Tag: seizure

  • ATF Decrees An Airsoft Rifle A Real Firearm

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    For a while now we have known that the ATF has had an interest in airsoft guns which they claimed could be turned into real firearms.  We discussed it extensively in the following three posts: Airsoft Gun Seizure – Apparently Toys Can Be Real Guns 80% AR-15 Lower Receiver V.S. Airsoft Lower Receiver – Is…

  • Guns Seized In Laredo Texas

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    Laredo TX – Acting on a tip, police pulled over a truck on Saturday. Inside, they discovered 147 new AK-47 rifles, still in their boxes; 263 high-capacity magazines; 53 bayonets; and 10,000 rounds of ammunition — enough for a small army. The full story (Banana clips and all) – HERE LOL bayonets! Reminds me of…

  • 80% AR-15 Lower Receiver V.S. Airsoft Lower Receiver – Is there a legal difference?

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    I was thinking some more about that recent ATF airsoft seizure and came up with the following… For your information, per provisions of the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, an unlicensed individual may make a “firearm” as defined in the GCA for his own personal use, but not for sale…