Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Careful with firearms

> 1. Unlicensed Possesion of COMPONENTS of class 3 weapons (trigger

assemblies, sears, etc.)

> 2. Almost any alteration of a firearm that can be considered "suspicious"

(very gray area).

> 2. Unlicensed Possesion of COMPONENTS to build silencers or suppressors

or ANY device that will reduce the audible report of ANY

> firearm (compressed air/gas guns can be included).
>
> There are lots of loopholes and exceptions, I would do lots of

research before attempting any firearms work.

>

I was a reserve police officer some years ago when I read those regs. Being
concerned about the vague wording, I sought an interpretation from my senior
officers. All replies were basically the same. These laws are written in a
vague manner to allow law enforcement agencies to create probable cause for
an arrest. They were the government's justification for what happened at
Ruby Ridge Idaho about ten years ago.

I am trying to avoid the political aspects of this rather sensitive subject,
but I hope you realize the risks associated with amateur gunsmithing these
days. Several machinists in this community went to prison a while back for
possession of silencer components (meaning aluminum bar stock). The fellow
that was actually building them went free. Go figure.

Doug