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Posted: 8/16/2005 7:17:45 PM EDT
What is the deal with the disclaimer and copy of the letter on InterOrdnance's website? Explain this quote to me..........
I'm confused 
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Did I miss a letter? The recent open letters say: Importers are reminded that ATF previously approved permits for non-importable barrels and receivers for repair or replacement only, and this restriction was stamped on the face of the permit. Importers who import such components for any purpose other than repair or replacement of existing firearms, e.g., for assembly into new firearms, will be exceeding the scope of the import authorization in violation of law. If ATF determines, through inspection or otherwise, that an importer willfully violates the import provisions of the GCA, the importer's license is subject to revocation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923(e). Note that 922r is not mentioned anywhere in the letters, and the only threat is to revoke importer licenses if import provisions of the GCA are violated. |
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ACTUAL IMPORT LICENSE Not trying to start a pissing contest here guys, I am a dealer and don't want to get in trouble for building a few guns for myself. |
Understood. We all have to be careful, and dealers have to be especially careful. If you search the boards, there are letters from the ATF confirming the legality of rifles built from demilled imported parts, as long as compliance with the 922r parts count rule is maintained. I don’t have links handy, or I would post them. The way I see it, the intent of this whole issue is to regulate importation, not firearms. If "they" were truly concerned about kits being built into rifles, they would have immediately shut off the supply and tried to recall the kits (especially from the commercial builders). I would have thought that they would have also issued guidance to FFLs regarding purchase, transfer or sale of rifles made from kits. My recollection is that this law was originally passed in 1989 when the market was being flooded with cheap Chinese AKs and SKSs. I think this is about the business challenge that cheap imported firearms (or firearms kits) create for domestic firearms manufacturers. Importation of kits has been quietly going on for years with no problem. It only recently became a problem when the volume ramped up and we started seeing full page adds in Shotgun News, etc. Also (and someone speak up if I am wrong) no one has ever been prosecuted for building a semiauto AK from imported parts (with or without the correct part count). |
That barrel stuff is strictly an importer thing. I wrote the BATF for clarification on this (and some other) points which you can read here. In particular see page two, answer three. Hope that helps. Sudboy |
THANKS YOU!! I really appreciate that..................that was what I was looking for!!!  CASE CLOSED, for me............................anyway. |
| If you build it with enough US parts, the kit gun is not subject to 922, and is therefore not built to be 922 compliant... it's just as American as a Remington. Only when you don't have the magical number of required parts does 922 have any jurisdiction over a rifle. |
That makes sense to me. The purpose of installing domestic parts is to make the gun 922r exempt (as opposed to compliant). |
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