Posted: 9/27/2004 8:57:01 AM EDT
| Would a Mini-30 with a folding stock been illegal under the AWB? |
| If it was produced after the 1994 ban and you added a folding stock to it, I would imagine yes, it would have been illegal. However, if it had a folding stock prior to the ban, then it would have been legal. But now it doesn't matter either way (the way it should be I might add!). At least I'm pretty sure this is how all of that works. Most people needed a frigging lawyer to help them interpret what was and wasn't legal anyway. LOL. |
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The only federal bans still in existence are the 1986 ban on new NFA and the 1989 ban on nonsporting imported firearms. A semi auto Mini 30 with a barrel length of 16" or greater doesn't fall into these. Your state may have an AWB similar to the old 1994 ban that you would have to comply with. |
Exactly, that's why I'm asking. I was at a high power shoot yesterday with a guy who had one. He said he just put it on last week after waiting until the AWB ran out. I told him it was still illegal in MA, as our ban mirrored the federal one. He said "no way". I said "way". |
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Does a Mini-30 with a folder have more than 2 of the following features? Detachable magazine, pistol grip, flash hider, bayonet lug, flare launcher collapsible/folding stock? My guess is NO, so it would be OK to stick a folder on a Mini-30. Mini-30's are semiautomatic rifles with just a detachable magazine IIRC. |
The folder he had did not have a pistol grip as we know it. There again was the argument on the definition of pistol grip which was hashed out here on the Kerry shotgun picture thread. |
why would your guess be no, you just said it does in the first paragraph  i.e. pistol grip, detachable mag, Folding stock |
If such a folding stock is available, one could add 1 evil feature to the Mini-30 as per the old AWB rules. Part of my answer was a qualification about how the Mini-30 is already equipped. If it already has a FH, or bayonet, then you can't add a FS, and if the FS includes a PG, then you can't do it either (under the dead AWB). What were you confused about? |