Posted: 8/13/2001 3:00:16 PM EDT
| I just bought a post-ban tele-stock for my post-ban Ar... afterall, I didn't want to break the law. But now i'm beginning to think that maybe I should have just gotten the pre-ban tele-stock. How major of a violation is it to put a pre-ban stock on a post-ban ar, and how the heck would the LEOs find out anyway??? I'm just about out of law school and didn't want to take any risks, but is it really that big of a risk??? |
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Scipio, Placing a collapsing stock on a post-ban AR-15 results in an unlawfully manufactured Semiautomatic Assault Weapon, and you would then be subject to fines of up to $250,000.00 and imprisonment in a Federal prison for at least five years. The risk is something you'll have to ascertain for yourself, but my only advice will be - DON'T DO IT! |
| Scipio, I'm not try to be a conspiracy theorist, but you do need to realize that "they" most certainly peruse this site quite frequently. I would not post anything such as that, it just fuels the fire. Chances are that no one would ever know the difference. Just a few days ago, I saw an illegally configured AR-15 in a LEO's gun store. He was under the impression that it was a genuine pre-ban, until I informed him that it was a pre-ban upper on a post-ban lower. It just goes to show that not all LEO's know what to look for. It is better to follow the letter of the law in such matters. "Assault weapon" owners have gotten a bad rap over the years, and we need to let the public see that most of us are law-abiding citizens who just enjoy shooting sports and firearms collecting. My advice is to keep the post-ban fixed-telestock on the rifle and enjoy it. I apologize if it sounds like I am ranting. I believe to each his own. This is just my two cent's worth. |
| Thanks for all the input so far. I certainly don't want to violate a major law and risk any trouble. It just isn't worth it. In the more than 2 years that i've been in law school, I don't think any professor has even once mentioned the 2nd Amendment or any gun law unless I directly asked a question...and even then they avoid the topic like the plague. Please excuse my lack of knowledge in the gun control field... now that i'm starting to modify and accessorize my existing rifles I should probably become more familiar with this sort of jurisprudence! |