Was talking with a dealer about putting together a tactical rifle. We got to talking about the legalities of having preban features on a post ban platform. This is a large gun store with many employees, several of them used to carry a badge. (I guess its either open a bar, work security, or sell guns).
They all got in to our conversation and mentioned that the DOJ is not going after lawfull citizens who may or may not add an evil feature or two to their post ban weapon, such as a collapsable stock, flash hider, etc. They are going after weapons dealers, licensed or not, who are selling illegal weapons. More money and notoriety in it. Here in WA state, the ATF is going after Bullseye Guns in Tacoma, the store that the beltway sniper ar15 was stolen from. The ATF also ran a sting and busted a guy who owned Top Guns. They stung him for possessing M16 parts.. Gave him a second chance, told him that he was not to be involved with dealing weapons again directly with customers, but he could work in the back room doing paperwork, etc. So a couple of undercover agents go to his store a few months later, ask the sales woman some questions about guns that she couldn't answer, and the undercover agents ask to talk to "that guy". So he comes to the counter and starts to answer their questions about this gun or that gun, this feature, that feature. They have the entire conversation on tape and video. They arrest him on the spot and now he is doing time in a federal pen.
Moral to this story is this.
There are bigger fish to fry than the individual law abiding citizen...who may or may not have an evil feature on their weapon.
How many atf agents have you seen at your local rifle range asking to see your rifle, examine it, compare its serial number to the list of exempt weapons, etc. NONE.
I am fairly certain there are more than a few of you out there who have a collapsable stock on their post ban lower.
Having said all of that, it will be legal again in just over a year....