Posted: 1/26/2007 3:46:20 AM EDT
| Lower receivers can a person buy, is there a limit? Can a person sell one stripped or fully assembled as a rifle? If so whats the ruling on that? |
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In WA, you are not limited to the number of firearms you may purchase (except on how much paperwork you can fill out at the dealer before he closes). This is also why there is a separate "blue" handgun transfer form for EACH pistol, so that it slows the process down considerably... (Not to mention gives the DOL plenty of work and reason to employ more key-punchers.) And federally, there is a another sheet used to record the sale of 2+ handguns transferred in a week to a single person. At least on this sheet, you just list the guns, but they keep this information in a DB and frequently share it with local gov's so they can target "traffic'ers" (ie, harass a lot of enthusiasts for each loser they do find). |
The old man is trying to say that if you buy stripped receivers, build them into complete firearms and subsequently sell them; then you're limited to five sales in a thirty-month period (I thought it was a year--I guess we'll have to wait for Phil to chime in). Any more than that, you're a manufacturer in the BATFE's eyes. Manufacturing without the appropriate FFL may score you some time with Bubba in Federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison. For personal use / collection: how much can you afford on your credit card? 
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I have some knowledge on that matter, but there's a good chance KA3B will call me a troll again. 
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I'm not aware of there ever having been a set number of acquisition and disposals that places a person into the dealing without a license category. Statutory language is as such
The other big issue is excise tax, when you take a stripped lower and turn it into a complete rifle you have manufactured a firearm. Doing this for yourself is fine. Doing it in a manner that falls into the descriptions above also puts you in violation of Title 27 Chapter I Part 53 MANUFACTURERS EXCISE TAXES--FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION, which of course there is no mechanism in place for you to pay unless you are a licensed manufacturer. Look if you're planning on buying two or three receivers and wondering if you can sell one or two off if you find yourself not needing them sure you can do that, you can even sell one or two after you've made them into complete rifles. However if you are doing that on a continuous basis or you are planning on buying 100 receivers and selling 99 of them so you can make enough profit to get yours for free then you might want to email Martha Stewart for tips on decorating a prison cell. |
At this time that would be legal. (ASS-U-Meing that your boys, daughter, and/or person you give or sell to can legally posses whatever you wind up building.) In ten years? Ask us then. |
