I don’t get all the cop references. What would they be fishing for here? Wanting to see if anyone knows where to get a replacement barrel for a banned gun?
For what it’s worth, parts other than the receiver aren’t banned. Guy could legally order a replacement barrel from a ruger dealer, install it on his gun, then put it back in his safe and just never be able to take it out to the range.
Someone might choose to do so if he’s confident the buyback isn’t going to happen.
He also didn’t say he was shooting it recently. Could have been last year and he’s just getting around to getting it fixed now