Quoted: Boy -I really fill sad for some of you, guys -that life has turned you in to a person that can only get on the computer to put some or something down - as I said sending it to ATF Tect Branch - thy have say in this any way . |
Again, if your "Criminal Attorney" was on the ball he/she would have told you that from the beginning.
At the end of the day you will still have a firearm based on your attempts. If you look at all of the "non-gun" or "blank only" weapons out there, the majority use a proprietary cartridge that is not based off of any real cartridge out there or they're made out of low grade metal which would rupture if you did try to modify it to fire a real cartridge. In this line, the ones that come to mind are the 8mm replicas and the Schoessler' Supply Room replicas. Taking a functioning Mosin Nagant receiver and just modifying the barrel will not get you to "blank only" as it will still be "readily convertible" into a real firearm. All someone has to do is knock that rod out of the barrel, plug some holes and away they go. Or, grind a weld and install a new barrel. Based on what exists already in "blank only," the nature of BATF regs, statutory law along with accompanying case law I am extremely doubtful your plan is not going to pass muster.
The path to "blank only" appears to require the creation of a ground up system that utilizes a proprietary blank cartridge (not based on any existing rifle or pistol round) which feeds and vents in a way that would make it impossible to chamber any live round. My gut feeling, based on reading your posts, is that isn't an option you are pursuing.
If someone sauntered into my office with your proposed business plan I would be not only doubtful the BATF would approve the product, but I'd also be extremely concerned on liability issues for an individual or company creating a bubba special "blank only" weapon for marketing to individuals who could not legally own or possess a real firearm (i.e. underage individuals, those with a criminal record or where firearms are completely banned). There is serious potential for bad news in an endeavor like that in terms of both criminal and civil liability.
However, at the end of the day its your call as to what you do and what business endeavors you pursue. My take is that I smell Good Idea Fairy at work here, which tends not to be the starting spot of happy endings.
Also, my free legal advice for this post is: make sure you have someone proof read your BATF technical branch submission letter, it will help them help you.