[Gilbo_3]

drawings of the M-16 lower receiver.

I'll assume that you are not bsing about a drawing being a 'felony'. that said, we are so screwed and far gone its gonna cost a great deal of lives to fix the problems...

[rahbert]

I call BS on that. Drawings are not NFA items.

[mad_as_he$$]

I know of one person who was convicted and served time for the mere possession of M-16 drawings. That was prior to internet time. The prints are readily available on the net. The ATF seems to have backed away from mere possession. I suspect somebody beat them in court. The case I am aware of was in the early 70's. It was a machinist in a plant I worked in.

However, you are correct we are screwed. Citizens need to understand that the M-16 issue and the items in the article are DECISIONS by a FEDERAL agency that is out of control and these "rules" were NEVER voted on by Congress or signed by the President. They were simply published twice in a journal and became a statute.