 12/13/2006 12:22:37 PM PST by DCBryan1

BATFE DECIDES THE AKINS ACCELERATOR™ TO BE A MACHINEGUN

Akins Group Inc. regrets to announce that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has reversed its position and has decided the Akins Accelerator™ to be a machinegun conversion kit, thereby subjecting it to strict regulation under the Gun Control Act (GCA) and National Firearms Act (NFA).

ATF rescinded its previous determination that the Akins Accelerator™ was not a machinegun subject to the GCA or NFA (see http://www.firefaster.com/documentation.html for original documentation).

Attorneys for the Akins Group Inc. are seeking reconsideration by ATF of its new position. In the interim, any sale, transfer, or return of the Akins Accelerator™ must be suspended. Akins Group Inc. will advise further after meeting with ATF.

Akins Group Inc. has received no instruction as to the disposition of units in customer hands. Please refrain from public speculation and emotional responses and allow our Attorneys to advocate for everyone's best interests.

(Excerpt) Read more at firefaster.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2a; akins; atf; bang; banglist; batfe; bootthebatfe; bradywatch; clinton; democrats; dimrats; machinegun; nfa; rkba; title2firearms
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To: ExSoldier; LibWhacker
Don't know if they were sued out of business or if the federal ban and an unwillingness to diversify is what killed them.

I'm pretty sure they were both sued out of business and had some Federal legal issues having to do with marketing the product in Columbia. LOL I also think the company was located somewhere in Florida but I can't be sure.

More info for you on Miami-based Intratec*here*.

*More KG9/KG99/Tecp/DC9 info here.*

PISTOL PRODUCTION HISTORY

Year .22 .25 .32 .380 9mm .45 Total
1980 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
1981 0 0 0 0 2,995 0 2,995
1982 0 0 0 0 4,626 0 4,626
1983 0 0 0 0 1,562 0 1,562
1984 0 0 0 0 9,671 0 9,671
1985 0 0 0 0 4,572 0 4,572
1986 0 0 0 0 13,535 0 13,535
1987 0 0 0 0 14,725 0 14,725
1988 5,286 0 0 0 13,770 0 19,056
1989 15,821 0 0 0 15,837 0 31,658
1990 5,694 0 0 0 11,991 0 17,685
1991 17,006 2,387 0 0 14,383 0 33,776
1992 12,781 7,017 0 0 22,775 0 42,573
1993 16,341 1,621 0 0 35,261 0 53,223
1994 27,580 0 0 0 75,102 0 102,682
1995 3,296 49 0 0 9,584 1,301 14,230
1996 2,679 262 0 328 5,820 949 10,038
1997 1,469 581 0 156 7,534 201 9,941
1998 1,836 847 0 86 12,545 381 15,695

121 posted on 12/14/2006 2:33:05 PM PST by archy (I am General Tso. This is my Chief of Staff, Colonel Sanders....)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
Wow. That appears to be a tremendous increase in the rate of fire.

Just shows what you know, and don't. Without the stock, a full-auto 10-22 runs about twice that fast, one reason why FA 10-22 owners are so picky about their magazines.

122 posted on 12/14/2006 2:43:32 PM PST by archy (I am General Tso. This is my Chief of Staff, Colonel Sanders....)
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To: archy

I only know what I saw and the clip you linked showed some serious firepower. You have never seen any claim by me of being a firearms expert.


123 posted on 12/14/2006 2:53:39 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: Centurion2000
Service !!

Glory!!

124 posted on 12/14/2006 5:42:08 PM PST by FierceDraka (Army Dad, And Damned Proud Of It!)
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To: looscnnn

I have a feeling that you are right. They are becoming a little bit too PC for my likes. Overall, they do great work. However, sometimes they turn a blind eye to things- and that pisses a lot of us off.


125 posted on 12/14/2006 6:40:35 PM PST by BigTom85 (Proud Gun Owner and Member of NRA)
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To: archy

"The current NRA President is Sandra S. Froman, a Arizona-based attorney who's a military weapons collector and machinegun shooter and collecter."

Which may mean that she won't. Getting NFA overturned could make her collection less valuable. Also check out http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1753549/posts about where they stand on NFA '34, GCA '68, etc.


126 posted on 12/15/2006 5:40:03 AM PST by looscnnn ("Olestra (Olean) applications causes memory leaks" PC Confusious)
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To: looscnnn
"The current NRA President is Sandra S. Froman, a Arizona-based attorney who's a military weapons collector and machinegun shooter and collecter."

Which may mean that she won't. Getting NFA overturned could make her collection less valuable. Also check out http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1753549/posts about where they stand on NFA '34, GCA '68, etc.

Concur. But I'm willing to take a *wait-and-see* attitude with the NRA on this one, and I'd hardly be surprised to see them jump on the bandwagon after GOA and/or NFA get things rolling. Right now, it's still too soon to tell.

127 posted on 12/15/2006 5:47:50 AM PST by archy (I am General Tso. This is my Chief of Staff, Colonel Sanders....)
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To: Centurion2000
How was it declared illegal? Was it an internal or external trigger modification?

Last I heard the "rule" was it had to be an external trigger modification in order to be legal.

There's no, ZERO modification of the trigger. It's a replacement buttstock only, available in both fixed and folding versions.

Yep, you're correct that that was the *general rule* established by policy and precedent, not legislation. But they like to change the rules after they make them, ensuring a continuing group of victims who can then be told that *ignorance of the law is no excuse.*


128 posted on 12/15/2006 5:57:15 AM PST by archy (I am General Tso. This is my Chief of Staff, Colonel Sanders....)
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To: archy

I have a feeling that US v Fincher could change all this.


129 posted on 12/15/2006 6:16:34 AM PST by looscnnn ("Olestra (Olean) applications causes memory leaks" PC Confusious)
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To: looscnnn
I have a feeling that US v Fincher could change all this.

It might in a fair court. I have my doubts that there are any of those left.

130 posted on 12/15/2006 7:12:36 AM PST by archy (I am General Tso. This is my Chief of Staff, Colonel Sanders....)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
You link is to another site.

...which is the #1 website for discussing MGs. If any discussion board is hosting a thread that analyzes the AA issue correctly, I'd expect it be subguns.com.

131 posted on 12/15/2006 7:18:40 AM PST by ctdonath2
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To: justshutupandtakeit
Even the NRA didn't send out its usual emails

3 days from ATF ruling to your complaint. A little quick, ya think?

132 posted on 12/15/2006 7:20:22 AM PST by ctdonath2
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To: justshutupandtakeit
700 per minute? Is that possible?

Yes. It's possible.

133 posted on 12/15/2006 7:20:59 AM PST by ctdonath2
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To: looscnnn

Got a link describing Fincher?


134 posted on 12/15/2006 7:23:25 AM PST by ctdonath2
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To: LibWhacker
"Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours"

Gee, I wonder what that bunch of scarecrows were thinking.

135 posted on 12/15/2006 9:58:25 AM PST by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA, MMP AZ 2005, TxMMP El Paso Oct+April 2006 TxMMP Laredo - El Paso)
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To: ctdonath2

http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2006/11/united-states-vs-fincher.html
http://usvfincher.blogspot.com/
http://www.arkansasmilitia.com/
http://www.thegunblogs.com/node/303

are a few places to do some reading.


136 posted on 12/15/2006 10:45:18 AM PST by looscnnn ("Olestra (Olean) applications causes memory leaks" PC Confusious)
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To: looscnnn

Ah, that one.
Hope he wins.
How he got those will be an extremely sensitive topic, critical to a favorable resolution. There may be enough legitimate laws overlapping the NFA/922(o) problems to doom the case.


137 posted on 12/15/2006 11:45:20 AM PST by ctdonath2
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To: Last Laugh
"it seems a tad unconstitutional to break down peoples doors and seize their belongings."

Gee, ya think? :^)

carolyn

138 posted on 12/15/2006 11:59:53 AM PST by CDHart ("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
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To: CDHart
Gee, ya think? :^)

carolyn

LOL! - It was sarcasm, forgot the tag.

139 posted on 12/15/2006 12:04:17 PM PST by Last Laugh
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To: Last Laugh
OK, you're forgiven!

Carolyn

140 posted on 12/15/2006 12:07:50 PM PST by CDHart ("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
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