The ATF’s Interpretation of the National Firearms Act is an Absurd Anachronism

[T]he NFA’s minimum size rules (and the ATF’s interpretations thereof) are an absurd anachronism. Those restrictions originated in a time when Congress thought it could effectively ban all small, concealable firearms, including handguns, and minimum size rules for rifles and shotguns would have been necessary to close an obvious loophole. But even in 1934, exempting … Read more

Former ATF Firearm Technology Instructor: 60% of Guns Don’t Meet the Legal Definition of a Firearm

See our earlier posts on this topic here and here. According to a former ATF agent (which echoes a number of comments under those previous posts of ours) the problem is much bigger than just AR-15 lowers. This key part (that’s legally a firearm), according to the Gun Control Act, was referred to as “the … Read more