80% receivers – what are they, how can you legally make one, marketing requirements and how to be careful with what you’re doing.
- 80% is a marketing term, not a legal definition
- It’s got nothing to do with how much of the firearm is completed
- Could also be referred to as non-firearms
- Refer back to Episode Two – Firearm Definitions
- Four basic definitions & two are relevant here
- Anything that can be readily converted into a firearm
- Test = whether it can go bang and a projectile comes out
- What does readily converted mean?
- ATF explanation
- Arbitrary line = trigger pockets
- Why? Federal law permits lawful citizens (not prohibited) to manufacture their own firearms for personal use
- Always check and follow your state laws
- Can you sell it? Yes, so long as that wasn’t your original intention.
- Intend to sell? Get an FFL.
- How to build a Glock? Learn how on Gun University
- Always be absolutely certain something is in fact an 80% receiver and not a firearm
- Build parties
- NFA firearms – can you make them?
- Making a silencer? Approval first – parts second.
- Holidays are here – buying a firearm?
- What’s a bonafide gift?
- Recommendation = gift certificates
- Guns or gun accessories – 2019 Gift Guide
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