Seems this one line is left out as a question on the state's website that asks questions on if you need to register.
The interactive tool feature that asks if a gun is semi auto, has a removable magazine, and then 10 characteristics, they forgot one. They forgot one question I still see in the law.
So if my friend saws off the flash suppressor and removes the pistol grip or welds the magazine in, this one clause seems ignored and may make compliance actions worthless:
(v) a semiautomatic version of an automatic rifle,...
Seems this can be used by any police, court, DA, Judge to their liking and decide any AR has to be registered and my friend could become a felon.
this has been covered numerous times before. commonplace AR15's or whatever their designations are, are not versions of automatic rifles. There are differences that exempt them from this line in the law.
Technically, I would not agree. I do think that language in the law is basically just nonsense legally speaking, but technically I could see a "semi-auto version" of a full auto gun. Basically any select fire gun that was altered so that only semi-auto fire was possible. For instance, an AR with an auto-sear and full hook hammer installed, but the selector switch modified so that auto or burst fire could not be used.
Granted, assuming that the full auto gun was owned by a non-LEO and registered under NFA it would be a vastly stupid move to modify it for semi-auto fire only, but technically I think it would be possible.
if at any point in your life you find yourself sawing off a part of an AR-15 because you think "it's a good idea" you need to reevaluate owning such things
Use the search. This has been answered many times. The answer is yes.
Many options to convert to compliance. Choose your poison.
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