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But the issue is what the law says/is. Besides that, why didn't the feds get up his ass years ago when this all happened?
The law says only rifles & shotguns can be sold to anyone under 21.
The law also defines rifles and shotguns as shoulder fired weapons.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2007/aprqtr/27cfr478.11.htm
Rifle. A weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended
to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and made or
remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge
to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single
pull of the trigger.
Shotgun. A weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and
intended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and
made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun
shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a
single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.
Without a suitable stock it does not meet the definition of a shotgun.
The same law is why receivers & actions can only be sold to someone at least 21.
The law is specif in what CAN be sold to someone under 21, and receivers & actions do not meet the definition of rifle or shotgun.
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=53fd06a6c0e540132f856f9cd4aec8d5&rgn=div8&view=text&node=27:3.0.1.2.3.6.1.9&idno=27
(b) Sales or deliveries to underaged persons. A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector shall not sell or deliver (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than 18 years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition, is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than 21 years of age,
[emphasis added]
It is not a NEW regulation, but someone finally reading the law and enforcing what it clearly says.
if you cannot shoulder it, it is NOT a rifle or shotgun and sale to anyone under 21 is restricted.
While the BATFE newsletters do not establish regulations, they give warning as to how BATFE interprets the regulations.
Put your thumb in their eye at your own risk.
There lawyers are on staff and already paid for.