It's not like we haven't seen arbitrary rulings and reversals before. Can anyone say for certain they know how ATF will treat past accepted practices under this new ruling, and if the interpretation will be the same a week, a month, a year from now...? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at rule-making by decree. I guess it's more convenient to do it this way.
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In mid Feb. BATFE raided Sabre Defence's plant in Nashville. Please read the Feb. 17, 2010 press release Sabre put out just after the raid.
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This goes a long, long way in explaining the change BATFE is making. The phrase "non-saleable firearms" is the most gentle way possible to say they were passing out newly made full auto guns to their employees who were then selling them.
Not sure how that applies here--this new ruling does not change temporary assignments to employees.
ReplyDeleteDavid, The NRA finally addressed it and found the link via Facebook, BATFE Revises Policies on Firearms "Transfers":
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I raised the issue in two previous comments on the NRA's FB page over the past three days stating that nowhere on the main site had they said a thing.
Now, notice the last sentence in the NRA's announcement:
"If necessary, we will consider appropriate action to reverse any adverse impact on law-abiding gun owners."
Yes, I called them to task in the COMMENTS (mine is 56th) but as you know, it is like speaking to a wall.
Yes, saw that--I love their boilerplate "rest assured" language, as if we should extend autotrust to everything they do.
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