Quote:
Originally Posted by Contract_Pilot
I called the sheriff again... still bad news
Looks like this one will stay in its oiled bag in the back of the closet until I get a response back from the state attorney general.
|
He is wrong, on as 1biggun said, first of all, it's no longer a firearm if it has been properly demilled. So make sure the receiver was de-milled to ATF standards and take several pictures of EVERYTHING DISASSEMBLED, WITH DATE AND TIME STAMPS. Once it is de-milled it is NO LONGER a firearm. Further, you are under no obligation to report the destruction of the weapon, unless your locality has an ordinance about that. The key is having pictures, keep a log book of the build (bound only), and document everything you do.
Then take pictures of the parts immediately after removing any numbers from the parts. Before and after with DATE and TIME STAMPS. This is your evidence that you were not altering a firearm, but altering firearm parts, WHICH is legal unless your state has a law against that.
Finally build your gun, no serial numbers, and go be happy. There is no FEDERAL law that requires you to put a serial number on this weapon if you decide to build it. I am not a lawyer, so I think you're smart in writing the AG, hopefully he will get it right.
Mark
PS - I'll buy it off you if you're worried about it for what you paid for it!!!