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To: SkyDancer; Olog-hai; DarthDoug
"Swap out the firing pin from a state that doesn’t require it?"

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One could just carry a HK P7 M8 or M13...
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The firing pin & spring assembly

mate with the firing pin bushing

to form a self-contained "striker assemby", which is inserted into the rear of the slide.

When the "squeeze-cocker" in the grip is fully depressed, the firing pin (in the center, above) extends beyond the bushing, the weapon is cocked -- and will fire when the trigger is pulled.

BUT -- if the squeeze-cocker is depressed just until the firing pin is flush with the back of the bushing, a simple 90-degree turn of the assembly (with your thumb) "unlocks" the assembly, and further depressing of the squeeze-cocker makes the whole firing assembly pop right out into your hand.

At that point, the weapon is totally inert and non-fireable. (P7 owners need no stupid gun locks!)

With practice, removing the "striker assembly" (firing mechanism) and dropping it into your shirt pocket takes a whole four seconds.

Replacing the assembly (with the same one -- or another...) [thus returing the P7 to full functionality] takes about the same time and effort.

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Of course the HK P7s are no longer in production -- so the laws as written don't apply. (And the surviving firearms [and parts] are now hellaciously expensive!)

OTOH, I understand that Glocks use a similar "striker assembly"...

...but, I've ever tried to remove and replace one...

66 posted on 01/24/2014 9:34:22 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias... "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: TXnMA

Those who wrote the laws were aware of the ease of firing pin replacement, that’s why all of these laws and bills require the stamp appear in 2 places. Typically the primer and breech face. Occasionally the primer and chamber.

Also keep in mind that for microstamping to work, a firearm registry is pretty much a requirement.

The registry is one of the main goals.


67 posted on 01/24/2014 9:48:27 PM PST by ltc8k6
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