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I know this requires a lot of guess work and "what ifs", but it has been rambling around in my mind for some time now.
Let's say that a law is passed where "evil guns" (e.g.,, semi-autos with "hi cap" mags) are to be turned in and the gov (state, fed, whatever) gives gun owners 90 days to turn them in or face prison/fines/etc., and they were using BGC/4473/etc. data to enforce it.
What if - you turned in only the part of the gun with the serial # attached/engraved/etc.? E.G.,, for a Glock, if you only turned in the frame, and not the trigger workings or the barrel & slide. Or for an AR, you only turned in a stripped lower.
Setting aside (ignoring) the attempt by the ATF to serialize almost every part of a gun, and to therefore make almost every part of a gun a "firearm" - how would the gov (especially courts) respond?
I suspect this is one reason why the ATF wants to push for more parts of guns to be legally considered firearms.
Let's say that a law is passed where "evil guns" (e.g.,, semi-autos with "hi cap" mags) are to be turned in and the gov (state, fed, whatever) gives gun owners 90 days to turn them in or face prison/fines/etc., and they were using BGC/4473/etc. data to enforce it.
What if - you turned in only the part of the gun with the serial # attached/engraved/etc.? E.G.,, for a Glock, if you only turned in the frame, and not the trigger workings or the barrel & slide. Or for an AR, you only turned in a stripped lower.
Setting aside (ignoring) the attempt by the ATF to serialize almost every part of a gun, and to therefore make almost every part of a gun a "firearm" - how would the gov (especially courts) respond?
I suspect this is one reason why the ATF wants to push for more parts of guns to be legally considered firearms.