National An interesting legal precedent

[JedB]

He sold illegal AR-15s. Feds agreed to let him go free to avoid hurting gun control efforts | CNN

A case once touted by ATF and federal prosecutors as a crackdown on an illicit AR-15-style weapons factory near Los Angeles is now seen has having the potential to pave the way to unfettered access to one of the most demonized guns in America.

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Read the article the whole way through.
An interesting journey from 80% lower to the ATF cutting a deal in order to avoid setting a legal precedent.

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[cigars]

Glad that I bend over backwards to remain a law abiding citizen.

 

[Muggs919]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

someone broke the first rule of fight club

 

[tiggers97]

He sold illegal AR-15s. Feds agreed to let him go free to avoid hurting gun control efforts | CNN

A case once touted by ATF and federal prosecutors as a crackdown on an illicit AR-15-style weapons factory near Los Angeles is now seen has having the potential to pave the way to unfettered access to one of the most demonized guns in America.

www.cnn.com

But the prosecutors dropped the charges so it wouldn't hurt the gun control movement.
Which is why the NYC case before the SCOTUS is so important. They didn't get away with just "dropping the charges".

 

[Talos32]

There's another thread on this in the news forum as well. The 80% receiver angle is only tangential to the judge's decision- which was that no AR lower meets the definition of a receiver under law.

Unfortunately, it's not precedent, precisely because the feds made a deal before it became an actual judgement. Nonetheless, I wouldn't be surprised if it somehow became a part of legal challenges to the bump stock ban, as it concerns the same issue: the ATF is creating legislation rather than just interpreting and enforcing it.

 

[L84Cabo]

Article in TTAG about this.

The ATF's Definition of an AR-15 Lower as a 'Firearm' Is In Serious Trouble - The Truth About Guns

&#9664Previous Post Next Post▶ First, credit where it’s due. CNN’s Scott Glover has managed to turn out an excellent article about a fairly arcane aspect of guns and firearms law while getting the details right. That’s a notable feat for legacy media these days. Read the whole thing here. With...

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

 

[gmerkt]

This is a classic example of AR's not being fish nor fowl. The design is an exception that complications regulation. Which we've discussed recently in another thread about FFL dealers in WA breaking down complete rifles and selling the two main components as a "kit" to skirt I-1639. So the confusion goes all the way to the top.

It's ironic that this is about the very rifle that is on the top of the list that the gun-haters want to get rid of.

 

[GNHPAWN]

The issue is larger than just for AR's, nearly every SA pistol receiver does not fit the definition.