re: #119 William Barnett-Lewis

80% finished receivers are not legally weapons. I can buy one, finish it by doing the last 20% of the work needed, and build an AR-10 or 15 using it perfectly legally. As a home made weapon it does not need to be serialized though most people give them novelty serials.

The question in this case was if they were making the 80% receivers IAW BATFE regulations. The company says it was, BATFE says they weren’t. Odds are that the company was in compliance but that rarely matters once BATFE decides to raid you. In their world a license holder is always guilty until proven innocent.

I live in San Diego. I’ve heard their commercials on the radio several times. They offer to sell fully functional unserialized weapons in their ads. They never mention receivers. They talk about fully functional weapons.