[from occupied ga]

He was jailed for exercising his 2nd amendment rights.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

I don't see any restrictions based on prohibited persons, type of firearm, 80% receivers, etc. We're already a long way down the road toward totalitarianism.

[from occupied ga]

Be able to document that you never touched an 80% receiver that was machined at your shop. A simple way to do this would be to require that participants wear red gloves, and you wear no gloves, then video the machine operations showing the hands doing the operation

This is logically impossible. You cannot prove that you didn't do something.

[wrench]

” Possession of an unregistered firearm ( U.S.C. Section 5861(d)). Probably 80% receivers that were completed and did not have serial numbers.”

Must have been set up for full auto, else not illegal.

“unregistered” law only applies to NFA weapons AFAIK.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

That is a surreal tale.

In a way it reminds me of some of the oddities of alcohol prohibition. In particular, a label on a large bag of raisins.

“DO NOT add raisins to a large container with four gallons of warm water, two pounds of sugar, and two tablespoons of brewer’s yeast, with a loosely affixed lid, and put in a warm, dark place, or fermentation may result in the creation of alcohol, which is an ILLEGAL PRODUCT.”

[Rurudyne]

We need some Regulatory Decapture.

[mad_as_he$$]

I am confused. It is well established that 80% lowers ARE NOT a “gun”. Did he have some finished lowers? Were they full auto? Were they not serialized? There has to be more to this.

[i_robot73]

Machine-gun? Did it have a RPG attachment too?

Surprised they stopped w/ the ‘charges’ they made...They usually will load up enough to catch you on a jay-walking charge at the least.

So much for Federalism and Rights.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember another raid by ATF agents years ago on an unlicensed manufacturing firm in So Cal. They made unlabeled submachine guns for various South American clients. It was rumored LBJ quietly OK’d the manufacture until the place was raided.

It never made national news as it happened the same week Bobby Kennedy was murdered so all eyes were on Los Angeles.

Had Bobby Kennedy not been shot, the news media would have been all over that story.