The AR-15 is made non-restricted overnight, what changes happen?
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While I agree with you that having two classes of license is ridiculous, using that as the excuse/barrier that keeps you from owning restricted firearms indicates you aren't very serious about it in the first place.
There is zero chance the AR is going to get less restriction than every other centerfire semi-auto.
Falsely registering a short barreled rifle as a non-restricted would make you a criminal.
So does licensing. Either way the gestapo can easily eliminate legal gun ownership with a stroke of a pen.
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13. Blood will flow in the streets....
Well played sir.
Mark
Thanks for the advice.
Would I be allowed to transport a hypothetical nonrestricted lower without an upper to the range? Could I also store it indefinitely without an upper? Finally, after assembling it with a short barrel upper at a range or home, how long do I have to notify the authorities until I become said criminal?
Hmm, now I am trying to decide if I want to sell or keep my type 97 if this actually happens.
I totally want something like this
I'd recognize it for what the NFA says it is. Rumours. Don't sell anything yet.
Just pointing it out, I assume you are an adult and can make your own decisions. Personally, I couldn't care less. You would be breaking a ridiculous, offensive law and harming no one in the process, but you would still be breaking the law.
Fine questions that would all have to be answered if they did take the AR off the named restricted list.
Mark
Putting a short barrel on a non-restricted lower (say XCR or ACR) automatically makes it restricted in the eyes of the law. I believe you have 30 days to notify the CFO/RCMP, but the moment that barrel is attached, that gun is restricted. Its just that you have a bit of leeway in how long to take to notify the authorities.
If you had an ACR (for example) verified and converted to non-restricted, you can then sell off the barrel and keep that NR lower indefinitely. Its still a non restricted lower, barrel or no barrel. As such, you can keep a short barrel right next to that lower, but if its not physically attached, its not changing the classification of the lower.
Hmm, now I am trying to decide if I want to sell or keep my type 97 if this actually happens.
I totally want something like this
It's kind of a Catch-22… If you sell your t97 now, you'll get some money for it … If you wait for the AR to become nr, you'll be lucky to get a 100 bucks for it…
Never going to happen anyway so I wouldn't worry about selling anything...
Yes you could transport the upper and lower apart but as soon as you assemble the short barrel upper and the non restricted lower it becomes a restricted firearm and you are now in possession of an unregistered restricted firearm. Even if you are at the range you are breaking the law. During the 30 days you have to register it after putting on the short barrel and therefore changing it's classification you are not allowed to take it out of your house.
I called the RCMP firearms lab and spoke to them directly about doing this with my ACR before I sold the 12 inch barrel it came with.
Yep.
