Quoted: ...one of them had a collapsable stock...
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I'm still leery of that set-up, as I have a letter from the BATF stating that adding a working telestock to a Benelli M4 is a violation of 922(r). I have one with the faux telestock and wrote the BATF right after the AW ban expired asking them about the legalities of adding a real one, to which they replied that it would be illegal since it is an imported shotgun.
I was told by the customer service manager at Benelli that it was illegal to do so as well. He stated that the LE models with the real telestocks are not for civilian ownership. When the AW ban expired, LE model AR-15 rifles were legal again because they are domestically produced. People have wrongly assumed that LE-marked
imported shotguns fall under that same category, but they do not.
Unless the BATF has recently reversed its stance, I'd stay away from the LE model.
Dear Mr. *****:
This refers to your letter of September 21, 2004, to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in which you ask about adding a telescoping stock and a magazine extension to a Benelli M1014 shotgun.
A shotgun with a telescoping stock or a magazine greater than 5 rounds is prohibited from importation into the United States under the provisions of section 925(d)(3) of Title 18, United states code (U.S.C.). Assembly of such a shotgun from imported parts is prohibited under 18, U.S.C. Section 922(r). The implementing regulations in Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 478, Section 478.39 (formerly Part 178, Section 178.39) prohibit assembly of such a shotgun that contains more than 10 of the imported parts listed in paragraph (c) of the regulation. Assembly of such a shotgun using 10 or less of the listed import parts is not prohibited. The shotgun is also subject to whatever State laws and local ordinances may apply.
We thank you for your inquiry and trust that the foregoing has been responsive to your request.
Sincerely yours,
(signed)
John A. Spurgeon
Chief, Firearms Programs Division