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ATF Is Classifying .50 Cal Bolt Action AR Uppers As Firearm


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Full story at link.

 

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/07/30/breaking-news-atf-is-classifying-50-cal-bolt-action-ar-uppers-as-firearm/

 

ATF Is Classifying .50 Cal Bolt Action AR Uppers As Firearm

 

Thanks to a friend of mine for alerting me to an issue concerning Safety Harbor Firearms and other manufacturers of .50cal uppers received a letter from the ATF. The letter claims that bolt action .50 cal AR uppers can possibly be considered firearms. I reached to Walter Keller of Safety Harbor Firearms and he agreed to share the letter with TFB.

 

...So what does this letter say? Thanks to someone submitting a request to import .50 BMG uppers, the ATF took a closer look at them. Now the letter only mentions .50 BMG upper assemblies in the beginning.

 

Barreled Actions = Receivers

 

Then they segue into bolt action rifles. If you think of a traditional bolt action rifle, the serialized portion of the gun is the barreled action. So now the ATF is saying a bolt action upper assembly should be classified as such regardless that it sits on a serialized AR lower.

 

Non-Standard AR Uppers = Firearms

 

Near the end of the letter the ATF goes on to say they have previously determined that non-standard AR type upper receivers are considered firearms even when attached to an AR-type receivers. This is a little concerning. I wonder what previous examples are they referring to? The closest example I can think of is the FN SCAR platform. The upper receiver is the serialized portion of the firearm and it attaches to something that resembles an AR-type receiver. However the lower is not a serialized component.

 

Therein lies the rub...

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Then is a 12 gauge shotgun barrel also a "firearm"?

...and what the heck is a "Non-Standard AR Upper"... ? Is that anything besides 5.56mm / .223?

What needs to happen is classifying the ATF as dysfunctional and non-relevant.

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