National Discussion Thread For Definitions of Permanately Inoperable & Readily Restored or Converted.

[arakboss]

This discussion won't be useful for those who will be ignoring all firearm restriction laws.

These topics have and will continue to come up when discussing various firearm restrictions. My take so far is that "simple" modifications made to a firearm to circumvent firearm restriction laws won't be a smart legal remedy.

Here is some info on both terms.

What Does “Readily Converted” Mean for Firearms?

Do you know what readily converted means when it comes to firearm parts? Find out now what the law says about readily converted parts.

gununiversity.com

27 CFR § 478.11 - Meaning of terms.

www.law.cornell.edu

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[arakboss]

My guess is most juries are going to agree that this lower receiver is permanently inoperable.









P.S. For those who want to know what happened to Lowey. I needed some info out of it and it refused to talk. It was a tough little sucker and never squealed to the end. I am pretty sure it's friend Uppy will talk though.

 

[arakboss]

An Inoperable Gun Qualifies as a "Firearm" within Meaning of Felon-in-Possession Statute - Federal Defenders of New York Blog

United States v. Rivera, Docket No. 04-5480-cr (2d Cir. July 18, 2005) (Walker, Jacobs, Leval) (Op. by Walker): File this one under the category of “Gee, I sure hope the defendant didn’t go to trial just to preserve this issue for appeal.” In this short opinion, the Circuit concludes that an...

blog.federaldefendersny.org

 

[arakboss]

The "shoots automatically" definition covers weapons that will function automatically. The "readily restorable" definition defines weapons which previously could shoot automatically but will not in their present condition. The "designed" definition includes those weapons which have not previously functioned as machine guns but possess design features which facilitate full automatic fire by simple modification or elimination of existing component parts.

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