http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752998/posts
note that an attorney who is counsel for Akins Group is now advising individuals who are NOT his clients to engage in actions that may be adverse to their own best interest.
Best regards to all,
He's saying it's company policy. Furthermore, don't laywers advise people to follow the law, even if the law is a diktat from the BATFE?
Best regards,
Got a better idea?
This amounts to a simple clean way out for everyone involved: give the feds the key part and a note promising not to replace it. BATFE isn't going to come after people after the fact; they just want the new MGs undone.
Complain too much, and the BATFE will go the only truly legal route:
Go thru the customer list, arrest every buyer, and prosecute them for violating federal law to wit a felony.
They'd do it, too.
Face it: the BATFE already knows who has AAs. Turning in the key part in good faith won't be followed by "aha! gotcha!" - if they wanted to get you, they'd come get you ... and WILL go get those who don't comply. A sales record for contraband is plenty to get a search warrant.
All parties screwed up. This is the only good way to clean up the mess.
You want legal MGs? Go after 922(o), don't screw around with stupid "it is/isn't a MG" gizmos.