Hello, I wanted to see if anyone from WA State as had a Form 1 approved for an SPR? I recently submitted a request to make an SBR and received the below rejection. I had a Form 1 aproved after the WA State law was changed.Thanks
From the ATF rejection of my Form 1:
"WASHINGTON STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT ?IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO MANUFACTURE??. WASH. REV. CODE ? 9.41.190(1). THE LAW FURTHER PROVIDES THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL ?TO ASSEMBLE OR REPAIR ANY?SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE.? ID.
THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROHIBITION ARE LIMITED. AN UNLICENSED PERSON MAY ?POSSESS, TRANSPORT, ACQUIRE, OR
TRANSFER A SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE THAT IS LEGALLY REGISTERED AND POSSESSED, TRANSPORTED, ACQUIRED, OR
TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.? WASH. REV. CODE ? 9.41.190(2). WHILE ? 9.41.190(2) PERMITS THE
POSSESSION, TRANSPORT, ACQUISITION, AND TRANSFER OF A SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE IN WASHINGTON, IT DOES NOT PERMIT
THEIR MANUFACTURE OR ASSEMBLY BY UNLICENSED PERSONS. ACCORDINGLY, ATF CANNOT APPROVE FORM 1
APPLICATIONS TO MAKE SHORT-BARRELED RIFLES WITHIN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON SUBMITTED BY UNLICENSED
PERSONS. / REFUND OF THE FEDERAL MAKING TAX IS IN PROCESS?TEC"
From the ATF rejection of my Form 1:
"WASHINGTON STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT ?IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO MANUFACTURE??. WASH. REV. CODE ? 9.41.190(1). THE LAW FURTHER PROVIDES THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL ?TO ASSEMBLE OR REPAIR ANY?SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE.? ID.
THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROHIBITION ARE LIMITED. AN UNLICENSED PERSON MAY ?POSSESS, TRANSPORT, ACQUIRE, OR
TRANSFER A SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE THAT IS LEGALLY REGISTERED AND POSSESSED, TRANSPORTED, ACQUIRED, OR
TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.? WASH. REV. CODE ? 9.41.190(2). WHILE ? 9.41.190(2) PERMITS THE
POSSESSION, TRANSPORT, ACQUISITION, AND TRANSFER OF A SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE IN WASHINGTON, IT DOES NOT PERMIT
THEIR MANUFACTURE OR ASSEMBLY BY UNLICENSED PERSONS. ACCORDINGLY, ATF CANNOT APPROVE FORM 1
APPLICATIONS TO MAKE SHORT-BARRELED RIFLES WITHIN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON SUBMITTED BY UNLICENSED
PERSONS. / REFUND OF THE FEDERAL MAKING TAX IS IN PROCESS?TEC"