This guys REAL problem was not the gun that malfunctioned. He sold 80% receivers and helped people finish them on his machinery. The government has gone after several other people that do the same. The charges may be different from one 80% seller to another, but several of them have ended up in jail.
Can’t you own full autos if you have and FFL? Why not just get one instead of messing w/ 80% receivers? I know, they’re expensive, but not nearly as expensive as going to the range and ripping off a couple thousand rounds on full auto. And cetainly less expensive that defense counsel.
PS I’m all for gun rights, shall-issue, carry w/out license reqs, .50 cals, etc., but I do draw the line at full autos w/out at least some licensing. Just too dangerous. One nutjob or thug mowing down a couple dozen people with one would be too much of a tragedy, not to mention what it would do to the whole gun rights movement. And that prohibition does seem to work - not many criminals blaze away with full autos. Or is that because of the cost?